Candidate survey results

To help voters get ready for the November 2010 election, candidates seeking Illinois public office were asked to fill out a survey detailing their views on bicycle and pedestrian safety, transit funding and personal transportation habits.

The survey, carried out by the Active Trans and the League of Illinois Bicyclists, was sent to 273 candidates vying for seats in the Illinois House and Senate. Of the 137 incumbents, 25 responded. Of the 136 non-incumbents, 45 responded. Some of the highlights from respondents include:

Policies
• Seventy-one percent of respondents said they would support the distribution of transportation funding based on safety.
• Sixty-seven percent of respondents said they would support an expansion of the mobile phone ban.
• More than 80 percent of respondents would support lower speed limits in areas where schools, senior citizens, parks or residential streets are present.

Commuting
• Two-thirds of candidates in the City of Chicago use transit to get to work.
• Almost half of suburban Chicago candidates drive to work.

Errands
• Almost 90 percent of Chicago candidates use transit to run errands.
• More than half of suburban candidates walk for errands.

Scroll down to find survey reponses provided by candidates vying for public office throughout the state.

Don’t see candidates from your political district on the list? Here’s a copy of the original survey you can forward to your candidates who haven’t yet responded.
 

Joseph Avellone—State Rep. District 113

Nick Been—State Rep. District 79

Barbara Bellar—State Rep. District 35

Patti Bellock—State Rep. District 47

Maria Berrios—State Rep. District 39

Linda Birnbaum—State Rep. District 53

Daniel Biss—State Rep. District 17

Greg Brownfield—State Rep. District 55

John Cavaletto—State Rep. District 107

Maggie Crotty—State Sen. District 19

Barbara Currie—State Rep. District 25

Tim Cyr—State Rep. District 109

Elizabeth Double—State Rep. District 74

Jim Durkin—State Rep. District 82

Keith Farnham—State Rep. District 43

Matt Flamm—State Rep. District 54

Mike Fortner—State Rep. District 95

Robyn Gabel—State Rep. District 18

Victoria Grizzoffi—State Rep. District 89

Wendy Gruen—State Rep. District 65

Chad Hays—State Rep. District 104

Toi Hutchinson—State Sen. District 40

Naomi Jakobsson—State Rep. District 103

Rodger Jennings—State Rep. District 12

Leslie Juby—State Senate District 25

Jeremy Karpen—State Rep. District 39

Dave Koehler—State Sen. District 12

Luis Lang—State Rep. District 16

Dave Lenkowski—State Rep. District 12

Camille Y. Lilly—State Rep. District 78

Karen May—State Rep. District 58

Tom Morrison—State Rep. District 54

Richard Morthland—State Rep. District 71

Matthew Mostowik—State Rep. District 82

Bob Mueller—State Rep. District 47

Michelle Mussman—State Rep. District 56

Rich Myers—State Rep. District 94

Elaine Nekritz—State Rep. District 57

Michael Noland—State Rep. District 43

Chris Nybo—State Rep. District 41

Maripat Oliver—State Rep. District 85

Ray Pendzinski—State Rep. District 69

Corinne Pierog—State Sen. District 28

Scott Pollak—State Rep. District 61

Robert Pritchard—State Rep. District 70

Michael Puhr—State Rep. District 104

Steven Rauschenberger—State Sen. District 33

Al Riley—State Rep. District 38

Wayne Rosenthal—State Rep. District 98

Jim Sacia—State Rep. District 89

Suzi Schmidt—State Sen. District 31

Darlene Senger—State Rep. District 96

Joe Sosnowski—State Rep. District 69

Jim Speta—State Rep. District 47

Heather Steans—State Sen. District 7

Michael Tryon—State Rep. District 64

Kathryn Vlahos—State Rep. District 44

Rich Voltair—State Rep. District 62

Jeremy Walker—State Sen. District 58

Raymond Wardingley—State Rep. District 1

Josh Weger—State Sen. District 55

Marla Wilson—State Sen. District 34

Dave Winters—State Rep. District 68

Karen Yarbrough—State Sen. District 7