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INA’s Political Action Committee:

Our Political Action Committee has begun consideration for the Chicago 2023 Municipal Elections. Endorsements considered by the Political Action Committee will be based on two criteria: your written answers to our questionnaire and an interview conducted by INA’s PAC members. Please request endorsement consideration from Lead Legislative and Political Organizer, Margo Gislain, at mgislain@illinoisnurses.com by December 1st. 2022. Endorsements will be considered on a rolling basis. 

The Illinois Nurses Association Political Action Committee (INA-PAC) is focused on candidate work. The PAC seeks to support and represent the interests of INA members. The INA-PAC interviews, endorses and supports candidates of both political parties for office who share the vision of the Illinois Nurses Association. These endorsements are also based on the candidate’s support for the nursing profession and quality access to healthcare for all of Illinois. The INA-PAC organizes grassroots activities to support endorsed candidates, including member communication, phone banks, and canvassing. The INA-PAC also supports many initiatives related to health policy, or revenue measures for programs important to nurses.

The INA PAC is funded through voluntary individual contributions from INA members and other donors who understand the importance of nursing in Illinois.

INA’s Political Action Committee:
PAC Committee Members:

Paul Pater, RN – Chair

Doris Carroll, RN, – Vice Chair

Jing Kong, RN – Treasurer

Tori Dameron, RN – Secretary

Donna-Marie King, RN

Candidate Endorsement Process:

Candidates for the Illinois Legislature or statewide office are sent a candidate questionnaire. Based on the questionnaire responses an interview may be scheduled to ask more questions and get a better feel for how the candidate can help advance nursing in Illinois. The INA-PAC will decide on an endorsement based on the candidate questionnaire and/or interview, the candidate’s past voting record, and the candidate’s viability. Candidates running for re-election may receive an automatic endorsement based on their voting record and past support of INA’s legislative agenda, or may also be asked to go through the interview process.

Interested in Joining the INA-PAC?

Active full INA members are eligible to serve of the PAC per the INA-PAC bylaws. If you are interested in joining the INA-PAC or want more information, please contact Staci Moore, Associate Director.

INA-PAC Legislative Accomplishments

View the INA accomplishments

PAC Accomplishments:

ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT

Led the charge to pass the Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention Act to combat the
violence that regularly occurs against health care workers in nearly all care settings. Amidst
state legislative gridlock, the INA scored a monumental victory in helping create and pass the
Act which fundamentally affects the way in which hospitals and other health care providers
design workplace violence efforts, train staff and care for committed persons.

BLOCKED NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT

The INA, in partnership with the AFL – CIO, have successfully blocked the passage of the Nurse
Licensure Compact, which has been continuously pushed by Hospitals and non-union nursing
organizations. The legislation would make it easier for out-of-state, non-unionized nurses from
states with less stringent licensing standards and lax education requirements to enter the
Illinois’ workforce.

NEGOTIATED NURSE PRACTICE ACT RE-WRITE

The Illinois Nurses Association helped lead the discussion on the Nurse Practice Act Re-Write,
the Act which governs the licensing authority and standards for all nurses in Illinois. The INA
made major gains on delegating authority for nurses as well as helped to streamline the
licensing process for all nurses in the state.

Currently Working on:

SAFE PATIENT LIMITS

The INA is undertaking a major fight in Springfield by pushing for safe patient-to-nurse ratios.
As a way to improve quality of care and working conditions for nurses, the INA introduced the
Safe Patients Limit Act, which will save lives by designating limits on how many patients can be
assigned to a registered nurse in acute care settings. Under current law in Illinois, there is no
limit on how many patients an RN is responsible for.

If the INA is successful in its efforts, it would make history as one of only two states to have
limits on patient-to-nurse ratios.

INA-PAC Endorsements 2024

State House

1st – Aaron Ortiz

2nd – Lisa Hernandez

3rd – Eva Dina Delgado

4th – Lilian Jimenez 

5th – Kimberly Neely DuBuclet

6th – Sonya Harper

7th – Emanuel Chris Welch

8th – La Shawn Ford

9th – Yolonda Morris

10th – Omar Williams

11th – Ann Williams

12th – Margaret Croke

13th – Hoan Huynh

14th – Kelly Cassidy

15th – Mike Kelly

16th – Kevin Olickal

17th – Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

18th – Robyn Gabel

19th – Lindsey LaPointe

21st – Abdelnasser Rashid

22nd – Angie Guerrero-Cuellar

23rd – Edgar Gonzalez

24th – Theresa Mah

25th – Curtis Tarver II

26th – Kam Buckner

27th – Justin Slaughter

28th – Bob Rita

29th – Thaddeus Jones

30th – Will Davis

31st – Michael Crawford

32nd – Lisa Davis

33rd – Marcus Evans

34th – Nick Smith

35th – Mary Gill

36th – Sonia Ann Khalil

38th – Debbie Meyers-Martin

39th – Will Guzzardi

40th – Jaime Andrade

41st – Janet Yang Rohr

42nd – Terra Costa Howard

43rd – Anna Moeller

44th – Fred Crespo

45th -Marti Deuter

46th – Diane Blair-Sherlock

47th – Jackie Williamson

48th – Maria Vesey

49th – Maura Hirschauer

50th – Barbara Hernandez

51st – Nabeela Syed

52nd – Maria Peterson

53rd – Mark Walker

54th – Mary Beth Canty

55th – Marty Moylan

57th – Tracy Katz Muhl

58th – Bob Morgan

59th – Daniel Didech

60th – Rita Mayfield

61st – Joyce Mason

63rd – Mary Mahady

65th – Linda Robertson

66th – Suzanne Ness

67th – Maurice West II

68th – Dave Vella

72nd – Gregg Johnson

77th – Norma Hernandez

78th – Camille Lilly

80th – Anthony DeLuca

81st – Anne Stava-Murray

83rd – Matt Hanson

84th – Stephanie Kifowit

85th – Dagmara “Dee” Avelar

86th – Larry Walsh Jr

91st – Sharon Chung

92nd – Jehan Gordon-Booth

96th – Sue Scherer

97th – Harry Benton

98th – Natalie Manley

103rd – Carol Ammons

104th – Jarrett Clem

105th – Morgan Phillips

111th – Nick Raftopoulos

112th – Katie Stuart

114th – LaToya Greenwood

State Senate

1st – Javier Cervantes

4th – Kimberly Lightford

5th – Lakesia Collins

7th – Mike Simmons

10th – Robert Martwick

13th – Robert Peters

16th – Willie Preston

19th – Michael Hastings

20th – Natalie Toro

22nd – Cristina Castro

25th – Karina Villa

28th – Laura Murphy

31st – Mary Edly-Allen

34th – Steve Stadelman

40th – Patrick Joyce

43rd – Rachel Ventura

46th – Dave Koehler

49th – Meg Loughran Cappel

52nd – Paul Faraci

 

U.S. House

1st – Jonathan Jackson

2nd – Robin Kelly

3rd – Delia Ramirez

4th – Chuy Garcia

5th – Mike Quigley

6th – Sean Casten

7th – Melissa Conyears-Ervin

8th – Raja Krishnamoorthi

9th – Jan Schakowsky

10th – Brad Schneider

11th – Bill Foster

12th – Brian Roberts

13th – Nikki Budzinski

14th – Lauren Underwood

17th – Eric Sorensen

Judicial

Will County Circuit Judge – Colette Safford

Appellate Court 3rd District – Judge John Anderson

 

Cook County

Cook County State’s Attorney – Clayton Harris III