City Council Voting Records May 7, 2003 - November 15, 2006

UIC Political Science Department

Ward Aldermen Affordable Housing Resolution defeating all pending legislation prior to 1/1/03 Opposing U.S. Patriot Act  Wal-Mart in the 37th Ward  Wal-Mart in the 21st Ward 2005 City Budget Reparations Shakman Decree Iraq War Resolution Non-Smoking Ban 2006 City Budget Foie Gras Ban New Pay Schedule Large Retailer Living Wage (Big Box) Notification of Hotel Guests During Worker Strike Veto of Large Retailer Living Wage Downtown Parking Garage Deal Agree with Mayor
1 Manuel Flores Not in Council Absent Yes Yes No Yes No Absent Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Absent Yes 78%
2 Mandeline Haithcock No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes 86%
3 Dorothy Tillman No No Yes Absent Absent No Yes Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No 63%
4 Toni Preckwinkle No No Yes Not voting No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 55%
5 Leslie Hairston No Absent Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Absent No No 79%
6 Freddrenna Lyle No Absent Yes Yes No Yes Yes Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Absent Yes Absent 85%
7 William Beavers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes 88%
8 Todd Stroger Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Not Voting Yes No Yes Not Voting 88%
9 Anthony Beale Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes 86%
10 John Pope Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 89%
11 James Balcer Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes 95%
12 George Cardenas Not in Council Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes 85%
13 Frank Olivo Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Not Voting Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 83%
14 Edward Burke Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Not Voting No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 93%
15 Theodore Thomas No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No 75%
16 Shirley Coleman Not Voting Absent Yes Yes No Yes Yes Not Voting Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No 85%
17 Latasha Thomas Yes Yes Not voting Yes Not voting Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Not Voting Yes No Yes Absent 85%
18 Thomas Murphy Yes Absent Not voting No No Yes Not Voting Yes No Yes Yes Yes Not Voting Yes No Yes Yes 78%
19 Virginia Rugai Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes 84%
20 Arenda Troutman No No Yes Yes Yes No No Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Not Voting 65%
21 Howard Brookins Jr. Not in Council No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not Voting No No No No 77%
22 Ricardo Munoz No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 75%
23 Michael Zalewski Yes Yes Not voting No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 86%
24 Michael Chandler No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 76%
25 Daniel Solis Yes Yes Yes Yes Not voting Yes Yes No Absent Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes 88%
26 Billy Ocasio No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Absent Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 79%
27 Walter Burnett Jr. No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Absent Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes 81%
28 Ed Smith No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No 70%
29 Isaac Carothers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes 93%
30 Ariel Reboyras Not in Council No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes yes Yes 84%
31 Regner "Ray" Suarez Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 80%
32 Theodore Matlak Yes Yes Not voting Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes 86%
33 Richard Mell Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Not Voting Yes No Yes No Yes Yes 80%
34 Carrie Austin Yes No Not voting Yes Yes Yes Yes No Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes 87%
35 Rey Colon Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 77%
36 William J.P. Banks Yes Yes Not voting No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 85%
37 Emma Mitts Absent Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes 89%
38 Thomas Allen Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Not Voting Not Voting Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 86%
39 Margaret Laurino Yes Yes Absent No No Yes Yes No No Absent Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 86%
40 Patrick O'Connor Absent Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 84%
41 Brian Doherty Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes 79%
42 Burton Natarus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes 82%
43 Vi Daley Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Not Voting No No No No Yes 90%
44 Thomas Tunney Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes 89%
45 Patrick Levar Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 89%
46 Helen Shiller No No Yes No No Yes Yes Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes No Not Voting Yes No Absent 82%
47 Eugene Schulter Yes Absent Absent No No Yes Yes Not Voting Yes Absent Yes Yes Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes 84%
48 Mary Ann Smith Yes Yes Yes Absent Absent Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes 83%
49 Joe Moore No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Absent Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 77%
50 Bernard Stone Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not Voting Not Voting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes 84%
  Mayor Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

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