Occupation: attorney, and director of four banks, including Suburban National Bank of Lake County and Suburban Bank of Barrington
Education:B.A. cum laude from Dartmouth College and law degree from University of Michigan
Other experience: no response
GENE DIEMER/DEMOCRAT
Did not respond to questionnaire
1. State Income: Which of the following
do you support to address
the state`s fiscal crisis? Fitzgerald
Raise income tax rate No
Enact a graduated income tax No
Increase the sales tax No
Increase user fees No
Allow more legalized gambling No
Impose a tax on services No
Eliminate the tax credit for property tax No
Tax pension income No
Reenact an inheritance tax No
2. State spending: Would you increase (I),
decrease (D) or maintain (M) the level
of spending in the following areas? Fitzgerald
Public aid (families with children) M
General assistance (single adults) D
Incentives for business investments D
Job training (Opportunities/Project Chance) M
Energy assistance for poor M
Community mental health programs M
Public transportation D
Environmental protection I
Prisons M
Probation services M
Early intervention for at-risk children I
3. School funding: Do you support: Fitzgerald
Statewide sharing of a
portion of property taxes? No
Local/regional income tax for schools No
Reducing mandates for schools Yes
Public funds for private school vouchers Yes
Substantial increase in new revenue for schools No
No new money for schools No
4. Social issues: Do you support: Fitzgerald
Job protected family and medical leave Yes
Earned income tax credits Yes
Tighter restrictions on
eligibility for welfare benefits Yes
5. Environment and natural resources:
Should the state: Yes
Set higher recycling goals? Yes
Regulate the use of pesticids Yes
Increase groundwater protection Yes
Increase protection for wetlands Yes
Control municipal landfill
and incinerator siting Yes
Set recycled content goals for packaging Yes
6. Health care:
Do you support legislation that would: Fitzgerald
Provide Medicaid for all
below the federal poverty line Yes
Assign Medicaid patients
to an HMO type health care plan Yes
Give incentives to health care
professionals to work in underserved areas Yes
Expand insurance coverage of mental illness No
7. Reproductive choice:
Do you support legislation that would: Fitzgerald
Keep abortion legal
with no additional restrictions No
Require parental consent
for a minor`s abortion Yes
Require parental notification
before a minor`s abortion Yes
Allow Medicaid to pay for abortions No
8.Other: Do you support: Fitzgerald
A ban on semi-automatic assault weapons Yes
State legislation overriding
local gun restrictions Yes
Community service
for drug possessors (not dealers) Yes
Term limitations for state legislators Yes
Merit selection of judges instead of elections No
