The right to safe, legal abortion rests on our legislators. And now more than ever, we need leaders at every level of government who believe in reproductive freedom and are committed to fight for it.
Planned Parenthood Action Fund is endorsing the following Illinois candidates for the United States Senate and House of Representatives.
Members of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Rep. Lilian Jimenez (HD 4)
- Rep. Kimberly du Buclet (HD 5)
- Rep. Sonya Harper (HD 6)
- Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch (HD 7)
- Rep. Yolonda Morris (HD 9)
- Rep. Ann Williams (HD 11)
- Rep. Margaret Croke (HD 12)
- Rep. Hoan Huynh (HD 13)
- Rep. Kelly Cassidy (HD 14)
- Rep. Michael Kelly (HD 15)
- Rep. Kevin Olickal (HD 16)
- Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (HD 17)
- Rep. Robyn Gabel (HD 18)
- Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (HD 19)
- Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (HD 21)
- Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (HD 22)
- Rep. Edgar González Jr. (HD 23)
- Rep. Theresa Mah (HD 24)
- Rep. Kam Buckner (HD 26)
- Rep. Justin Slaughter (HD 27)
- Rep. Robert “Bob” Rita (HD 28)
- Michael Crawford (HD 31)
- Lisa J. Davis (HD 32)
- Rep. Nick Smith (HD 34)
- Rep. Mary Gill (HD 35)
- Rick Ryan (HD 36)
- Rep. Will Guzzardi (HD 39)
- Rep. Jaime Andrade (HD 40)
- Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (HD 41)
- Rep. Terra Costa Howard (HD 42)
- Rep. Anna Moeller (HD 43)
- Martha “Marti” Deuter (HD 45)
- Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock (HD 46)
- Jackie Williamson (HD 47)
- Maria Vesey (HD 48)
- Rep. Maura Hirschauer (HD 49)
- Rep. Nabeela Syed (HD 51)
- Maria Peterson (HD 52)
- Rep. Nicolle Grasse (HD 53)
- Rep. Mark Walker (HD 53)
- Rep. Mary Beth Canty (HD 54)
- Rep. Michelle Mussman (HD 56)
- Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (HD 57)
- Rep. Bob Morgan (HD 58)
- Rep. Daniel Didech (HD 59)
- Rep. Joyce Mason (HD 61)
- Rep. Laura Faver Dias (HD 62)
- Mary Mahady (HD 63)
- Linda R. Robertson (HD 65)
- Rep. Suzanne Ness (HD 66)
- Rep. Maurice West (HD 67)
- Peter Janko (HD 69)
- Randi Olson (HD 70)
- Rep. Gregg Johnson (HD 72)
- David Simpson (HD 74)
- Heidi Henry (HD 75)
- Amy “Murri” Briel (HD 76)
- William “Billy” Morgan (HD 79)
- Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (HD 81)
- Suzanne Akhras (HD 82)
- Rep. Matt Hanson (HD 83)
- Rep. Dagmara Avelar (D 85)
- David Gill (HD 87)
- Rep. Sharon Chung (D 91)
- Kristen Chiaro (HD 95)
- Rep. Harry Benton (HD 97)
- Rep. Natalie Manley (HD 98)
- Jarrett Clem (HD 104)
- Katie Stuart (HD 112)
- LaToya Greenwood (HD 114)
Members of the Illinois State Senate
- Sen. Javier Cervantes (SD 1)
- Sen. Lakesia Collins (SD 5)
- Sen. Mike Simmons (SD 7)
- Sen. Robert Martwick (SD 10)
- Sen. Robert Peters (SD 13)
- Graciela Guzmán (SD 20)
- Sen. Cristina Castro (SD 22)
- Sen. Karina Villa (SD 25)
- Sen. Laura Murphy (SD 28)
- Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (SD 31)
- Sen. Steve Stadelman (SD 34)
- Sen. Rachel Ventura (SD 43)
- Sen. Dave Koehler (SD 46)
- Sen. Paul Faraci (SD 52)
Members of the United States Congress (endorsements made by Planned Parenthood Action Fund)
- Congressperson Robin Kelly, IL-02
- Congressperson Delia Ramirez, IL-03
- Congressperson Jesús “Chuy” García IL -04
- Congressperson Sean Casten, IL-06
- Congressperson Jan Schakowsky, IL-09
- Congressperson Brad Schneider IL - 10
- Congressperson Bill Foster IL –11
- Congressperson Nikki Budzinski, IL-13
- Congressperson Lauren Underwood, IL-14
- Congressperson Eric Sorensen, IL-17
Local Candidate Pledge to support Planned Parenthood:
- Candidate for Cook County States Attorney, Eileen O’Neill Burke
- Marc Ayers, Sangamon County Board District 12
- Kelli Wegener, McHenry County Board Chairperson
- Michelle Stiff, Will County Clerk
Advisory Ballot Questions endorsed:
The PPIA Board is also proud to recommend our supporters vote YES for all three advisory ballot questions.
Chicago Public Schools
The PPIA Board is also making recommendations for the Chicago School Board. These candidates have indicated their support for personal health and safety education and sexually transmitted infection testing in the appropriate Chicago Public Schools.
These approvals are not endorsements but are meant to inform about the stance of the candidates on issues that are important to Planned Parenthood Illinois Action. We encourage all Planned Parenthood Illinois Action supporters to do their own research in these contests.
The candidates that are have indicated their support for issues that are important to PPIA include:
District 1: Jennifer Custer and Michelle Pierre
- District 2: Maggie Cullerton Hooper, Ebony DeBerry, Kate Doyle, Bruce Leon
- District 3: Jason Dones and Carlos Rivas, Jr
- District 4: Kimberly Brown, Andrew Davis, Thomas Day, Ellen Rosenfield and Karen Zaccor
- District 5: Michilla Blaise and Aaron “Jitu” Brown
- District 6: Jessica Biggs and Anusha Thotakura
- District 7: Jesus Ayala, Jr, Yesenia Lopez and Eva Villalobos
- District 8: Felix Ponce
- District 10: Karen Norrington-Reaves, Adam Parrot-Sheffer, Robert Jones and Che "Rhymefest" Smith