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WINDY CITY TIMES
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Judicial-Chart 8
2006-03-15
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This article shared 2112 times since Wed Mar 15, 2006
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This year's elections feature a record number of openly LGBT candidates thorughout Illinois. The following individuals have publicly stated that they are members of the LGBT community and were on the ballot as of late February.
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AABA
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BWLA
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CBA
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CCL
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CCBA
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DSL
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HLAI
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LAGBAC
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LAGBAC
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PRBA
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WBAI
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15th Subcircuit (Nowinski
vacancy)
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Anthony C. Scrementi (R)
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Q
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R
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Q
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NQ
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R
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R
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R
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Q
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R
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R
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R
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Angelo J. Toscas (R)
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NQ
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NR
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NR
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NQ
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NR
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R
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NE
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NQ
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NR
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NE
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R
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Thomas Anthony Gibbons (D)
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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R
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HR
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R
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HQ
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R
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HR
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R
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Daniel Patrick Brennan (D)
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NQ
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NQ
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NR
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NR
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NR
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Mary Beth Duffy (D)
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Q
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NE
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NR
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NQ
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R
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R
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NE
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NQ
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NR
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NE
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NR
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Darrell Lavon Tarr (D)
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Q
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R
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Q
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NQ
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R
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NR
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NQ
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NQ
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R
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R
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R
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Jessee Lee Prince (D)
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Q
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R
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Q
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NQ
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R
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R
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NE
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Q
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R
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R
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R
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Arthur Sutton (D)
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NQ
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R
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NR
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NQ
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R
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NR
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NR
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Q
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NR
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NR
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NR
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Mary Therese Quinn (D)
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Q
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NR
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Q
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Q
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R
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HR
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R
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Q
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R
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R
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R
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Mike Donahue (D)
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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R
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R
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R
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Q
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N
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R
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R
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John M. Steed (D)
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Q
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NR
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HQ
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Q
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HR
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R
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Q
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R
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R
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R
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