Elective or appointive public and/or party offices previously held including dates.
GeneralOther elective offices for which you have been a candidate.
GeneralWhat is your primary occupation?
GeneralBriefly list your civic activities of the past ten years
GeneralWhat subjects have you studied and what experience have you had which will be most helpful to you in the office you seek?
GeneralWhat candidates have you supported in past elections? Please be specific in describing your role in each campaign.
GeneralPlease list all endorsements you have received so far.
GeneralAs concisely as possible, state why you feel you should be endorsed over the other candidate(s). What goals for the office you seek are most important to you personally?
GeneralWhat is your campaign budget? How much have you raised to date?
GeneralHow many people are on your campaign staff? How many volunteers are on your list?
GeneralDo you support allowing a single Inspector General of the City of Chicago, rather than a new City Council Inspector General, to investigate allegations of fraud or waste by aldermen and their staff?
CorruptionDo you support patronage in hiring and promoting public employees?
CorruptionWill you employ or have you employed staff in your office who hold other public sector jobs concurrently?
CorruptionWill you employ or have you employed staff in your office who have either outside employment or contracts with entities which do business with the City?
CorruptionWill you direct your administration to contest unemployment claims by former employees who were fired for cause?
CorruptionWill you pledge not to hire or contract the services of anyone previously fired for cause from the City or any other unit of government?
CorruptionDo you support changing the state statute to return to filling aldermanic vacancies by special election, rather than Mayoral appointment?
CorruptionDo you support redistricting of the wards based on non-partisan criteria and not to benefit any specific individual or political party?
CorruptionWill you or have you accepted campaign donations from current or potential suppliers or employees?
CorruptionDo you support public financing of municipal campaigns? Please explain your position
CorruptionWho are your top 5 contributors and how much has each contributed to your campaign?
CorruptionWill you hire independent analysts to conduct a forensic audit of past City spending?
BudgetWill you hire independent analysts to review the budget and recommend spending cuts?
BudgetWill you institute any of the following as part of the budget process? public questioning of city department heads concerning their departments' specific budget requests?
Budgetmaking budget copies available to the public 30 days in advance of hearings?
Budgetrestoring city-wide community group budget hearings several months prior to the publication of the budget, as were held under the Washington and Sawyer administrations?
BudgetWhat additional revenue sources, if any, would you propose?
BudgetDo you support casino gambling for Chicago?
BudgetWill you support a citywide referendum before any gambling is instituted in the City?
BudgetDo you support rolling back Mayoral and Aldermanic salaries to pre-2007 levels?
BudgetDo you support limiting future Mayoral and Aldermanic salary increases to the same percentage as the lowest raise for any class of city employees?
BudgetWhat will you do to address the criticism that city staffing is top-heavy in upper-level management?
BudgetWhat measures do you support to reform the city pension plan and ensure its solvency?
BudgetShould discretionary funds for ward services and infrastructure improvements be allocated: equally to each ward, based on the size of each ward, based on the needs of each ward
BudgetWill you reorganize the Department of Streets and Sanitation by compact districts rather than wards?
BudgetWhich city services or assets, if any, do you believe should be privatized and what is your criteria?
GeneralWill you order an independent analysis of any lease or outsourcing arrangement prior to submitting it to the City Council for approval?
GeneralWill you provide at least 30 days for the Council to review leases and contracts prior to approval?
GeneralWhat will you do to ensure privatization contracts deliver the maximum return and best service for city residents in the long term?
GeneralWhat procedures will you implement to ensure that privatization arrangements are not being used to move patronage workers outside of the scope of the Shakman decree?
GeneralHow will you involve city residents in planning?
Jobs & EconomyWhat is your long-range plan for the development for Chicago?
Jobs & EconomyHow will you involve residents in planning, approval, and oversight of TIF districts?
Jobs & EconomyWill you agree to terminate a TIF if the objectives of the TIF plan have been accomplished before the 23 year period is ended?
Jobs & EconomyWill you return unspent and uncommitted TIF funds on an annual basis to the various taxing bodies?
Jobs & EconomyHow do you propose to replace property tax revenue for CPS and other taxing bodies that is lost to TIF development?
Jobs & EconomyWill you declare a moratorium on the creation of any new TIF districts until new funding sources are identified to replace the revenue diverted to the TIF?
Jobs & EconomyDo you support an ordinance requiring that large corporate entities receiving $250,000 or more in public subsidies, and their tenants, must pay their workers a living wage (currently $11/hour)?
Jobs & EconomyWill you invest substantially more in job-training and the creation of transitional job programs in disadvantaged communities, including the formerly incarcerated, homeless, youth, and nonEnglish speakers?
Jobs & EconomyDo you support the Sweet Homes Chicago ordinance?
Housing & AffordabilityDo you support amending the Vacant Properties Ordinance to require mortgage servicers to register their properties?
Housing & AffordabilityWhat will you do to guarantee that some of the foreclosed properties saved through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program are made affordable to families at 40% and 60% of AMI?
Housing & AffordabilityDo you support an inclusionary zoning ordinance which would require developers to set aside 30% of residential new construction or renovation for the creation of affordable housing?
Housing & AffordabilityWhat will you do to ensure that there is an adequate supply of affordable family sized units available to families in the Section 8 program?
Housing & AffordabilityWhat will you do to provide affordable housing for low-income individuals and families who are not served by any existing programs?
Housing & AffordabilityWhat will you do to increase housing stock that is affordable to those at 15% to 30% of AMI?
Housing & AffordabilityWhich standard should the City use to define affordable housing?AMI of the Metropolitan region, AMI of Cook County, AMI of Chicago, AMI of the Community
Housing & AffordabilityWhich of the following options for selcting the School Board do you support? Popular Election, Mayoral appointment from nominations made by community representatives,
Maintaining the current system of Mayoral appointment?
Will you support a city-wide lottery for enrollment in magnet schools?
EducationWill you support LSCs in maintaining full powers, and support them through adequate funding levels that provide training and supports for LSCs to do their jobs?
EducationWill you declare a moratorium on school closings until a detailed analysis of the impacts of shuffling children is completed, and a real plan to address the quality of education and safety for
every child is in place?
Will you support development and implementation of a more comprehensive, and accurate approach to evaluate student and teacher performance than reliance on the ISAT and ACT tests?
EducationWhat is your assessment of Renaissance 2010? Please include in your assessment, the role of charter schools as well as the power to reconstitute schools.
EducationWhat should the City do to improve the quality of all local schools?
EducationWill you implement the blue cart recycling program throughout the City?
Eco-SustainabilityDo you support the Clean Power Ordinance?
Eco-SustainabilityDo you support privatization of Chicago's water delivery system?
Eco-SustainabilityWill you implement a citywide ban on Styrofoam food containers in the public schools?
Eco-SustainabilityDo you support a citywide ban on Styrofoam food containers by restaurants and food delivery
businesses?
Do you support adoption of the water quality standards recommended by the Pollution Control Board?
Eco-SustainabilityWhat will you do to encourage and implement alternative forms of energy?
Eco-SustainabilityWhat other environmental initiatives, if any, do you propose?
Eco-SustainabilityDo you support election of the Chicago Park District Board?
City ServicesDo you support increased privatization of park facilities and services? Why or why not?
City ServicesDo you support prioritization of land acquisition and capital improvements first to those neighborhoods which are under-served by existing facilities?
City ServicesDo you support increasing the City subsidy to the CTA?
TransportationPlease indicate which CTA expansion plans, if any, you support and rank them in order of priority (1 highest)
TransportationDo you support renegotiation of Chicago's parking meter privatization deal?
TransportationDo you support privatization of Midway Airport?
TransportationIs response time adequate in 911 service? If not, how can it be improved?
Criminal Justice ReformDo you support re-allocating police services from low-crime to high-crime neighborhoods?
Criminal Justice ReformWhat changes, if any, would you suggest for the CAPS program?
Criminal Justice ReformDo you support more funding to alternative crime prevention programs such as Cease Fire?
Criminal Justice ReformWhat measures would you support to stop the schools to prison pipeline?
Criminal Justice ReformDo you support gun control?
Criminal Justice ReformWhat measures, if any, should be adopted in response to recent court decisions striking down Chicago's handgun ban?
Criminal Justice ReformWill you stop paying legal fees and attempt to recover past legal costs of city employees implicated in the Police Board findings of misconduct related to the Burge case?
Criminal Justice ReformPlease share your views regarding the functioning of the Independent Police Review Authority and whether it should operate more independently of the Police Department.
Criminal Justice ReformDo you support affirmative action based on race, gender and sexual orientation in establishing criteria for hiring and promoting public employees?
Civil RightsDo you support affirmative action as a criteria in letting city contracts?
Civil RightsPlease comment on current participation of individuals with disabilities in city hiring and contracts.
Civil RightsPlease comment on current women and minority participation in city hiring and contracts. Be sure your comments include firefighter and police officer recruitment and promotion.
Civil RightsDo you favor restructuring the wage scale of city employees to institute gender-equal pay for jobs of comparable worth?
Civil RightsDo you support requiring all City vendors and contractors to provide spousal benefits for same sex partners of their employees?
Civil RightsDo you support the Municipal ID ordinance? Why or why not?
Civil RightsWhat are your top priorities for Chicago?
GeneralHow will you solicit and follow citizens' and community groups' recommendations on City matters?
General