MARCH 17 2020 VOTER GUIDE

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WHO'S ON THE BALLOT

Be prepared before you go to the polls. Use the sites below to learn who's on your ballot, and research the impact of your vote.

1. Ballotpedia Learn who's on your ballet

2. voteforjudges.org Judges directly impact justice reform efforts, and equity in our city. Research about who you are voting for.

3. Illinois Voter Guide Learn about the candidates

FEATURED RACE
Illinois’ Third Congressional District

Marie Newman Vs. Dan Lipinski

Marie Newman

I’m running for Congress because we finally need to address “everybody’s everyday” to drive innovation and invest in our people, infrastructure, mass transportation, jobs, training, and growing an ever greener economy. We need a real vision with a real plan. As part of that plan, we need to solve the “patchwork of jobs”

Dan Lipinski

Growing up on the Southwest Side of Chicago I learned the values of hard work and service to others, as well as the importance of using common sense. These shared values make our district a great place to live. I have brought these principles, along with the problem-solving skills I learned as an engineer, to the classroom as a teacher and to service in the U.S. Congress

HEALTHCARE - Marie Newman

Supports Medicare for All
Healthcare should include quality mental healthcare to address opioid epidemic as a public health crisis

HEALTHCARE - Dan Lipinski

Opposes Medicare for All
Only Illinois Democrat to vote against the Affordable Care Act
Since 2003, has taken over $67,000 from insurance & pharma companies

ENVIRONMENT, JOBS, & WAGES - Marie Newman

Supports Green New Deal, a massive green jobs investment
Has taken “No Fossil Fuel Money” pledge, that she will refuse any donations over $200 from PACs, lobbyists, or execs of fossil fuel companies
Supports $15/hr or higher U.S. minimum wage and Global Minimum Wage proposal to confront global corporate power

ENVIRONMENT, JOBS, & WAGES - Dan Lipinski

Opposes Green New Deal which 94% of Democrats support and instead supports an act written by a think tank the oil/gas industry helped create
Received over $27,000 in donations from Exxon, Mobil, & fracking companies in 2019
Voted with Republicans to approve the Keystone XL gas pipeline
Opposed a $15 minimum wage but has since changed his mind when he lost union support in 2018

IMMIGRANT’S RIGHTS - Marie Newman

Pushing for a pathway to citizenship
Supports a clean DREAM act; she won’t sign any package that supports Trump’s border wall
Supports DACA

IMMIGRANT’S RIGHTS - Dan Lipinski

Voted against the original DREAM act & against DACA, but changed his mind in 2018
Voted for upping mandatory minimum sentencing for undocumented immigrants

WOMEN'S RIGHTS - Marie Newman

Supports a woman’s right to choose
Supports funding women’s healthcare with Medicare for All
Supports full funding of Planned Parenthood
Supports comprehensive Childcare & Elder Care

WOMEN'S RIGHTS - Dan Lipinski

Voted for the Defense of Marriage Act which defined marriage as only between a man and a woman
In 2018 backed an amendment to outlaw same-sex marriage

LGBTQIA RIGHTS - Marie Newman

Supports marriage equality
Has a trans daughter, and is supportive of trans rights and LGBTQ citizens

LGBTQIA RIGHTS - Dan Lipinski

Voted against the original DREAM act & against DACA, but changed his mind in 2018
Voted for upping mandatory minimum sentencing for undocumented immigrants

TRUMP - Marie Newman