“We don’t have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts transform the world.”
My dear family & friends-
I spent the first twenty years of my life berating myself over whether I should keep quiet about my sexual orientation. What would people think? Would I be ridiculed? Who would joke about me when I wasn’t around? Who would be disappointed? Would my life be worse?
Guess what happened? A lot changed. And I’ve never been happier.
The people that matter most in my life didn’t just support me: You became my biggest defenders. There is nothing so sweet as having others standing at your side, ready to challenge those trying to bring you down or treat you unfairly. Every day I am humbled by those who stand up for love, fairness, and equality–even when it isn’t popular. I know you don’t have to do it. But you do. And it means the world to me.
No good deed goes unpunished. If you have any gas left in the tank, I would be so grateful if you could take one last step to finally end this battle in Illinois and ensure our state treats everyone the same, including people like me. As you might have heard, in early January legislators in Springfield will vote on a bill that would allow same sex couples to solidify their loving relationship by way of a marriage. 
The chief sponsor of the bill explains: “It’s very straightforward. We treat all couples with the same respect and dignity in the eyes of the law and we protect the rights of religious institutions to either consecrate or not consecrate marriages within their faith as they see fit. It’s very important that government not involve itself in religion on either side of the issue.”
Here’s the reality: Right now, internal counts of those legislators show that we may not have the votes. It is very close, but some representatives are unsure. They will make up their mind based on how their constituents voice their opinion.
That is why I am urging you to take 5 minutes to draft a very simple email and send it to your State Representative and State Senator, asking them to treat all Illinois residents fairly by supporting marriage equality.
It does not have to be long or time-consuming. But by typing out a few sentences and hitting the send button, you may be the tipping point. All you need to include is this:
1) Share you name, that you are a voter in Illinois, and indicate where you live. It makes a big difference if the lawmaker knows that you are a constituent in their own district. Say if there are multiple voters in your household (or, better yet, have each one send an email).
2) Urge them to vote in favor of marriage equality. You can say this in one sentence or fifty.
That’s it. More than at any other time, that simple act can make a real difference. This is not like casting a vote for President when you know what the outcome will be in Illinois. It is VERY close, and every single email counts tremendously. 
It would be great if you could do this right now…as you are reading this. Because if you don’t do it now, you might forget. Life is hectic. Below you will find a list of legislators and email addresses.
Please send a message now explaining where you stand.
Forever grateful-
Paul
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Not sure who your legislators are? Go to this site, type in your address, and get their names, then come back here to get their email from the list below….
1) Step #1: FIND YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS: HERE (Remember to look for your STATE Representative and STATE Senator)
2) Step #2: Find their names below (alphabetical) and send them a quick email. You should send one to your State Rep. AND one to your State Senator. If two email addresses are listed for that person, send them to both addresses.
NAME EMAIL #1 EMAIL #2
| Edward J. Acevedo |
eacevedoed@ilga.gov |
Sylvia_idrovo@sbcglobal.net |
| Pamela Althoff |
pamela@pamelaalthoff.net |
palthoff@mc.net |
| Luis Arroyo |
RepDistrict3@gmail.com |
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| Jason Barickman |
jason@jasonbarickman.org |
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| Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. |
strepmbeaubien@sbcglobal.net |
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| Daniel V. Beiser |
dvbeiser@sbcglobal.net |
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| Patricia R. “Patti” Bellock |
rep@pbellock.com |
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| Maria Antonia (Toni) Berrios |
repberrios39@gmail.com |
rep_berrios@yahoo.com |
| Daniel K. Biss |
repbiss@gmail.com |
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| Tim Bivins |
senatorbivins@grics.net |
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| Larry K. Bomke |
senatorbomke@yahoo.com |
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| Mike Bost |
rep.bost@hotmail.com |
mikebost@midwestmail.com |
| John E. Bradley |
repjohnbradley@mychoice.net |
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| Bill Brady |
billbrady@senatorbillbrady.com |
|
| Dan Brady |
dan@rep-danbrady.com |
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| Rich Brauer |
Brauerr@housegopmail.state.il.us |
|
| Adam M. Brown |
abrown@decaturil.gov |
|
| Daniel J. Burke |
burkedj2@ilga.gov |
illhouse@aol.com |
| Kelly M. Burke |
kelly@kellyburke2010.com |
|
| William D. ‘Will” Burns |
repwillburns@att.net |
|
| J. Bradley Burzynski |
senatorbrad@frontier.com |
senatorbrad@verizon.net |
| John Cavaletto |
john@johncavaletto.com |
|
| Linda Chapa-LaVia |
chapa-laviali@ilga.gov |
lindachapalavia@aol.com |
| James F. Clayborne, Jr. |
jfc87@norcom2000.com |
|
| Franco Coladipietro |
franco@il45.com |
|
| Sandy Cole |
representativesandycole@comcast.net |
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| Jacqueline “Jacqui” Y. Collins |
jcollins@senatedem.ilga.gov |
|
| Annazette R. Collins |
collinsar@ilga.gov |
annazettec@sbcglobal.net |
| Marlow H. Colvin |
repcolvin@sbcglobal.net |
|
| Michael G. Connelly |
Repconnelly48@gmail.com |
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| Fred Crespo |
fred@fredcrespo.com |
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| Tom Cross |
tom@tomcross.com |
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| M. Maggie Crotty |
jdowis@senatedem.ilga.gov |
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| John J. Cullerton |
john@senatorcullerton.com |
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| Shane Cultra |
Shanecultra105@yahoo.com |
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| Bill Cunningham |
staterepbillcunningham@gmail.com |
|
| Barbara Flynn Currie |
repcurrie@sbcglobal.net |
bfc15@aol.com |
| John D’Amico |
johnd@ilga.gov |
|
| Monique D. Davis |
davismd@ilga.gov |
Mdavis2147@yahoo.com |
| William “Will” Davis |
williamd@ilga.gov |
repwilldavis@sbcglobal.net |
| Anthony DeLuca |
repdeluca@sbcglobal.net |
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| William Delgado |
repdelgado@aol.com |
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| Kirk W. Dillard |
senator@kdillard.com |
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| Dan Duffy |
Dan@SenatorDuffy.com |
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| Lisa M. Dugan |
lisadugan@sbcglobal.net |
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| Kenneth Dunkin |
kendunkin@msn.com |
|
| Jim Durkin |
jimd@ilga.gov |
kanadyF@housegopmail.state.il.us |
| Roger L. Eddy |
roger@peopleforeddy.com |
Reddyunit1@aol.com |
| Keith Farnham |
krfarnham@gmail.com |
|
| Sara Feigenholtz |
sara@staterepsara.com |
staterep12@aol.com |
| Mary E. Flowers |
flowersme@ilga.gov |
mflowers@hds.ilga.gov |
| Gary Forby |
senatorforby@yahoo.com |
|
| LaShawn Ford |
lkf@ilga.gov |
repford@lashawnford.com |
| Mike Fortner |
Mike.fortner@sbcglobal.net |
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| Jack D. Franks |
jack@jackfranks.org |
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| Michael W. Frerichs |
mfrerichs@senatedem.ilga.gov |
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| Robyn Gabel |
robyn@robyngabel.com |
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| Susan Garrett |
ilsenate29@sbcglobal.net |
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| Esther Golar |
esthergolar@sbcglobal.net |
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| Careen Gordon |
staterepgordon@sbcglobal.net |
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| Jehan Gordon |
repjehangordon@gmail.com |
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| William R. “Bill” Haine |
whaine@cbnstl.com |
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| Norine K. Hammond |
rephammond@macomb.com |
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| Don Harmon |
dharmon@senatedem.ilga.gov |
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| Greg Harris |
greg@gregharris.org |
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| David Harris |
harrisforstaterep@yahoo.com |
|
| Kay Hatcher |
info@kayhatcher.us |
vote4kay@att.net |
| Chad D Hays |
chad@chaddhays.com |
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| Rickey R. Hendon |
hendon@senatedem.ilga.gov |
|
| Elizabeth Hernandez |
repehernandez@yahoo.com |
hernandezl@ilga.gov |
| Thomas “Tom” Holbrook |
holbrookta@ilga.gov |
Thomas.holbrook@att.net |
| Linda Holmes |
senatorholmes42@sbcglobal.net |
|
| Constance A.”Connie” Howard |
howardca@ilga.gov |
staterep-constance-a-howard@comcast.net |
| Mattie Hunter |
senatorhunter03@sbcglobal.net |
|
| Toi W Hutchinson |
thutchinson@senatedem.ilga.gov |
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| Eddie Lee Jackson Sr. |
bbsty2010@gmail.com |
|
| Mike Jacobs |
senatorjacobs@sbcglobal.net |
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| Naomi D. Jakobsson |
naomi@naomijakobsson.com |
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| Charles E. “Chuck” Jefferson |
staterepchuck67@aol.com |
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| Thomas Johnson |
SenatorTomJohnson@gmail.com
|
|
| Emil Jones, III |
ejones3@senatedem.ilga.gov |
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| John O Jones |
johnojones@sbcglobal.net |
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| Thaddeus Jones |
tjones@calumetcity.org |
|
| Dwight Kay |
info@dwightkay.com |
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| David Koehler |
senatorkoehler@grics.net |
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| Renee Kosel |
rkosel@ilga.gov |
|
| Dan Kotowski |
dan@senatorkotowski.com |
|
| Louis I. Lang |
langli@ilga.gov |
reploulang@aol.com |
| Chris Lauzen |
admin@lauzen.com |
|
| David R. Leitch |
davidleitch@ameritech.net |
|
| Kimberly A. Lightford |
statesenatorlightford@comcast.net |
|
| Camille Lilly |
statereplilly@yahoo.com |
|
| Terry Link |
senator@link30.org |
|
| David Luechtefeld |
sendavel@midwest.net |
|
| Joseph M. Lyons |
lyonsjm@ilga.gov |
jsmith@hds.ilga.gov |
| Michael J. Madigan |
mmadigan@hds.ilga.gov |
|
| Edward D. Maloney |
ed@edmaloney.com |
|
| Iris Y. Martinez |
ilsenate20@sbcglobal.net |
|
| Sidney H. Mathias |
repmathias@hotmail.com |
SIDNEYMATH@msn.com |
| Frank J. Mautino |
patti76th@ivnet.com |
|
| Karen May |
karen@repkarenmay.org |
karenmay58@aol.com |
| Rita Mayfield |
ritamayfield60@gmail.com |
|
| Emily McAsey |
RepEmily@gmail.com |
|
| Michael P. McAuliffe |
mmcauliffe20@yahoo.com |
|
| William “Sam” McCann |
SenatorSam@frontier.com
|
|
| Kyle McCarter |
mccarter51@att.net |
senatormccarter51@att.net |
| Kevin A. McCarthy |
kevmac37@sbcglobal.net |
|
| Jack McGuire |
jmcguire86@sbcglobal.net |
Jmcguire86@sbcglobal.com |
| James T. Meeks |
senmeeks@sbcglobal.net |
|
| Deborah L. Mell |
deb@debmell.org |
dmel@hds.ilga.gov |
| Susana Mendoza |
staterepmendoza@gmail.com |
|
| John Millner |
johnjmillner@aol.com |
|
| Jerry L. Mitchell |
repjmitchell@comcast.net |
|
| Bill Mitchell |
repmitchell@earthlink.net |
|
| Thomas R. “Tom” Morrison |
Repmorrison54@gmail.com |
|
| Richard Morthland |
rich@richmorthland.com |
|
| Rosemary Mulligan |
repmulligan@usa.net |
|
| John G. Mulroe |
info@mulroeforsenate.com |
|
| Matt Murphy |
senatormattmurphy@gmail.com |
|
| Michelle Mussman |
michelle@votemichelle.org |
|
| Antonio “Tony” Mu√±oz |
amunoz@senatedem.ilga.gov |
|
| Elaine Nekritz |
enekritz@repnekritz.org |
|
| Michael Noland |
richj@noland.org |
|
| Chris Nybo |
chris@chrisnybo.com |
|
| Jo Ann Osmond |
reposmond@aol.com |
osmondjoann@aol.com |
| Harry Osterman |
hjo17@aol.com |
|
| Carole Pankau |
carole@pankau.org |
|
| Brandon W. Phelps |
bphelps@yourclearwave.com |
|
| Sandra M. Pihos |
sandrapihos42@gmail.com |
community@sandrapihos.com |
| Raymond Poe |
poe@ilga.gov |
poer@housegopmail.state.il.us |
| Robert Pritchard |
bob@pritchardstaterep.com |
|
| Christine Radogno |
cradogno@sbcglobal.net |
|
| Harry R. Ramey,Jr. |
staterepramey55@aol.com |
|
| Kwame Raoul |
raoulstaff@gmail.com |
|
| Dennis Reboletti |
dennisreboletti@sbcglobal.net |
dennisreboletti@aol.com |
| David B. Reis |
david@davidreis.org |
|
| Dan Reitz |
repreitz@egyptian.net |
|
| Sue Rezin |
suerezin@gmail.com |
|
| Dale A. Righter |
drighter@consolidated.net |
|
| Al Riley |
rep.riley38@sbcglobal.net |
rep.riley@sbcglobal.net |
| Dale E. Risinger |
senatorrisinger@yahoo.com |
|
| Robert “Bob” Rita |
robertbobrita@aol.com |
|
| Chapin Rose |
ls@chapinrose.net |
chapin@chapinrose.com |
| Wayne Arthur Rosenthal |
waynerosenthal@consolidated.net |
|
| Pam Roth |
moffitt@grics.net |
|
| Jim Sacia |
JimSacia@aeroinc.net |
|
| Ronald L. Sandack |
rsandack@downers.us |
|
| Martin A. Sandoval |
msandoval@senatedem.ilga.gov |
|
| Angelo “Skip” Saviano |
skip@skipsaviano.com |
|
| Suzi Schmidt |
suzi@suzischmidt.com |
|
| Timothy L. Schmitz |
info@timschmitz.org |
ilrep49@sbcglobal.net |
| Jeffrey M. Schoenberg |
senator@jschoenberg.org |
|
| Darlene J. Senger |
sengerstaterep@gmail.com |
|
| Carol Sente |
repsente@gmail.com |
|
| Ira I. Silverstein |
isilverstein@senatedem.ilga.gov |
|
| Keith P. Sommer |
sommer@mtco.com |
|
| Joe Sosnowski |
joesosnowski@gmail.com |
Joe.Sosnowski@rockfordil.gov |
| Cynthia Soto |
csoto@ilga.gov |
maria.zarate08@gmail.com |
| Heather Steans |
hsteans@senatedem.ilga.gov |
|
| Ron Stephens |
ron@repstephens.com |
|
| John M. Sullivan |
senjohn@adams.net |
|
| Ed Sullivan, Jr. |
ILhouse51@sbcglobal.net |
|
| Dave Syverson |
info@senatordavesyverson.com |
|
| Andre Thapedi |
rep32district@gmail.com |
thapedi@sbcglobal.net |
| Jil Tracy |
jiltracy@jiltracy.com |
|
| Donne E. Trotter |
senatortrotter@yahoo.com |
|
| Michael W. Tryon |
Mike@miketryon.com |
|
| Arthur L. Turner |
turneral@ilga.gov |
inezc@reparthurturner.com |
| Michael D. Unes |
repunes@gmail.com |
|
| Patrick Verschoore |
pverschoore@qconline.com |
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| Louis S. Viverito |
lviverito@senatedem.ilga.gov |
|
| Jim Watson |
jimwatson@localnetco.com |
|
| Arthur J. ( A.J.) Wilhelmi |
senatorajwilhelmi@sbcglobal.net |
|
| Ann M. Williams |
ann@repanwilliams.com |
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| Dave Winters |
repwinters@aol.com |
|
| Karen A. Yarbrough |
kyarbrough@ilga.gov |
karenyarbrough@ameritech.net |
| Michael Zalewski |
michaelz@ilga.gov |
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