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Linda Holmes is working to protect children against the threats of a changing world. She sponsored a law expanding sex offender registration requirements to crack down on predators who use the internet to prey on children and to create a cyber-crimes database to assist the Attorney General's office in tracking websites used by sex offenders.
As State Senator, Linda sponsored a law to fight underage drinking and driving by taking away the driver's license of underage drinkers and requiring safety education classes to include information on the consequences of drinking and driving.
As gas rates continue to rise, Linda Holmes continues to support biofuels that will offer alternatives to drivers, create jobs in Illinois and lower gas prices. A leader on alternative and renewable energy, she voted to require power companies to generate at least ten percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources.
Linda has fought to end pay-to-play politics in Illinois by sponsoring and passing a comprehensive ethics reform package to stop state officials like the Governor from giving taxpayer funded contracts to big campaign contributors. Linda has also voted to allow taxpayers to recall corrupt public officials from office.
Since first being diagnosed with MS, Linda Holmes has created a successful career with her own business and her public service. During that time she has also lived without insurance and had to fight for coverage. Linda believes that every person has a right to affordable and accessible health care. In Springfield she has voted to increase funding for prescription drug coverage and to include diseases like autism and MS.
Linda also worked closely with Minority Leader Tom Cross to pass legislation to expand stem cell research at Illinois universities and other research facilities while banning human cloning. The bill promotes cutting edge science through grants and requires the Illinois Department of Public Health to administer those grants.
Linda Holmes voted to give the attorney general more power to crack down on predatory lenders and corrupt mortgage brokers. The law also gives more power to the victims to fight back in court. She believes this is just the first step in cracking down on those who prey on Illinois citizens.