The American Conservative Union Foundation has ranked Illinois legislators on issues they consider important.

Scores of State Senators in our area follow:

• Wilcox – 84%
• McConchie – 79%
• DeWitte – 73%

The issues scored for State Senators follow:

• SB 1 Weakening Job Opportunities by Mandating an 82% Increase in the Minimum Wage.
• SB 1290 Forcing Rental Property Owners to Violate Federal Immigration Laws.
• HB 345 Restricting the Individual Liberties of Adults by Raising the Minimum Age to 21 to Purchase Tobacco Products.
• SB 2068 Protecting “Food Freedom” by Prohibiting Localities from Imposing Excessive Regulations.
• SB 1379 Advancing a New Scheme to Drive up Property Taxes by Forcing Owners to Notify Assessors of Income Generated.
• SB 1167 Further Driving up Taxpayer Costs by Socializing College Costs for Individuals over Age 30.
• SB 1287 Creating Greater Efficiency in Education Spending by Allowing School Districts to Share Administrators.
• SB 1474 Infringing the “Right to Work” by Overriding Local Ordinances.
• SB 1510 Enriching Greedy Union Bosses by Significantly Hiking Penalties for Arbitrary Staff Quotas at Nursing Homes.
• SB 24 Driving up Transportation Costs by Mandating Train Crew Size.
• SB 29 Expanding Cronyism by Establishing Tax Carve-Outs and Regulatory Loopholes for “Green Energy Enterprises.”
• SB 145 Disenfranchising Voters by Mandating that Presidential Candidates Disclose their Tax Returns.
• SJRCA 1 Hiking Income Taxes by $3.7 Billion by Abolishing the Flat Tax in Favor of a “Fair Tax.”
• SB 471 Infringing Employee-Employer Contracting Rights by Mandating Paid Sick Leave for All Employees.
• HB 2233 Undermining Civil Justice by Eliminating the Right to “Special Interrogatories.”
• HB 2691 Expanding a “Free” College Scheme to Individuals Residing in the Country Illegally.
• HB 2040 Reducing Government Efficiency through a Ban on the State Contracting for Private Detention Facilities.
• HB 2670 Reducing Occupational Licensing Barriers for Individuals with Criminal Convictions.
• HB 834 Prohibiting Employers from Inquiring about Wage and Salary History.
• HB 3481 Eliminating a Safeguard against Government-Imposed Hikes in Energy Costs.
• HB 246 Coopting Local Schools to Advancing Leftist Social Policies by Imposing a New Statewide Educational Mandate.
• HB 247 Restricting the Ability of Public Schools to Contract with the Most Effective Driver Education Teachers.
• HB 313 Strengthening Transparency of Government Spending.
• HB 2215 Driving up Taxpayer Costs by Forcing Firefighter Training to Include Union Boss Propaganda.
• SB 1407 Mandating Union Employment and “Prevailing Wages” for Construction at Private Chemical Manufacturing Businesses.
• HB 3575 Strengthening the Right to Contract by Providing Legal Recognition of Blockchain Technology.
• SB 534 Increasing Taxpayer Costs by Preventing Individuals from Competing for Government Procurement Contracts.
• HB 1637 Weakening Public Safety by Further Expanding Illinois’ Status as a Sanctuary State.
• HB 2134 Strengthening Privacy Rights by Extending Protections to Historical Location Data.
• HB 3394 Interfering in Private Business Operations by Mandating Diversity Reporting.
• SB 241 Placing Unreasonable Regulations on Consumer Cosmetics.
• SB 25 Eliminating Protections for Unborn Children by Establishing a “Fundamental Right to Abortion.”
• SB 687 Imposing a $3.7 Billion Tax Hike by Raising Income Tax Rates as Much as 61%.
• SB 2146 Expanding Cronyism by Favoring Unions and Special Interests for Opportunities in the New Clean Water Workforce Pipeline Program.
• SB 1226 Restricting School Choice Opportunities by Eliminating the Charter Appeal Process.
• SB 1791 Proliferating Government Dependency by Weakening Work and Training Requirements for Food Stamps.
• SB 262 Advancing an Unbalanced Budget that Hikes Spending by Nearly $2 Billion.
• SB 1939 Adding $1.2 Billion in Motorist Costs by Doubling the Gas Tax and Hiking Vehicle Registration Fees.
• SB 1864 Infringing Individual Liberties and Interfering in Private Business Operations by Banning Vaping in Private Businesse.
• SB 1784 Empowering Union Bosses Following the Janus v. AFSCME U.S. Supreme Court Decision.
• HB 3902 Reviving a Mechanism of Cronyism by Exempting Aircraft Materials from the State Sales Tax.
• SB 667 Increasing Health Insurance Premiums through Price Controls on Insulin Copayments.