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Coalition Polls Candidates on Public Health, HIV Issues
The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) surveys candidates for public office on AIDS-related policies and publishes the results to educate voters and the general public. This year, AFC teamed up with the Illinois Association of
Public Health Administrators and the Illinois Public Health Association to expand the reach of the questionnaire to broader public health issues. All three groups are non-partisan organizations and do not endorse candidates for public office. The groups mailed the survey to 417 candidates facing primary elections in races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, statewide constitutional office (including the governor), Illinois State Senate, and Illinois State House of Representatives. Seventy-seven Illinois candidates responded to the survey, for a response rate of 18 percent. The coalition conducts the survey to help inform public health providers and advocates, AIDS advocates, people living with HIV/AIDS, and the general public about the policy positions taken by candidates for public office in Illinois. The survey and positions appear on pages 2-9 for congressional candidates and the questionnaire for state candidates appears on pages 9-18. The coalition invited all candidates for statewide office to submit written statements. Five statewide candidates did so, and their statements are reproduced word-for-word beginning on page 18. A majority of candidates who responded to the survey endorsed efforts to increase public health funding, expand access to health care programs for people living with HIV/AIDS, and modernize the public health system. The candidates also expressed support for comprehensive, science-based sexuality education in schools, chronic illness prevention funding, and increasing Medicaid funding. Candidates for state office generally agreed that the state tax system needs to be reformed, and that a progressive income tax is needed. About the survey: AFC asked candidates running for state office 20 questions regarding healthcare, public health, disease prevention, and housing. The questions and responses can be found in the second section of this report on pages 9-18. Candidates were asked to answer “yes”, “no” or “undecided” to HIV/AIDS and public health policy questions. Only races in which one or more candidates responded to the survey are included in this report. Parties and candidates are listed alphabetically. |
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