Just from the stuff I looked at, she's pretty moderate.
She's pro-choice, pro-handgun, pro-gun ownership (a little controversial there, but not over the top), she's pro-business but also pre-environment, she's set up or has participated in several task forces for oversite on things like
adoption reform,
smart energy,
fire protection funding,
Social Security Number Protection Task Force/Identity theft, and she scores a 91% with
The Illinois Public Interest Research Group (Illinois PIRG):
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Legislative Agenda 2005
The Illinois Public Interest Research Group (Illinois PIRG) is a statewide public interest advocacy organization. We uncover threats to the public’s health and well-being and fight to end them, using investigative research, media exposes, grassroots organizing, advocacy and litigation. Illinois PIRG’s mission is to deliver persistent, results-oriented activism that protects public health and the environment, encourages a fair, sustainable economy, and fosters responsive, democratic government. We encourage you to contact us for more information on issues on our agenda, or any other public interest issue. We can be reached at (312)364-0096 or info@illinoispirg.org.
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http://illinoispirg.org/IL.asp?id2=18474The groups that she seems to less likely to vote with/ or had less favorable ratings for her include (excerpted):
ABORTION:
2002 On the votes that the Illinois Federation for Right to Life considered to be the most important in 2002, Representative Lindner voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.
1997-2000 On the votes that the Illinois Federation for Right to Life considered to be the most important in 1997-2000, Representative Lindner voted their preferred position 22 percent of the time.
Budget, Spending and Taxes:
2001-2002 On the votes that the National Taxpayers United of Illinois considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Lindner voted their preferred position 10 percent of the time.
1999 On the votes that the National Taxpayers United of Illinois considered to be the most important in 1999, Representative Lindner voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.
Business and Consumers
2003 On the votes that the Illinois Manufacturers' Association considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Lindner voted their preferred position 16 percent of the time.
Labor:
2003 Representative Lindner supported the interests of the Illinois AFL-CIO 35 percent in 2003.
2001 On the votes that the Illinois AFL-CIO considered to be the most important in 2001, Representative Lindner voted their preferred position 20 percent of the time.
1999 On the votes that the Illinois AFL-CIO considered to be the most important in 1999, Representative Lindner voted their preferred position 26 percent of the time.
SOCIAL:
2002 Representative Lindner supported the interests of the Illinois Family Institute 25 percent in 2002.
2001 In 2001 Citizen Action Illinois gave Representative Lindner a rating of Poor.
http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=BS024462_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Also, she's against eminent domain:
Re: Railroads:
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Resolution Endorsing House Bill 4717 State Representative Patricia Reid-Lindner has authored HB 4717
which will require railroads to obtain certificates of public convenience and necessity prior to exercising
eminent domain. This in turn will require public hearings before the ICC at which local county officials would
have the opportunity to express the concerns of the county and its residents. Committee was asked to support
the Bill. Sandner said at present the railroads have the right of condemnation of anything that's consistent with
their stated purpose. The county would rather they be required to hold public hearings so that the county could
have an opportunity to express its wishes. DeKalb County has already passed a resolution of support. Van
Overmeiren raised the question of federal authority. Sandner said this will allow pre-emption in some areas and
clarified that the railroads have to proceed under state law for powers of condemnation. Moved by Carlson,
seconded by Wojnicki. Motion carried unanimously.
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http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:swqgt7RdplYJ:www.co.kane.il.us/cob/cb00/co_dev.pdf+Tom+Cross+Patricia+Reid+Lindner+Hastert&hl=enMore on eminent domain:
http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:KRUl1Ydzjx8J:www.elburnherald.com/features/f130.htm++Patricia+Reid+Lindner+Dennis+Hastert&hl=enLastly, she sued over a redistricting issue:
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:N9zJe3xDTy4J:www.fairvote.org/redistricting/reports/remanual/ilnews2.htm+Tom+Cross+Patricia+Reid+Lindner+Hastert&hl=en___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Edited to add:
She joined with Dems to support adding the term "sexual orientation" to a law banning discrimination:
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“I don’t feel that way. I don’t believe in discrimination in any way, shape or form. And I don’t think this has anything to do with homosexuality. It’s equality in employment and housing.”
State Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner, R-Sugar Grove, in January explains the reason she joined with a bipartisan majority of lawmakers in the Illinois House supporting a bill that added “sexual orientation” to a law banning discrimination on the basis of race, religion or ethnicity for employment, housing and other needs. The bill was later signed into law by Governor Rod Blagojevich.
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http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:-Cs9WqljjcwJ:www.ledgersentinel.com/article.asp%3Fnum%3D4681++Patricia+Reid+Lindner+money+Dennis+Hastert&hl=enI bet she drives the religious fanatcs nuts!
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