Lake County Board

District 2: Diane Hewitt (D)

Sierra Club endorses Diane Hewitt (D-Waukegan). Hewitt is making a preservation of open space and smart growth key issues in her campaign. She sees the need for increased intergovernmental communication and cooperation to adhere to the county's comprehensive plan and to preserve our natural resources.

 

Send contributions to:

Committee to Elect Diane Hewitt 1646 Rice St, Waukegan, IL 60087

District 7: Steve Carlson (R)

Sierra Club endorses Steve Carlson (R-Gurnee) in his bid for reelection. Carlson was endorsed by the Club in 2002, is determined to rein in sprawl in his district and has been a consistent ally. Carlson is also a member of the board of directors of Wetlands Research, Inc.

District 8: Bob Sabonjian (D)

The Club endorses Bob Sabonjian (D-Waukegan) in his bid for re-election. Sabonjian has deep ties to the community, and is well respected for his conservation ethic. He acts consistently to protect our natural resources, and favors revitalization of urban areas instead of sacrifice of open space. He was endorsed by the Club in 2002. Based upon his record, the Club endorses Sabonjian once again.

 

Send contributions to:

Committee to Re-Elect Robert Sabonjian 2302 Walnut St, Waukegan, IL 60087

District 13: Carrie Travers (D)

Sierra Club endorses Carrie Travers (D-Lake Forest) as a candidate for Lake County Board District 13. Carrie is intelligent, energetic, and dedicated to improving communications between citizens and their government. She has extensive experience in both business and community affairs and seeks to draw upon that experience to make county government more effective and more efficient. Carrie is committed to advocating and implementing best environmental practices in all areas of county government. She has pledged to make purchase of quality open lands a priority of the forest preserve district. She promises to be a responsible steward of the County's natural resources, including its forest preserves and the funds needed to preserve and protect them.

Send contributions to:	Travers for Lake County Board 541 Turicum Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Website	Travers for Lake County Board

District 15: Carol Calabresa (R)

Sierra Club endorses Carol Calabresa (R-Libertyville). Calabresa is a long-time Lake County board member with a record of sensitivity to environmental concerns. She advocates continued expansion of the county's forest preserves, is actively involved in finding transportation solutions that to not impair significant natural areas and wetlands, and is active in initiatives to protect water quality and reduce mercury pollution.. She is also a member of the board of the Republicans for Environmental Protection. Based on her record, she is endorsed for reelection in 2006.

Send contributions to:

Carol Calabresa for County Board 821 Arthur Ave, Libertyville, IL 60048

District 17: Steve Kirn (D)

Sierra Club endorses Stephen P. Kir n (D-Barrington). As a new board member, Kir n's priorities would be:

District 19: Michael S. Talbet (R)

Sierra Club endorses Michael S. Talbett (R-Lake Zurich), an incumbent running unopposed in the current election cycle. A real estate attorney and a former Lake Zurich trustee, Talbett has a firm command of legal tools for controlling development. A drafter of the WDO, Talbett was previously endorsed in 2000 and 2002. We're proud to endorse him once again in 2006.

District 20: Marc Tepper (D)

Sierra Club endorses Marc Tepper (D-Buffalo Grove). Tepper has a degree in natural resources management and has worked for 18 years marketing pollution control and emissions equipment. His platform includes expansion and improvement of existing roadways with careful regard for environmental impacts, increased use of energy efficient vehicles and facilities, continued acquisition of open space by the forest preserve district. Tepper opposes additional "enterprise operations" by the Forest Preserve District.

Send contributions to:

Citizens to Elect Marc Tepper 484 Satinwood Terrace Buffalo Grove, IL  60089

District 21: Ann B. Maine (R)

The Club endorses Ann B. Maine (R-Lincolnshire) for reelection. Maine is a biologist by training with an acute sensitivity to environmental issues. She was endorsed by the Club in 2002. Ann is one of our most diligent board members, and a tireless voice for environmental protection. Besides chairing the FPD Land Acquisition Committee, she also serves as liaison to the Friends of Ryerson Woods.

District 23: Anne Flanigan Bassi (D)

The Club endorses Anne Flanigan Bassi (D-Highland Park). Bassi was endorsed by the Club in 2002. This year she sponsored measures to restore more wetlands in the Lake Michigan watershed, and is committed to work for transportation solutions and alternatives to sprawl. Based upon her record, Bassi deserves reelection

IL Assembly

District 57: Elaine Nekritz (D)

Representative Elaine Nekritz (D-Northbrook) is endorsed without reservation. Nekritz introduced and secured passage of was House Bill 4782, a bill that limits the amount of time diesel-powered vehicles can idle. Idling from these engines produces soot, fine particles of a cancer causing agent responsible for thousands of deaths annually. Upon passage of the bill, Nekritz said “Protecting the environment and improving the quality of the air we breathe are top priorities for me in the General Assembly.” Nekritz has also testified before the U.S. EPA in favor of stricter national standards. Nekritz is also co-sponsor of the Mercury Switch Removal Bill 5578, which mandates that mercury switches be removed in end-of-life motor vehicles. This bill will remove a big source of mercury contamination. Nekritz earned perfect 100% scorecard ratings from the Illinois Environmental Council in 2003, 2004, And 2005. In 2006, Nekritz was awarded the Outstanding Legislative Leadership Award from the Illinois Association of Park Districts for her support of park districts and forest preserves, particularly the State’s Open Space Land Acquisition and Development Fund (OSLAD).

When Elaine Nekritz was first elected to the State Assembly, the first thing she did was become a life member in the Sierra Club. That action gives you some idea of how important a safe, clean environment is to her. We have endorsed her for the primary and general election. Nekritz has received a 100 percent environmental rating from the Illinois Environmental Council each of her years in the Assembly.

The environment has a great friend in Elaine Nekritz.

Her district includes parts of Des Plaines, Niles, Mount Prospect, Glenview, Prospect Heights, Wheeling and Northbrook. If you are not sure of your district and wish to find your legislator, go to www.ilga.gov and click on Legislator Lookup.

 

Send contributions to:	Elaine Nekritz 4259 Commercial Parkway Glenview, IL 60025
Website	Elaine Nekritz State Representative

District 58: Karen May (D)

Karen is a leader on environmental issues in the state house. She is chairperson of the House Environmental Health Committee, co-chair of the bipartisan, bicameral Environmental Caucus of the General Assembly, and Illinois chair of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators. She is a persistent champion of mercury pollution reduction and wetlands protection, and her bill to keep mercury switches out of landfills now awaits the Governor's signature to become law. Representative May is the recipient of the Nature Conservancy's Acorn Award for her work in restoring funding for natural areas in the state and of the Illinois Environmental Council's Environmental Leadership Award.

House District 58 includes all or part of Bannockburn, Deerfield, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Northbrook, and Riverwoods.

Send contributions to:	Friends of Karen May 210 Skokie Valley Rd., Suite 12A Highland Park, 60035
Website	Representative Karen May

District 59: Kathy Ryg (D)

She sponsors legislation to encourage use of alternative energy sources and require improved appliance efficiency. She also supports legislation to improve air quality and reduce the use of harmful pollutants, such as mercury and pesticides.

District 62: Sandy Cole (R)

Sandy Cole is enthusiastically endorsed for the Illinois House of Representatives 62nd District.

During a decade of service on the Lake County Board Cole has been a determined and effective friend of the environment. She is now running to fill the seat being vacated by Robert Churchill (R-Lake Villa). Cole fought peaker plant proposals, testified before the Illinois Pollution Control Board on air-quality issues, advocated higher impact fees for developers, supported expansion of the forest preserves, and much, much more. Cole pledges to work for clean air, clean water and preservation of open space, to advocate legislation to allow counties to charge meaningful impact fees from developers, and to promote a task force on water supply planning to ensure a safe and adequate supply of drinking water for Lake County.

She has a long and distinguished career on the Lake County Board, supporting sound transportation policies, reducing congestion by finding financing for the widening of Washington Street as well as other major projects. Her Forest Preserve contributions include completing such projects as the master plan for Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve, and acquisition of acres of new land. She is a good steward of the Forest Preserve finances, voting against an extravagant, unaffordable luxury golf course. She is an environmental leader; her steady voice on land acquisition, flood prevention and natural resource protection will be a welcome addition to Springfield.

House District 62 includes all or portions of Gurnee, Old Mill Creek, Third Lake, Grayslake, Hainesville, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Park, Round Lake Heights, Lindenhurst, and Lake Villa and many unincorporated communities in northern Lake County.

IL Senate

District 30: Terry Link (D)

The club enthusiastically endorsed Senator Terry Link in his bid for reelection to the state senate. Senator Link has been a stalwart defender of the environment earning perfect 100% scores from the Illinois Environmental Council in each of the last three years.  He currently serves as the Majority Caucus Whip and Chairman of the Senate Revenue Committee, and is a member of the committees on financial institutions, local government, and transportation.

Senate District 30 includes all or portions of Buffalo Grove, Green Oaks, Gurnee, Indian Creek, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lincolnshire, Long Grove, Mettawa, Mundelein, Northbrook, North Chicago, Park City, Riverwoods, Vernon Hills, Waukegan, and Wheeling.

 

Send contributions to:	Friends of Terry Link 123 North Waukegan Rd., Ste. 204 Lake Bluff, IL 60044
Website	www.link30.org

District 31: Michael Bond (D)

Sierra Club endorses Michael Bond. Bond is the Director of Corporate Finance at Allstate Insurance Company and a member of the board of education of the Woodland District 50 Consolidated Schools. A resident of the Prairie Crossing community and a Sierra Club member, Bond has an avid interest in environmental issues and is committed to exploring green solutions to public problems. Bond believes environmental protection is essential to maintaining our parks, wetlands and other natural resources. He understands the importance of expanding recycling and energy efficiency programs for Lake County homes and businesses and helping ensure everyone has access to safe, clean water. He will work to expand our roads and transportation infrastructure without harming our environment and natural areas.

Senate District 31 includes Waukegan, Channel Lake, Antioch, Fox Lake, Lake Villa, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Beach, Hainesville, Grayslake, Lindenhurst, Gurnee, Wadsworth, Zion, Winthrop Harbor and Beach Park.

 

Send contributions to:	Michael Bond for Senate 42 N. Barron Blvd. Grayslake, IL 60030
Website	Michael Bond for Senate

US House of Representatives

District 8: Melissa Bean (D)

Since unseating Phil Crane in the 2004 general election, Melissa Bean has started to create an impressive record of accomplishment in Washington earning a respectable LCV scorecard of 78%. Bean believes we must protect the environment and implement an energy policy that reduces the nation's dependence on foreign oil.  Bean has opposed bills seeking to open the Artic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to drilling. Her opponent proposes a "comprehensive domestic energy policy" that includes drilling in ANWR and development of additional nuclear power plants. Bean has worked to protect the Great Lakes, supported developing clean, renewable alternative energy sources, and voted to provide incentives for flexible fuel and higher efficiency vehicles.