Political Action Committee
Paul Pater, RN – Chair
Doris Carroll, RN, – Vice Chair
Jing Kong, RN – Treasurer
Tori Dameron, RN – Secretary
Donna-Marie King, RN
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.
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.
PAC Accomplishments:
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.
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.
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:
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