:: IL-11

Illinois Individual Race: IL-11

Incumbent:	Jerry Weller (R)
	Jerry Weller has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 80 percent of the time.
Challenger(s):	John Pavich (D)
	Go to John Pavich’s campaign website.
	OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.

Endorsed Candidate: John Pavich

JOHN PAVICH FIGHTS FOR WORKING FAMILIES

Supports Increasing the Minimum Wage.
John Pavich supports giving families in Illinois a raise by increasing the minimum wage. (www.pavichforcongress.com)

Opposes Privatizing Social Security.
John Pavich signed a pledge assuring seniors he would never vote to privatize Social Security if elected to Congress. ([La Salle] News Tribune, 4/15/06)

Will Work to Keep Jobs in Illinois.
John Pavich will work to bring jobs back to the 11th District by eliminating tax breaks for companies that export our jobs. (www.pavichforcongress.com)

JERRY WELLER THREATENS WORKING FAMILIES

As a member of Congress, Jerry Weller has repeatedly voted against the interests of workers and their families, opposing an increase in the minimum wage, cutting funding for education programs, slashing student loans and supporting a prescription drug plan that benefits pharmaceutical companies over seniors. (Vote #308, 6/22/06; Vote #313, 6/22/06; Vote #319, 6/27/06; Vote #424, 7/29/06; Vote #425, 7/29/06; Vote #321, 10/17/05; Vote #320, 10/17/05; S. 1932, 12/19/05; Vote #669, 11/22/03)

VOTE Nov. 7

How you vote is a personal decision. Whatever you decide, please vote.

 

 

 

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