The Chamber

Current Office: Representative
First Elected: 03/07/2009
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Sarah; 3 Children
Birth date:
Birthplace: Chicago Heights, IL
Home City: Chicago Heights IL
Religion:

Profession

Director of Operations, Skyline Disposal Company, present

Education

Graduated, Elmhurst College

Committees

Appropriations for Public Safety
Business and Occupational Licenses
Cities and Villages
Mass Transit
Subcommittee on Tollway Oversight Review
Tollway Oversight

HB 3782 Prohibits Employers from Asking for Internet Login Information
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 4083 Internet Dating Site Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 5531 Limits Tuition Waivers for State University Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

Amendment No. 4 Requires Physicians to Provide Information About Side Effects of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 3782 Prohibits Employers from Asking for Internet Login Information
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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HB 3782 Prohibits Employers from Asking for Internet Login Information
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 4083 Internet Dating Site Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 5531 Limits Tuition Waivers for State University Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

Amendment No. 4 Requires Physicians to Provide Information About Side Effects of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 3782 Prohibits Employers from Asking for Internet Login Information
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 5531 Limits Tuition Waivers for State University Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3782 Prohibits Employers from Asking for Internet Login Information
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 4083 Internet Dating Site Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 5789 Establishes State Park Fees
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 3944 Authorizing the Recording of Police
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3810 Eliminates General Assembly Scholarships
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3944 Authorizing the Recording of Police
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3810 Eliminates General Assembly Scholarships
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3944 Authorizing the Recording of Police
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 5099 Prohibits the Use of Cell Phones Near Emergency Scenes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1310 Authorizes Certain Businesses to Permit Smoking
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 400 Amends State Income Tax
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 397 Tax Code Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1883 Property Tax Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 2147 Paying Regional Superintendents
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 2147 Paying Regional Superintendents
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 965 Authorizing Speed Cameras in Certain Cities
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 2147 Paying Regional Superintendents
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 2147 Paying Regional Superintendents
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 2147 Paying Regional Superintendents
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 2147 Paying Regional Superintendents
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 965 Authorizing Speed Cameras in Certain Cities
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1701 Legal Immunity for Individuals Seeking Treatment for Drug Overdose
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 1652 Smart Grid Technology
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

HB 1490 Regulating Full-Contact Martial Arts Events
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1698 Workers Comp Reform
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1723 Amending The Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1698 Workers Comp Reform
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 744 Gambling and Gaming Bill
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 1652 Smart Grid Technology
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 2185 Establishes the DREAM Fund Commission
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1652 Smart Grid Technology
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 744 Gambling and Gaming Bill
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 145 Nursing Home Infection Control
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 2185 Establishes the DREAM Fund Commission
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 145 Nursing Home Infection Control
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1091 Public-Private Transportation Partnership
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1600 Artificial Trans Fat Restriction Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 203 Limit on Sale of Firearms Within a Certain Time Period
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1600 Artificial Trans Fat Restriction Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3499 Firearm Waiting Period Exemptions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 161 Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Photograph Requirement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 2505 Amends Property Tax Code
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 3644 Labor Law Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 3539 Abolishing the Death Penalty
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: -

SB 1381 Legalize Medical Marijuana
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 3976 Rules to Govern the Redistricting Process
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1716 Authorizing Civil Unions
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4927 Video Gaming Law Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 859 2010-2011 Budget
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 3660 Emergency Budget Act of Fiscal Year 2011
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 3514 Amending State Pension Laws and Limiting Pension Appropriations
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 3660 Emergency Budget Act of Fiscal Year 2011
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 3514 Amending State Pension Laws and Limiting Pension Appropriations
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 3739 Establishing a Foreclosure Prevention Program
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 1118 Business Loan Interest Rates
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 3739 Establishing a Foreclosure Prevention Program
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 3658 Temporary Sales Tax Holiday
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 642 Public University Borrowing
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 3658 Temporary Sales Tax Holiday
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 642 Public University Borrowing
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 3658 Temporary Sales Tax Holiday
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SJR 121 Redistricting Process Modifications
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 615 Local Food, Farms and Jobs Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 5109 Prohibiting Public Funding of Portraits of Governors Removed From Office
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4886 Authorizing 4-Day School Week
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 5428 Limiting Adoption Records Disclosure Restrictions for Adoptees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4685 Eliminating General Assembly Scholarship Program
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2360 Homeowner's Emergency Assistance Plan
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4685 Eliminating General Assembly Scholarship Program
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2360 Homeowner's Emergency Assistance Plan
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4654 Limiting Free Mass Transit for Seniors
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1188 Increasing Cemetery Regulations
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 315 Teacher Evaluation Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 1216 2009-2010 Budget
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 1292 Issuing of Bonds for Revenue
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 2252 Temporary Income Tax Increase and Tax Credit for Green Businesses
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 7 Campaign Contribution Limits
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HJRCA 31 Authorizing Governor Recall Elections
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1682 Pre-need Funeral Funds Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 255 Video Gambling in Various Establishments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 71 Prohibiting Text Messaging While Driving
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 72 Cell Phone Ban in School Speed Zones and Construction Zones
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 71 Prohibiting Text Messaging While Driving
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 72 Cell Phone Ban in School Speed Zones and Construction Zones
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 442 Expanding Red-Light Traffic Camera Enforcement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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