Thank you to everyone who was able to join us Tuesday Evening for a Telephone Town Hall that included a legislative session update, some live poll questions, and an opportunity for constituents to ask questions. We had 1,616 live participants throughout the hour-long event with a peak gathering of 1,334 constituents at one time.
Replay Audio (5 segments)
Many people had the same or similar questions with the topic of budget priorities and money being spent on illegal (undocumented) migrants being enticed to come to Illinois because of the “sanctuary state” status currently in place. Other questions included topics such as “how to fight nursing home voting fraud,” “the Alton Lock & Dam hydroelectric potential,” “the status of repealing gun bans,” and “who is replacing businesses like John Deere that is leaving the state.”
Poll Questions Results during the live town hall event:
State Budget
Do you support increasing our state budget $13 billion over 4 years?
YES – 7.1 % NO – 66.1% Undecided – 26.8%
Illegal Migrants vs Military Veterans
Do you feel that more money should be spent on illegal migrants than is spent on our military veterans?
YES – 9.1% NO – 87.3% Undecided – 3.6%
Most important issue
What issue is most important in our community today?
Crime – 8.8% Education – 14.7% Taxes 32.4% Corruption – 44.1%
If you didn’t hear your question addressed in the audio replay, please contact my district office by phone or e-mail and we will be happy to get you a response.