Upstate House Candidates

Legislative goals and views on energy problems

Listed below are candidates by district running in the November 4 election for seats in the Illinois House of Representatives from districts 1-30. Along with each candidate's name are party affiliation, hometown, prime legislative goal and recommendation for state energy problems. Incumbent representatives are indicated by their title, "Rep."

Table 1 Do you think the Republicans have a chance to win control of the Illinois Senate?
	YES	NO	Toss-Up
Republicans	50%	18%	29%
(incumbents)	( 50%)	( 5%)	(45%)
(challengers)	( 50%)	(36%)	(14%)
Democrats	9%	77%	11%
(incumbents)	( 8%)	(84%)	( 8%)
(challengers)	( 10%)	(60%)	(30%)
Do you think the Republicans have a chance to win control of the Illinois House?
	YES	NO	Toss-Up
Republicans	97%	3%	0%
(incumbents)	(100%)	( 0%)	( 0%)
(challengers)	( 92%)	( 8%)	(0%)
Democrats	47%	40%	13%
(incumbents)	( 52%)	(44%)	(4%)
(challengers)	( 30%)	(30%)	(40%)

1st District

Michael E. Pollak (D., Northfield)
No response to survey.

Rep. Harold A. Katz (D., Glencoe)
No response to survey.

Rep. John L. Birkinbine (R., Northfield), 34, state representative.
Goal: Reduce spending, taxes and governmental interference.
Energy: Continued use and growth of nuclear power, increased use of Illinois coal through reasonable relaxation of EPA standards.

Rep. Mary Jeanne Hallstrom (R., Glenview), 55, state representative.
Goal: Continuation of a balanced budget. Within this restraint: (1) Introducing or supporting legislation which more fairly addresses the incredible problems facing Illinois' small businesses in terms of stringent governmental regulations, unreasonable workmen's and unemployment compensation standards. (2) Easing the financial burden of local public schools by fully funding

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the school aid formula and funding any mandates thrust upon them. (3) Finding some form of limits on spending for state and local government. (4) Addressing the social service needs of Illinois citizens in a more humane and efficient manner.
Energy: There must be a balance between economic development and environmental quality as it relates to the energy needs of Illinois. Illinois' vast coal reserves must be tapped as an energy resource within the state. To fully develop its use we must review the stringent standards which inhibit its use and encourage creative, imaginative ways to develop coal use to its maximum, while ensuring a clean and safe environment for Illinois citizens. Also, we must stress gasohol use within the state and encourage research and development of renewable energy sources, including solar and wind.

2rd District

Rep. Richard A. Mugalian (D., Palatine), 58, lawyer-legislator.
Goal: To (continue to) work hard on committee work and vote on every bill solely on the merits (as I see them, of course) as if it really would make a difference.
Energy: More emphasis on mass transit, especially rail service. And discourage further flight from cities — and suburban sprawl — by encouraging use of existing urban infrastructure.

John M. Carey (D., Streamwood), 53, Cook County deputy sheriff.
Goal: To serve my constituency.
Energy: No response.

Rep. Roger C. Stanley (R., Streamwood), 36, full-time legislator.
Goal: Public utility reform and passage of legislation permitting an open primary.
Energy: More research and development into alternative sources of energy such as gasohol, solar energy, etc.

Rep. Doris C. Karpiel (R., Roselle), 44, state representative.
Goal: To work toward reducing the size and interference of government. There are many areas with which state government must be concerned; other areas of interest too should be the concern of local government and private enterprise.
Energy: Continue to encourage use of coal and alternate sources of energy.

3rd District

Rep. Eugenia S. Chapman (D., Arlington Heights), state legislator.
Goal: Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Energy: Illinois should support the development of new energy technologies, encourage the use of Illinois coal in these technologies through its bond development program, as well as the conversion of state facilities to use coal in state power plants.

Anthony J. Basile (D., Hoffman Estates) 24, law student; law clerk.
Goal: Enact sales tax relief, work for de-criminalization of victimless crimes and reform workman's comp and unemployment laws.
Energy: (1) Strict enforcement of 55 mph speed limit; (2) set a state goal on conservation and consumption; (3) begin computerizing of traffic lights to save energy.

Rep. Donald L. Totten (R., Hoffman Estates), 47, self-employed consultant.
Goal: Constitutional tax limitation.
Energy: Relax regulations — less government involvement.

Rep. Virginia B. Macdonald (R., Arlington Heights), 54, state representative.
Goal: To see that government spending is controlled and balanced while still providing good schools and human services.
Energy: We should be encouraging use of Illinois coal and seeking alternate energy sources.

4th District

Rep. Aaron Jaffe (D., Skokie), 50, attorney.
Goal: Preservation of civil liberties and the protection of individual's rights.
Energy: Illinois should develop alternative sources of energy. We should, however, make sure that the alternative sources are not environmentally unsound.

Lawrence M. Gomberg (D., Des Plaines)
Goal: Education (declining enrollment, full funding); tax relief (sales tax, seniors, property exemptions); long-term financing for RTA; small business problems.
Energy: No response.

Bob Kustra (R., Glenview), 37, college professor.
Goal: To make government more responsive and efficient by offering my background as a public administrator to provide legislative oversight and evaluation of the $14 billion state bureaucracy.
Energy: Illinois must steer a course for a balanced energy program with emphasis on safe nuclear power plants, expanded use of Illinois coal, and encouragement of energy-independent programs such as gasohol, which are particularly beneficial to Illinois' economy.

Rep. Penny Pullen (R., Park Ridge), 33, state representative.
Goal: Repealing state inheritance tax; curtailing growth of government.
Energy: Environmental regulations should be made more realistic to take energy needs into account. More nuclear power plants should be built (but not by the government).

5th District

Greg Zito (D., Melrose Park), 27, administrative assistant to mayor of Melrose Park.
Goal: To bring and keep more businesses in the state.
Energy: Make use of coal which is abundant in our state.

Rep. Ted E. Leverenz (D., Maywood), 38, full-time representative.
Goal: Eliminate sales tax on food and medicine; correct Public Aid Department's problems with delivery system.
Energy: Fund coal gasification plants.

Rep. Edward E. Bluthardt (R., Schiller Park), 63, lawyer (retired).
Goal: No response.
Energy: Ease restrictions on use of coal. Encourage study of alternate forms of energy, such as solar, fossil, gasohol, etc. Increase tax on gasoline.

Robert Bale (R., Forest Park), 41, former owner and manager of Homer's Restaurant.
Goal: Continue reducing the tax burden on individuals and companies in Illinois particularly, while maintaining a balanced budget. This requires a tight rein on spending.
Energy: (1) Promote use of Gasohol; (2) promote use of Illinois coal by relaxing clean air standards temporarily, if necessary; (3) promote conservation through tax incentives such as the Federal Energy Tax Program.

6th District

Rep. Anne Wilier (D., Hillside)
No response to survey.

John T. O'Connell (D., Western Springs), 36, attorney.
Goal: To be responsive to my district.
Energy: Conservation by individuals and Illinois businesses should be encouraged by tax credits. Other efforts to improve energy problem must begin with a federal energy program that makes sense.

Diana Nelson (R., Western Springs), 38, teacher/ homemaker.
Goal: Restructure the tax system to make it the most equitable in the country.
Energy: (1) Conserve (set utility rates to include time of use as well as season of use charges); (2) encourage gasohol; (3) develop Illinois coal without weakening air quality standards (will cost money for scrubbers).

Rep. Emil J. Boucek (R., Western Springs)
No response to survey.

7th District

Rep. Robert C. Pechous (D., Berwyn)
No response to survey.

Miles F. Krejci (D., Lyons), 65, collection investigator.
Goal: Concentrate on areas of fraud.
Energy: Expand Illinois coal usage. Explore "windmill" type of energy.

Judy BaarTopinka (R., Riverside), 36, public relations specialist.
Goal: (1) If elected redisricting will be of major concern because the 7th Legislative District is the last suburban

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district on the borders of Chicago with no Chicago territory included. We would like to keep it that way. (2) Reform of workman's compensation, unemployment compensation and product liability laws.
Energy: (1) Investigation into the safety of and then continued use of nuclear power. (2) Expansion of the use of coal, an Illinois resource.

John S. Kociolko (R., Cicero), 31, trustee, Town of Cicero.
Goal: To effectively represent the people, communities, and interests which compose the 7th Legislative District.
Energy: There must be an increased emphasis upon our vast coal reserves along with continued development of nuclear energy. Conservation efforts should also be pursued.

8th District

Rep. Harry Vourell (D., Oak Lawn), 61, legislator.
Goal: Continue codification of Election Code.
Energy: I think an immediate consideration of the utilization of our coal reserves should be expedited.

Robert D. Harty (D., Palos Park), 26, fireman/ paramedic.
Goal: Elimination of sales tax on food and medicine; handgun control and mandatory sentences for felony crimes; and elimination of plea-bargaining.
Energy: Illinois is one of the few states that has the ability to produce its own energy through its own resources without assistance. The amount of coal within this state could produce enough energy within this state to last decades. We presently use only 12 percent nuclear energy within the state; I would like to eliminate that factor, and concentrate more on our own resources, as well as solar energy.

Rep. Herbert V. Huskey (R., Oak Lawn), 63, "auto parts stores" owner.
Goal: Child support payments thru the court systems, H.B. 24 (80).
Energy: We have to find a way to market Illinois coal.

Rep. Jane M. Barnes (R., Oak Lawn)
No response to survey.

9th District

Rep. Terry A. Steczo ( D., Tinley Park), 30, state representative.
Goal: As in the past, my area of concentration will be to strive for a better educational system for Illinois.
Energy: We should provide tax incentives to persons and businesses so as to urge lower consumption and conservation. Additionally, we could create an awareness program to urge persons to drive less, use mass transit, where possible, and car pool.

Rep. Richard F. Kelly Jr. (D., Hazel Crest), 43, state representative — full time.
Goal: No response.
Energy: Develop coal gasification plants: limited use of gasohol should be mandated; and discourage the dumping of nuclear waste from other states in Illinois.

Wayne M. Miller (R., Markham), 27, attorney.
Goal: Improving the business climate in Illinois and improving the criminal justice system by making it more responsive to the needs of average citizens.
Energy: In favor of coal gasification. In favor of tax credits for energy saving devices. Increased production and use of gasohol if economically feasible.

John T. Dunn (R., Tinley Park), 54, structural iron worker, 3-term mayor of Tinley Park.
Goal: To bring greater conservativism to Illinois government — not radical but right of center.
Energy: Coal and solar.

Bernard J. Hughes Jr. (D., Chicago Heights)
No response to survey.

Rep. L. Michael Getty (D., Dolton)
No response to survey.

Rep. Robert J. Piel (R., South Holland), 34, full-time state representative.
Goal: To support tax relief legislation and be a voice for my constituents in Springfield.
Energy: I feel we should work more for legislation that would promote the use of Illinois coal.

Rep. Patrick S. Grossi (R., Glenwood)
No response to survey.

11th District

Rep. Lee Preston (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. Woody Bowman (D., Chicago), 38, college professor — economics.
Goal: Restructuring of day care rate setting; extend circuit breaker to drug purchases.
Energy: The state should encourage energy conservation, and set the example.

Rep. James P. McCourt (R., Evanston), 56, lawyer/legislator.
Goal: (1) Properly fund mass transportation (RTA). (2) Improve financing of public pension systems.
Energy: Greater utilization of Illinois coal with realistic regulations to meet the energy shortage now existing in our country.

Edward A. Gallagher (R., Evanston)
No response to survey.

12th District

Ellis B. Levin (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. John J. Cullerton (D., Chicago), 31, attorney.
Goal: Bring tax relief to the people.
Energy: Impose even-odd rationing of gas, car pool lanes on state highways.

Rep. Arthur A. Telcser (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Jesse Perman (R., Chicago), 50, maintenance equipment operator, Illinois Department of Transportation.
Goal: I would hope to help sponsor and pass legislation that would be equitable, and that also provides for the services that are necessary for the well-being of the people in Illinois.
Energy: Use of alternative fuels from grains, waste matter, etc. (gasohol, alcohol). Use of synthetic fuel from coal, oil shale. The possibility of certain state agencies being put on a 4-day work week, research and development of solar energy are areas that the state can explore in conserving energy.

13th District

Rep. Daniel P. O'Brien (D., Chicago), 34, full-time legislator.
Goal: To continue my work in the fields which I have dedicated my efforts to in the past, i.e., removal of sales tax on food and medicine, election reform, consumer protection.
Energy: I am in favor of a total ban on the disposal of nuclear wastes in Illinois. I have sponsored a bill which would allow for the direct election of members of the Illinois Commerce Commission.

Rep. Jesse C. White Jr. (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. Elroy C. Sandquist Jr. (R., Chicago), 57, attorney.
Goal: Passage of ERA.
Energy: Greater reliance on coal and less on nuclear.

Raymond H. Schumaker (R., Chicago), 69, retired tool engineer.
Goal: Mandatory car insurance. No walking off the job by public employees.
Energy: (1) Allow coal and nuclear fuel to be used. (2) Enforce 55 mph speed limit. (3) Have restricted time for electric illuminating buildings, etc.

14th District

Rep. Bruce A Farley (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. Alfred G. Ronan (D., Chicago), 32, state legislator.
Goal: (1) Provide services to my constituents. (2) Attempt to improve health care delivery in Illinois.
Energy: (1) Develop alternative sources and programs to eliminate dependence on foreign oil, i.e., gasohol, solar energy, safe nuclear energy.

Rep. Michael A. Abramson (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

15th District

Rep. William J. Laurino (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

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Rep. Alan J. Greiman (D., Skokie), 48, legislator.
Goal: Continue the battle to preserve the Bill of Rights. Provide emergency legislation during the coming recession.
Energy: No response.

Rep. Peter Piotrowicz Peters (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Roman F. Forestor (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

16th District Rep. Ralph C. Capparelli (D., Chicago), teacher.
Goal: To represent the feelings of the voters in my district.
Energy: To try to conserve energy as much as possible, aid to use Illinois natural resources to the best of our ability.

Rep. Roman J. Kosinski (D., Chicago)
Goal: Continuation of my 10-year fight for increment legislating to develop a mosaic of meaningful criminal justice with deterent overtones.
Energy: State to unharness coal, but not so as to deemphasize the need for oil and other energy conservation.

Rep. Roger P. McAuliffe (R., Chicago), 41, Chicago police officer.
Goal: To protect the taxpayers of Illinois from any further erosion of their personal income. Keep government intrusion into private lives as small as possible.
Energy: Should make more efficient use of the generous coal supply available to us. If necessary, ease EPA regulation of burning Illinois coal.

John P. Forde (R., Chicago), 42, investment broker.
Goal: I hope to eliminate or modify present legislation which is ineffectual, unfair or unequal. Also I would make sure that new spending bills costs be measured as to reveues that state has to work with and their effects on other state services.
Energy: This is a broad question which can be answered in addressing the many aspects of our energy problem. A lew comments on the subject — The private sector should be encouraged to find ways to use Illinois coal — Nuclear generating is a proven cost efficient way of producing energy.

Table 4 Are you in favor of limits on state government spending? YES NO Don't Know Republicans 91% 0% 9% (incumbents) (90%) ( 0%) (10%) (challengers) (93%) ( 0%) ( 7%) Democrats 60% 36% 4% (incumbents) (60%) (40%) ( 0%) (challengers) (80%) (10%) (10%) All Candidates 67% 24% 9% Table 5 Are you in favor of limits on local government spending? YES NO Don't Know Republicans 79% 9% 12% (incumbents) (80%) (10%) (10%) (challengers) (78%) ( 6%) (16%) Democrats 34% 66% 2% (incumbents) (16%) (80%) ( 4%) (challengers) (70%) (30%) ( 0%) All Candidates 62% 32% 6%

17th District

Rep. Thaddeus Lechowicz (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. John F. Leon (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. Jacob John Wolf (R., Chicago), 50, legislator.
Goal: No response.
Energy: No response.

Jerome M. Lechowski (R., Chicago), 55 real estate broker and home builder.
Goal: Reduce state spending. Welfare Reform.
Energy: Rush the building of plants to manufacture gasohol and the conversion of coal to gas and gasoline, even if the state becomes a partner in the project.

18th District

Rep. Lawrence DiPrima (D., Chicago), 70, legislator.
Goal: To continue in the same vein I have for 18 years.
Energy: Stress the importance of the use of gasohol and coal. Both corn and coal being available in great quantities.

Rep. Edward A. Doyle (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. Elmer W. Conti (R., Elmwood Park), 59, vice-president/sales, A.J. Rogers and Co.
Goal: To kill as many bills as possible without becoming an obstructionist.
Energy: Tax incentives and exhaust all efforts for research and new resources.

Ronald J. Rupley (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

19th District

Rep. Myron J. Kulas (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. Benedict Garmisa (D., Chicago), 67, secretary-treasurer, Cook County Forest Preserve District; insurance broker.
Goal: To develop statewide transportation plans and insure adequate transportation funding and to continue to represent the interest of my constituents in the 19th Legislative District in Springfield.
Energy: More emphasis on public transportation and find ways to use Illinois coal without undue environmental pollution.

Rep. Louis F. Capuzi (R., Chicago), 59, legislator.
Goal: To support programs that provide real help to our citizens.
Energy: Conservation and make every effort to become self-sufficient.

Carlo DeFranco (R., Chicago), 34, investigator.
Goal: Fighting gang problems; delinquency prevention.
Energy: Use our natural resources such as coal.

20th District

Rep. Douglas Huff Jr. (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. Marco Domico (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. Ronald A. Stearney (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

John Bozek (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

21st District

Arthur L. Turner (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. William C. Henry (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. Vincent E. Molloy (R., Oak Park)
No response to survey.

Rep. Larry S. Bullock (D., Chicago)
Goal: Enhance the Illinois economy.
Energy: Protect against government transfer payment reductions as well as increase reliability on nuclear power and greater conservation.

Margaret Smith (D., Chicago), 59, investments.
Goal: No response.
Energy: Find a way to use our coal, maybe by burning in place.

Rep. Susan Catania (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

23rd District

Robert T. Krska (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. John M Vitek (D., Chicago), real estate insurance broker.
Goal: Tax reform — school aid — senior citizens.
Energy: Thorough study on nuclear. Use of Illinois coal by lowering EPA.

Rep. William A. Margalus (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

George Edward Esch (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

24th District

Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie (D., Chicago), 39, legislator.
Goal: Procedural reform — ERA and merit selection; community development; adequate human services.
Energy: I favor a percentage tax on the sale of gasoline; tax incentives to encourage the development of alternate energy sources (solar); committments to continue tight controls on the burning of coal.

Rep. Carol Mosely Braun (D., Chicago), 32, legislator-lawyer.
Goal: To serve my constituents to the best of my ability.
Energy: Development of alternative renewable sources; coal, step up safety of nuclear plants.

Rep. Bernard E. Epton (R., Chicago), 58, Attorney.
Goal: Aid to education. Restore the public's belief in the integrity of government (and politicians).
Energy: In addition to conservation measures, develop alternative sources of energy.

Samella Taylor (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

25th District

Rep. Robert M. Terzich (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. Edmund E. Kornowicz (D., Chicago), 61, city employee (Chicago).
Goal: Senior citizen legislation. Relief on taxes. Fund properly education.
Energy: Use our coal.

John C. Hyzny (R., Chicago), 50, proprietor of banquet and catering business and radio broadcaster.
Goal: Eliminate unnecessary and wasteful spending of tax money. Establish priorities for the expenditure of funds according to urgency and necessity. Monitoring systems must be established to prevent the kind of financial crisis encountered by the Chicago Board of Education.
Energy: Tax and other incentives be provided to science and industry to devise new sources of energy. During the interim, turn to the use of coal.

Rep. Phillip Bianco Jr. (R., Chicago), 41, supervisor, Standard Oil Co. of Indiana, on leave of absence.
Goal: Elections reform, tax relief, senior citizens aid. Maintaining a true representative concept in my service.
Energy: Conservation. Searching for ways and means to

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augment our current forms of energy with new technology.

26th District

Rep. James C. Taylor (D., Chicago), assistant majority leader, Illinois House of Representatives.
Goal: To continue to fight for the equality of all people, employment and adequate housing for all Illinois citizens and good health services for the less fortunate.
Energy: Use more Illinois coal; ease clean air standards for its use. And reduce use of energy by all citizens of the state.

Rep. Ethel Skyles Alexander (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Otta Mae Wallace (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Jerry Washington (R., Chicago), 39, insurance broker.
Goal: To reduce taxes and find ways of creating more jobs in Illinois.
Energy: There should be alternative means for cheaper energy costs.

27th District

Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D., Chicago), 38, attorney.
Goal: To work to improve the operational efficiency of the House.
Energy: The governor, working with the legislature, should develop a comprehensive energy program.

Rep. John J. Beatty (D., Chicago), 52, lawyer.
Goal: To increase employment, keep taxes down and be a responsible public official.
Energy: Its use should be conserved as a matter of public policy. The use of coal should be increased as state policy.

Mary Lou Lyman (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. Edmund F. Kucharski (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

28th District

Rep. Emil Jones Jr. (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. James F. Keane (D., Chicago), 45, state representative.
Goal: Elimination of sales tax on food and medicine.
Energy: Major emphasis on technological developments to allow us to fully utilize our coal.

Rep. J. Theodore Meyer (R., Chicago), 44, lawyer-legislator, if reelected.
Goal: Passage of the Motor Vehicles Emission Inspection and Maintenance program.
Energy: I believe that it is the responsibility of state government to ensure that citizens be provided with sufficient energy to meet the industrial and private citizens' needs at a reasonable cost in an environmentally sound manner.

Richard W. Martial Sr. (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

29th District

Monica Faith Stewart (D., Chicago), 27, former publicist and sales rep for legal publisher.
Goal: Major legislative goal is legislative measures to combat unemployment.
Energy: Nuclear energy should be carefully monitored but do not favor a moratorium. Favor using coal and exploring solar energy.

Rep. Raymond W. Ewell (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Jesse Jackson (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Robert H. Holloway (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

30th District

Frank Giglio (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. Miriam Balanoff (D., Chicago)
No response to survey.

Rep. Philip W. Collins (R., Calumet City)
No response to survey.

Cornelius Shanahan (R., Chicago)
No response to survey.

NOTE: This report of candidates for the Illinois House of Representatives from upstate districts 1-30 concludes Illinois Issues Election Survey for 1980. The survey report on candidates for the Illinois House from downstate districts 31-59 appears in September Illinois Issues, and the survey report on Illinois Senate candidates appears in August Illinois Issues. — Editor.

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