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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 108th 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) Ray Wardingly (R)	01	Supporter Supporter
	Jesse Jackson Jr(D). Doug Nelson (R)	02	Opponent Supporter
	William Lipinski (D)	03	Supporter
	Luis Gutierrez(D) Tony Lopez-Cisneros (R)	04	Supporter Supporter
	Rahm Emanuel(D) Mark Augusti  (R)	05	Supporter Opponent
	Henry Hyde(R) Tom Berry (D)	06	Supporter Unknown
	Danny Davis(D) Mark Tunney, (R)	07	Opponent Unknown
	Philip Crane(R) Melissa Bean (D)	08	Supporter Unknown
	Jan Schakowsky(D)	09	Opponent
	Mark Kirk(R) Hank Perritt (D)	10	Supporter Unknown
	Jerry Weller(R) Keith Van Duyne (D)	11	Supporter Unknown
	Jerry Costello(D) David Sadler (R)	12	Supporter Opponent
	Judy Biggert(R)	13	Supporter
	Dennis Hastert(R)	14	Supporter
	Tim Johnson(R)	15	Supporter
	Donald Manzullo(R) John Kusch (D)	16	Supporter Unknown
	lane Evans(D) Pete Calderone (R)	17	Opponent Supporter
	Ray LaHood(R)	18	Supporter
	David Phelps(D)	19	Supporter
	John Shimkus(R)	20	Supporter

The above information is from "The American Legion" Dispatch, October 11, 2002.