State Universities Annuitants Association
January 27, 2010

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As we close in on the General Primary Election, it is important to note that YES your vote does count! How you vote in the General Primary Election does impact who survives for the General Election in November.

You still have an opportunity for early voting or a choice to wait until Tuesday, February 2^nd.

According to the State Board of Elections (via the State House News), there are over 7.5 million people registered to vote in Illinois. Of those, 155,000 people were signed up to vote early or absentee for this year’s primaries, but the response is low.

Let’s see if the additional information provided below will pull more to the polls for Tuesday. While much of this information is available at www.SUAA.org, it is possible that another format will entice everyone to cast their votes.

INCUMBENTS NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION

Race Incumbent

US Senate Roland Burris (D)

10th Senate James Deleo (D)

11th House John Fritchey (D)

36th House James Brosnahan (D)

41st House Bob Biggins (R)

56th House Paul Froehlich (D)

69th House Ronald Wait (R)

98th House Betsy Hannig (D)

104th House Bill Black (R)

INCUMBENTS SEEKING OTHER OFFICES

Race Incumbent Current Office

US Senate Mark Kirk (R) 10th Congressional

US Senate Alexi Giannoulias (D) Treasurer

10th Cong Elizabeth Coulson (R) 17th House

10th Cong Julie Hamos (D) 18th House

14th Cong Randall M. Hultgren (R) 48th Senate*

Governor Kirk W. Dillard (R) 24th Senate*

Governor Bill Brady (R) 44th Senate*

Governor Daniel W. Hynes (D) Comptroller

Lt. Governor Matt Murphy (R) 27th Senate*

Lt. Governor Arthur L. Turner (D) 9th House

Lt. Governor Terry Link (D) 30th Senate*

Lt. Governor Ricky Hendon (D) 5th Senate*

Lt. Governor Mike Boland (D) 71st House

Comptroller David Miller (D) 29th House

Treasurer Dan Rutherford (R) 53rd Senate*

*Senate seat is not up for re-election

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OPEN STATE LEGISLATIVE SEATS

S‐10 D: Anselmo, Majcher, Ryan, Mulroe R: Doherty

H‐9 D: Jackson, Burros, Walton, Patton, Jackson, Turner

H‐11 D: Mullen, Farley, Williams R: Tucker

H‐17 D: Biss R: Chang

H‐18 D: Kelly, Keenan‐Devlin, Smith, Moran

H‐29 D: Jones, Tillman

H‐36 D: Macellaio, Burke, McMahon, Casey R: Grabowski

H‐41 D: Stephenson R: Rivadeneira, Nybo, Sheahan, Burden, Manzo

H‐56 D: Mussman R: Higgins, Forte‐Scott

H‐69 D: Pendzinski R: Sosnowski, Loffelmacher, Corirossi

H‐71 D: Lack, Ahern, McNeil R: Morthland

H‐98 D: Sherer, Landers, Snodgrass R: Rosenthal

H‐104 D: Puhr R: Hays

INCUMBENTS FACING PRIMARY CHALLENGES

S‐1 Muñoz (D) v. Mondragon

S‐7 Steans (D) v. Madigan

S‐25 Lauzen (R) v. Michels

H‐2 Acevedo (D) v. Schultz, Martinez, Trutin

H‐4 Soto (D) v. Massas

H‐5 Dunkin (D) v. Schroeder, Drake

H‐10 Collins (D) v. Goldman, Sneed, Muhammad, Winters, Taylor

H‐21 Zalewski (D) v. Collins

H‐23 Burke (D) v. Lozano, Meza‐Zavala, Diaz

H‐32 Thapedi (D) v. Williams

H‐40 Mell (D) v. Laiacona

H‐50 Hatcher (R) v. Wheeler, McQuillan

H‐54 Bassi (R) v. Morrison

H‐59 Sente (D) v. Hartstein

H‐60 Washington (D) v. Kyle

H‐62 Cole (R) v. Mitchell

H‐68 Winters (R) v. Cabello

H‐94 Myers (R) v. Mohr
H‐100 Brauer (R) v. Hinrichs

H‐114 Jackson (D) v. Officer, McGaughy

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SENATORS UP FOR RE‐ELECTION

S‐1 Antonio “Tony” Muñoz (D)

S‐4 Kimberly A. Lightford (D)

S‐7 Heather A. Steans (D)

S‐10 Open Seat (Jim DeLeo (D) seat)

S‐13 Kwame Raoul (D)

S‐16 Jacqueline “Jacqui” Collins (D)

S‐19 M. Maggie Crotty (D)

S‐22 Michael Noland (D)

S‐25 Chris Lauzen (R)

S‐28 John J. Millner (R)

S‐31 Michael Bond (D)

S‐34 Dave Syverson (R)

S‐37 Dale E. Risinger (R)

S‐40 Toi W. Hutchinson (D)

S‐43 Arthur “A.J.” Wilhelmi (D)

S‐46 David Koehler (D)

S‐49 Deanna DeMuzio (D)

S‐51 Kyle McCarter (R) –
(unexpired 2 year term)

S‐52 Michael W. Frerichs (D)

S‐55 Dale A. Righter (R)

S‐58 David Luechtefeld (R)

SENATORS NOT UP FOR RE‐ELECTION

S‐2 Willie Delgado (D)

S‐3 Mattie Hunter (D)

S‐5 Rickey Hendon (D) (running for Lt. Governor)

S‐6 John Cullerton (D)

S‐8 Ira Silverstein (D)

S‐9 Jeff Schoenberg (D)

S‐11 Louis Vivertio (D)

S‐12 Martin Sandoval (D)

S‐14 Emil Jones, III (D)

S‐15 James Meeks (D)

S‐17 Donne Trotter (D)

S‐18 Edward Maloney (D)

S‐20 Iris Martinez (D)

S‐21 Dan Cronin (R)

S‐23 Carole Pankau (R)

S‐24 Kirk Dillard (R) (running for Governor)

S‐26 Dan Duffy (R)

S‐27 Matt Murphy (R) (running for Lt. Governor)

S‐29 Susan Garrett (D)

S‐30 Terry Link (D) (running for Lt. Governor)

S‐32 Pamela Althoff (R)

S‐33 Dan Kotowski (D)

S‐35 Brad Burzynski (R)

S‐36 Mike Jacobs (D)

S‐38 Gary Dahl (R)

S‐39 Don Harmon (D)

S‐41 Christine Radogno (R)

S‐42 Linda Holmes (D)

S‐44 Bill Brady (R) (running for Governor)

S‐45 Tim Bivens (R)

S‐47 John Sullivan (D)

S‐48 Randy Hultgren (R) (running for 14th Congressional)

S‐50 Larry Bomke (R)

S‐53 Dan Rutherford (R) (running for Treasurer)

S‐54 John Jones (R)

S‐56 Bill Haine (D)

S‐57 Jim Clayborne, Jr. (D)

S‐59 Gary Forby (D)

A big thank you to Cook-Witter for providing the
format in order to provide our readers with this
information.

We just can’t stress enough the importance of
your participation in the General Primary Election

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Don’t Stop Reading Yet!

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State Universities Annuitants Association
Legislative Platform
2010

1. SUPPORT legislation that provides for full funding of the state pension systems.

OPPOSE legislation that fails to provide adequate funding for the state pension systems.

2. SUPPORT legislation and/or executive branch initiatives designed to maintain the integrity of the state pension systems for present and future retirees and their survivors.

OPPOSE legislation or executive branch initiatives that would threaten the integrity of the pension systems for current and future retirees and their survivors.

3. SUPPORT legislation and/or executive branch initiatives to maintain the health benefits offered through the State Health Insurance Plan and the College Insurance Plan.

CONTINUE to SUPPORT legislation to implement the CIP Task Force Recommendations.

OPPOSE legislation or executive branch initiatives to reduce or eliminate health benefits enjoyed by annuitants, survivors, and current state employees.

4. CONTINUE to SUPPORT legislation to enhance pension benefits for pre-1980 retirees and survivors.

5. SUPPORT the attainment of these goals (1-4) through the following means:

a. SUPPORT tax legislation that addresses the state’s structural budgetary problems;

b. OPPOSE legislation to combine administration of state pension systems or of their respective pension portfolios; and

c. MONITOR additional legislation or executive branch initiatives that affect the retirement or health benefits of active and retired state employees and their survivors.

d. DEVELOP appropriate responses to these issues.

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Mark your calendars!

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Regional Meetings!

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (UIUC)
will be held on Tuesday, April 6^th

Moraine Valley College

will be held on Thursday, April 8^th

William Rainey Harper College

will be held on Friday, April 9^th

(The previous Mini Briefing has been changed on the website to reflect the right dates.)

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SURS will be offering three Self-Managed Plan (SMP) Retirement Education Seminars. They are scheduled for:

Thursday, March 18^th
Thursday, April 22^nd

Tuesday, May 18^th

All Seminars will be scheduled from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Lunch will not be provided

Topics will include: Social Security – Insurance – Self-Managed Plan

All seminars will be held at the SURS office in Champaign. There is no fee to attend. Please contact Karen Maggio by phone at 217.378.8813 or email kmaggio@surs.org to register.