Below is a list of every Illinois Senator and Representative who voted on poverty-related legislation in 2009 and received a grade. Click on any name to learn more.
- Governor:
- Pat Quinn
- Capital:
- Springfield
- Population:
- 12,910,409
- Poverty rate:
- 12.2%
= vote to fight poverty
= vote against fighting poverty
- Sort by: District | Name | Grade
- Show: A+ and lower | Both chambers
| Senate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Burris | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Dick Durbin | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | 93 | A |
| House | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Rush1st | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Jesse Jackson, Jr.2nd | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Dan Lipinski3rd | O | O | O | -- | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | 94 | A |
| Luis Gutierrez4th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Mike Quigley5th | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Peter Roskam6th | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 17 | F |
| Danny Davis7th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | -- | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Melissa Bean8th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | 94 | A |
| Jan Schakowsky9th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Mark Kirk10th | x | O | x | x | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | x | x | x | 56 | C |
| Deborah Halvorson11th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Jerry Costello12th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | x | 89 | A |
| Judy Biggert13th | x | x | x | x | O | O | x | O | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 33 | D |
| Bill Foster14th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | O | 94 | A |
| Tim Johnson15th | O | x | x | x | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | O | x | x | O | O | x | x | 56 | C |
| Donald Manzullo16th | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 22 | F |
| Phil Hare17th | O | O | O | O | O | -- | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Aaron Schock18th | x | x | x | x | O | O | x | O | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 33 | D |
| John Shimkus19th | x | x | x | x | O | O | x | O | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 33 | D |