Read all the survey responses we received from candidates

We sent questionnaires to the 80 candidates on the ballot for Illinois State Senate and House of Representatives in 2024. And we received responses from 16.

Below, you can read all their responses and see who did not respond, who’s an incumbent (*), party affiliation (🐴 or 🐘), and who we’ve endorsed (✅). They are listed in the order they will appear on the ballot.

Illinois State Senate

  • 1st District

    Javier Loera Cervantes* 🐴 (no response)

  • 4th District

    Robert Sumrell Jr. 🐘 (could not reach)

    Kimberly A. Lightford* 🐴 (no response)

  • 5th District

    Lakesia Collins* 🐴 (no response)

  • 7th District

    Mike Simmons* 🐴✅

  • 10th District

    Jon Luers 🐘

    Robert Martwick* 🐴 (no response)

  • 13th District

    Robert Peters* 🐴✅

  • 16th District

    Willie Preston* 🐴 (no response)

  • 20th District

    Dave Nayak 🐴 (no response)

    Geary Yonker 🐴

    Jason Proctor 🐘 (no response)

    Graciela Guzman 🐴✅

    Natalie Toro* 🐴

  • 28th District

    Laura M. Murphy* 🐴 (no response)

Illinois State House of Representatives

  • 1st District

    Aaron M. Ortiz* 🐴 (no response)

  • 2nd District

    Laura Hruska 🐘 (could not reach)

    Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez* 🐴 (no response)

  • 3rd District

    Eva-Dina Delgado* 🐴 (no response)

  • 4th District

    Kirk J. Ortiz 🐴 (no response)

    Lilian Jiménez* 🐴✅

  • 5th District

    Al Rasho 🐘 (could not reach)

    Kimberly Neely du Buclet* 🐴✅

  • 6th District

    Sen A. Dwyer 🐘 (could not reach)

    Sonya Mari Harper* 🐴 (no response)

    Joseph G. Williams 🐴

  • 8th District

    La Shawn K. Ford* 🐴 (no response)

  • 9th District

    Yolanda Morris* 🐴 (no response)

  • 10th District

    Jawaharial “Omar” Williams* 🐴 (no response)

  • 11th District

    Ann M. Williams* 🐴 (no response)

  • 12th District

    Margaret Croke* 🐴 (no response)

  • 13th District

    Hoan Huynh* 🐴 (no response)

  • 14th District

    Kelly M. Cassidy* 🐴 (no response)

  • 15th District

    Mark R. Albers 🐘 (no response)

    Michael J. Kelly* 🐴 (no response)

  • 16th District

    Kevin John Olickal* 🐴 (no response)

  • 18th District

    Charles Hutchinson 🐘

    Robyn Gabel* 🐴 (no response)

  • 19th District

    Lindsey LaPointe* 🐴✅

  • 20th District

    Brad Stephens* 🐘 (no response)

  • 21st District

    Vidal Vasquez 🐴 (could not reach)

    Abdelnasser Rashid* 🐴 (no response)

  • 22nd District

    John Topps 🐴 (no response)

    Joshua P. Hernandez 🐴 (no response)

    Angie Guerrero-Cellular* 🐴 (no response)

  • 23rd District

    Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.* 🐴✅

    Joseph Edward Mercado 🐴 (could not reach)

  • 24th District

    Natalian Bolton 🐘 (could not reach)

    Theresa Mah* 🐴 (no response)

    Lai Ching Ng 🐴 (no response)

  • 25th District

    Curtis J. Tarver II* 🐴 (no response)

  • 26th District

    Audrey Barrett 🐘 (no response)

    Kam Buckner* 🐴✅

  • 27th District

    Tawana “TJ” Robinson 🐴 (no response)

    Justin Q. Slaughter* 🐴 (no response)

  • 28th District

    Robert “Bob” Rita* 🐴 (no response)

  • 29th District

    Gloria K. White 🐴 (no response)

    Thaddeus Jones* 🐴 (no response)

  • 31st District

    Michael Crawford 🐴✅

    Mary E. Flowers* 🐴 (no response)

  • 32nd District

    Cyril Nichols 🐴 (no response)

    Lisa J. Davis 🐴

  • 33rd District

    Marcus C. Evans, Jr.* 🐴 (no response)

  • 34th District

    Frederick L. Walls 🐘 (no response)

    Nicholas “Nick” Smith* 🐴 (no response)

  • 35th District

    Herbert Hebein 🐘 (no response)

    David A. Dewar 🐴 (no response)

    Mary Gill* 🐴 (no response)

  • 36th District

    Sonia Anne Khalil 🐴 (no response)

    Christine Shanahan McGovern 🐘 (no response)

    Rick Ryan 🐴 (no response)

  • 39th District

    Anthony Curran 🐘 (could not reach)

    Will Guzzardi* 🐴✅

  • 40th District

    Patrycja Karlin 🐘 (no response)

    Jamie M. Andrade, Jr.* 🐴 (no response)

  • 55th District

    Martin J. Moylan* 🐴 (no response)

  • 77th District

    Anthony Airdo 🐘 (could not reach)

    Norma Hernandez* 🐴 (no response)

  • 78th District

    Camille Lilly* 🐴 (no response)