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Roll Call on Responsible Budget A responsible budget that protects the arts and other vital state services requires new revenue. Here’s how members of the Illinois General Assembly voted on the income tax increase. (You can look up your state legislators at www.arts4illinois.org.)

Illinois Senate Approves New Revenue On May 30, 2009 the Illinois Senate voted to raise the personal income tax rate from 3 to 5 percent and the corporate rate from 4.8 to 5 percent (HB174). The measure passed 31–27 with 1 member voting “present.” “Yes” votes in the Senate—Thank them for their leadership and encourage them to continue to work with their colleagues to pass a responsible budget. James F. Clayborne Jr. (D-57) Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16) M. Maggie Crotty (D-19) John J. Cullerton (D-6) James A. DeLeo (D-10) William Delgado (D-2) Deanna Demuzio (D-49) Gary Forby (D-59) Michael W. Frerichs (D-52) Don Harmon (D-39) Rickey R. Hendon (D-5)

Linda Holmes (D-42) Mattie Hunter (D-3) Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40) Mike Jacobs (D-36) Emil Jones III (D-14) David Koehler (D-46) Dan Kotowski (D-33) Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4) Terry Link (D-30) Iris Y. Martinez (D-20) James T. Meeks (D-15)

Antonio Munoz (D-1) Michael Noland (D-22) Kwame Raoul (D-13) Martin A. Sandoval (D-12) Heather Steans (D-7) John M. Sullivan (D-47) Donne E. Trotter (D-17) Louis S. Viverito (D-11) A. J. Wilhelmi (D-43)

“No” votes in the Senate—Urge them to step up and negotiate a comprehensive budget that protects our state’s investment in the arts and arts education. Pamela J. Althoff (R-32) Tim Bivins (R-45) Larry K. Bomke (R-50) Michael Bond (D-31) Bill Brady (R-44) J. Bradley Burzynski (R-35) Dan Cronin (R-21) Gary G. Dahl (R-38) Kirk W. Dillard (R-24)

Dan Duffy (R-26) Susan Garrett (D-29) William R. Haine (D-56) Randall M. Hultgren (R-48) John O. Jones (R-54) Chris Lauzen (R-25) David Luechtefeld (R-58) Edward D. Maloney (D-18) Kyle McCarter (R-51)

John J. Millner (R-28) Matt Murphy (R-27) Carole Pankau (R-23) Christine Radogno (R-41) Dale A. Righter (R-55) Dale E. Risinger (R-37) Dan Rutherford (R-53) Jeffrey M. Schoenberg (D-9) Dave Syverson (R-34)

“Present” votes in the Senate—Ask why and under what circumstance they would support new revenue.

Ira I. Silverstein (D-8)

Illinois House Votes Down New Revenue On May 31, 2009 the Illinois House of Representatives voted down an income tax increase (SB2252) by a vote of 74 to 42 with 2 members voting “present.” “Yes” votes in the House—Thank them for their leadership and encourage them to continue to work with their colleagues to pass a responsible budget. Edward J. Acevedo (D-2) Luis Arroyo (D-3) Maria Antonia Berrios (D-39) Daniel J. Burke (D-23) William D. Burns (D-26) Linda Chapa LaVia (D-83) Annazette Collins (D-10) Marlow H. Colvin (D-33) Barbara Flynn Currie (D-25) Monique D. Davis (D-27) Anthony DeLuca (D-80) Kenneth Dunkin (D-5) Sara Feigenholtz (D-12) Mary E. Flowers (D-31)

LaShawn K. Ford (D-8) Esther Golar (D-6) Deborah L. Graham (D-78) Julie Hamos (D-18) Betsy Hannig (D-98) Greg Harris (D-13) Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24) Constance A. Howard (D-34) Eddie Lee Jackson Sr. (D-114) Naomi D. Jakobsson (D-103) Charles E. Jefferson (D-67) Lou Lang (D-16) Michael J. Madigan (D-22) Frank J. Mautino (D-76)

Jack McGuire (D-86) Susana A. Mendoza (D-1) Elaine Nekritz (D-57) Harry Osterman (D-14) Al Riley (D-38) Robert Rita (D-28) Kathleen A. Ryg (D-59) Michael K. Smith (D-91) Cynthia Soto (D-4) André M. Thapedi (D-32) Arthur L. Turner (D-9) Patrick J. Verschoore (D-72) Eddie Washington (D-60) Karen A. Yarbrough (D-7)

“No” votes in the House—Urge them to step up and negotiate a comprehensive budget that protects our state’s investment in the arts and arts education. Suzanne Bassi (R-54) Mark H. Beaubien Jr. (R-52) Daniel V. Beiser (D-111) Patricia R. Bellock (R-47) Bob Biggins (R-41) William B. Black (R-104) Mike Boland (D-71) Mike Bost (R-115) John E. Bradley (D-117) Dan Brady (R-88) Rich Brauer (R-100) James D. Brosnahan (D-36) John D. Cavaletto (R-107) Franco Coladipietro (R-45) Sandy Cole (R-62) Michael G. Connelly (R-48) Elizabeth Coulson (R-17) Fred Crespo (D-44) Tom Cross (R-84)

Shane Cultra (R-105) John D'Amico (D-15) Lisa M. Dugan (D-79) Jim Durkin (R-82) Roger L. Eddy (R-109) Keith Farnham (D-43) Robert F. Flider (D-101) Mike Fortner (R-95) Jack D. Franks (D-63) John A. Fritchey (D-11) Paul D. Froehlich (D-56) Careen M. Gordon (D-75) Jehan A. Gordon (D-92) Kay Hatcher (R-50) Jay C. Hoffman (D-112) Thomas Holbrook (D-113) Kevin Joyce (D-35) Renée Kosel (R-81) David R. Leitch (R-73)

Joseph M. Lyons (D-19) Sidney H. Mathias (R-53) Karen May (D-58) Emily McAsey (D-85) Michael P. McAuliffe (R-20) Kevin A. McCarthy (D-37) Deborah Mell (D-40) Bill Mitchell (R-87) Jerry L. Mitchell (R-90) Donald L. Moffitt (R-74) Rosemary Mulligan (R-65) Richard P. Myers (R-94) JoAnn D. Osmond (R-61) Brandon W. Phelps (D-118) Sandra M. Pihos (R-42) Raymond Poe (R-99) Robert W. Pritchard (R-70) Harry R. Ramey Jr. (R-55) Dennis M. Reboletti (R-46)

David Reis (R-108) Dan Reitz (D-116) Chapin Rose (R-110) Jim Sacia (R-89) Angelo Saviano (R-77) Timothy L. Schmitz (R-49)

Darlene J. Senger (R-96) Keith P. Sommer (R-106) Ron Stephens (R-102) Ed Sullivan Jr. (R-51) Jil Tracy (R-93) Michael W. Tryon (R-64)

Ronald A. Wait (R-69) Mark L. Walker (D-66) Jim Watson (R-97) Dave Winters (R-68) Michael J. Zalewski (D-21)

“Present” votes in the House—Ask why and under what circumstance they would support new revenue. William Davis (D-30) David E. Miller (D-29)