Why do you think it has been so difficult for Springfield to get a balanced budget passed and signed?
BudgetDo you believe the state budget can be balanced going forward without new sources of revenue?
BudgetWhat new sources, if any, would you support? Please be specific.
BudgetDo you support a constitutional amendment favoring a graduated income tax? Please explain.
BudgetPlease list five areas where you would cut spending.
BudgetSince the Illinois Supreme Court's 2015 decision tossing bipartisan pension reform, what can and should the legislature do to control pension costs, if anything?
BudgetShould all new state workers be moved into defined contribution plans?
BudgetWhat should the governor do to control pension costs during union contract talks? What would you do?
BudgetIllinois lost more residents than any other state in 2016 and the trend appears to be holding for 2017. What is the No. 1 reason, in your opinion, for the exodus?
GeneralWhat should Illinois do — via tax policy, spending or other policy means — to keep residents from leaving?
GeneralWhat should Illinois do to promote job creation?
Jobs & EconomyDid you support the education funding reform bill that the governor signed in 2017?
EducationWhat, if anything, should the legislature do to help Chicago Public Schools?
EducationDo you support opportunity scholarships included in the funding reform bill? Or will you try, if elected, to eliminate that program?
EducationShould Illinois do more to regulate campaign fundraising? If so, what?
CorruptionWhat help, if any, are you receiving from your party and its leaders, including staff help, advice, legal assistance, money and resources? Be specific.
GeneralIf you are an incumbent, give an example of a time you worked across the aisle on an important issue.
GeneralIf you are an incumbent, give at least one example of a time you did not vote with your party on a significant issue.
GeneralDo you support term limits? If so, will you commit to sponsoring legislation and/or lobbying your colleagues on behalf of a constitutional change?
CorruptionDo you support changes to the redistricting process? If so, will you commit to sponsoring legislation and/or lobbying your colleagues on behalf of a constitutional change?
GeneralTell us a little about your family.
GeneralTell us something about you that might surprise us.
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