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WHERE THEY STAND
The American Legion sent questionnaires to this year's congressional candidates about this important amendment. One of the questions asked was "If elected to the 107th Congress will you vote for the above amendment and allow the people to decide?" The following are the candidates' position based on their responses.
| Name |
District |
Where they stand |
| Bobby
Rush(D) |
01 | Opponent |
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| Jesse
Jackson Jr(D). |
02 | Opponent |
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| William
Lipinski (D) |
03 | Supporter |
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| Luis Gutierrez(D) | 04 | Supporter | ||
| Rod Blagojevich(D) | 05 | Supporter | ||
| Henry Hyde(R) |
06 | Supporter |
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| Danny
Davis(D) |
07 | Opponent |
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| Philip
Crane(R) |
08 | Supporter |
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| Jan
Schakowsky(D) |
09 | Opponent |
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| Mark Kirk(R) |
10 | Supporter |
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| Jerry Weller(R) | 11 | Supporter |
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| Jerry Costello(D) | 12 | Supporter | ||
| Judy Biggert(R) | 13 | Supporter |
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| Dennis Hastert(R) | 14 | Supporter |
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| Tim
Johnson(R) |
15 | Unknown |
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| Donald
Manzullo(R) |
16 | Supporter |
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| lane
Evans(D) |
17 | Opponent |
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| Ray LaHood(R) |
18 | Supporter |
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| David
Phelps(D) |
19 | Supporter |
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| John
Shimkus(R) |
20 | Supporter |
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