I have received great feedback from my 2025 Legislative Survey! Each year, I reach out to my constituents and ask them to share their thoughts with me by completing a survey. So far this year, we have received 364 submissions from individuals throughout the 114th District! Everyone’s voice matters, and it helps guide me when voting on legislation. Here is a look at who shared their voice and the results from my survey:
Here are the responses from questions on my survey:
Q1: What issue do you think should be Illinois #1 priority?
(Top 5 answers)
- Lowering Taxes
- Fighting Illegal Immigration
- Fighting Crime and Addressing Public Safety
- Balancing Illinois’ Budget
- Ending Corruption and Enacting Ethnics Reform
Q2: Rep. Schmidt has drafted legislation that would create a “No Sales Tax” holiday period for school supplies around the start of the school year. Do you support this?
Majority answered Yes
Q3: A Chicago Legislator has drafted legislation to legalize prostitution in Illinois. Do you support this?
Majority answered No
Q4: . Rep. Schmidt has drafted legislation that would provide veterans with a paid day off on
Veterans Day each year. Do you support this?
Majority answered Yes
Q5: Some believe that the Firearm ID (FOID) card is outdated and redundant. Do you support efforts to repeal the FOID card requirement with the knowledge that federal background checks will still be required to purchase a gun?
Majority answered Yes
Q6: Rep. Kevin Schmidt voted against pay raises for legislators, and even donates his pay raise
each month to local food pantries. Do you think legislators should receive a pay raise this year?
Majority answered No
Q7: Illinois currently spends over 1 billion dollars per year on illegal immigrants. You think Illinois should spend:
Majority answered less tax dollars on immigrants
Q8: Illinois is facing a budget deficit of over 3 billion dollars over the next fiscal year. At a time when many state agencies are forced to make cuts, which state services would you most like to see protected?
(Top 5 answers)
- Police and First Responders
- Roads/Infrastructure
- Human Services
- Medicaid
- Education