Political

  • Political Disability Advocates
    • Bob Dole, Retired Republican Senator and past Candidate for President
    • David Hoppe, chief of staff to Republican Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott
    • Hon. Dan Burton, Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform 2157 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C.� 20515-6143 Attn. Ms. Beth Clay� Tel. 202-225-5074 E-mail address:� beth.clay@mail.house.gov
    • Republican Senator Judd Gregg from New Hampshire is attempting to pass federal legislation that would allow special-education students to attend private schools with taxpayer-funded vouchers.
    • Republican Dan Burton of Indiana, Chairman of the US House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform, who has a grandson with autism, is asking the President to assemble a special team of people to try to determine the causes of autism as well as effective treatment methods.
  • Illinois Special Education Legislation Association – bevjohns@juno.com 217/245-5781
  • US. Senators Representing Illinois
    • United States Senator Peter Fitzgerald 555 Dirksen Senate Building Washington DC 20510 202 224-2854 senator_fitzgerald@fitzgerald.senate.gov
    • United States Senator Richard Durbin 364 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 202 224-2153 dick@durbin.senate.gov (press secretary Stacy Zolt 312/848-4484, fax 312/353-0150)
      • Washington DC (phone 202-224-2152, TTY 202-224-8180, fax 202-228-0400), Chicago (phone 312-353-4952, fax 312-353-0150), Marion (phone 618-998-8812, fax 618-997-0176)
  • Illinois State Legislators
    • You can locate your local representatives to the state senate and house of representatives here: www.legis.state.il.us.