Tedora M. Brown

[{"question": "Illinois House of Representatives", "answer_html": "<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>", "answer_text": ""}, {"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<p>Tedora Brown did not complete <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection</a> survey.\n</p>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\nTedora Brown did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey."}, {"question": "U.S. House", "answer_html": "<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>", "answer_text": ""}, {"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Tedora Brown completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brown's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-388266-2026-02-12\" id=\"heading-bio-388266-2026-02-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-388266-2026-02-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-388266-2026-02-12\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-388266-2026-02-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-388266-2026-02-12\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tA Conservative Republican woman rooted deeply in faith, family, and community, while upholding the moral values that make our nation great.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-388266-2026-02-12\" id=\"heading-key-message-388266-2026-02-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-388266-2026-02-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-388266-2026-02-12\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-388266-2026-02-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-388266-2026-02-12\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>Education – The federal Department of Education is relatively new. Since it started, education scores and results have plummeted. We need to bring education back to the local level.</li><li>Illegal Immigration – Over the past few decades, our country has been invaded by illegal aliens who have drained taxpayer funded resources from our healthcare system, our education system, and even our SNAP system. All of which was intended for legal Americans only. Many of them work illegally by taking jobs that Americans WILL do, and then send their money back to their home countries – which does not help our economy. It is crazy that we have so many American veterans, seniors and poor people who get no help, while we cater to illegal aliens who have no right to be here.</li><li>Seniors, Veterans And Vulnerable Persons – Under my leadership, I will constantly advocate for those who really need our help and those who earned our help, including vulnerable not yet born babies and all right to life issues.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-388266-2026-02-12\" id=\"heading1-388266-2026-02-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-388266-2026-02-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-388266-2026-02-12\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-388266-2026-02-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-388266-2026-02-12\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tEducation\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-388266-2026-02-12\" id=\"heading2-388266-2026-02-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-388266-2026-02-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-388266-2026-02-12\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading2-388266-2026-02-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-388266-2026-02-12\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tChicago Flips Red\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>\n<div><div style=\"margin-bottom:1.5rem\"><h4>Campaign website</h4><p>Brown's campaign website stated the following:</p><div style=\"max-height:400px;overflow-y:auto;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;margin:20px\"><blockquote style=\"margin:0px\"><h4><strong>TOP THREE ISSUES</strong></h4><p>As a member of congress, Tedora will deal with many federal level issues that affect our district, but here are the issues that have prompted her to run to be your representative:</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Education</strong> – The federal Department of Education is relatively new. Since it started, education scores and results have plummeted. We need to bring education back to the local level.</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Illegal Immigration</strong> – Over the past few decades, our country has been invaded by illegal aliens who have drained taxpayer funded resources from our healthcare system, our education system, and even our SNAP system. All of which was intended for legal Americans only. Many of them work illegally by taking jobs that Americans WILL do, and then send their money back to their home countries – which does not help our economy. It is crazy that we have so many American veterans, seniors and poor people who get no help, while we cater to illegal aliens who have no right to be here.</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Seniors, Veterans And Vulnerable Persons</strong> – Under my leadership, I will constantly advocate for those who really need our help and those who earned our help, including vulnerable not yet born babies and all right to life issues</p></blockquote><div style=\"text-align: right; font-size: 0.9em; color: #555; margin-top: 0.5em;\"><p style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#555\">— Tedora Brown's <a href=\"https://tedorabrown.com/issues/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">campaign website</a> (February 26, 2026)</p></div></div></div><div style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0.5em;\"><i>Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.</i></div></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nTedora Brown completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brown's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. A Conservative Republican woman rooted deeply in faith, family, and community, while upholding the moral values that make our nation great. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? Education – The federal Department of Education is relatively new. Since it started, education scores and results have plummeted. We need to bring education back to the local level. Illegal Immigration – Over the past few decades, our country has been invaded by illegal aliens who have drained taxpayer funded resources from our healthcare system, our education system, and even our SNAP system. All of which was intended for legal Americans only. Many of them work illegally by taking jobs that Americans WILL do, and then send their money back to their home countries – which does not help our economy. It is crazy that we have so many American veterans, seniors and poor people who get no help, while we cater to illegal aliens who have no right to be here. Seniors, Veterans And Vulnerable Persons – Under my leadership, I will constantly advocate for those who really need our help and those who earned our help, including vulnerable not yet born babies and all right to life issues. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Education What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign? Chicago Flips Red\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.\nCampaign website Brown's campaign website stated the following: TOP THREE ISSUES As a member of congress, Tedora will deal with many federal level issues that affect our district, but here are the issues that have prompted her to run to be your representative: Education – The federal Department of Education is relatively new. Since it started, education scores and results have plummeted. We need to bring education back to the local level. Illegal Immigration – Over the past few decades, our country has been invaded by illegal aliens who have drained taxpayer funded resources from our healthcare system, our education system, and even our SNAP system. All of which was intended for legal Americans only. Many of them work illegally by taking jobs that Americans WILL do, and then send their money back to their home countries – which does not help our economy. It is crazy that we have so many American veterans, seniors and poor people who get no help, while we cater to illegal aliens who have no right to be here. Seniors, Veterans And Vulnerable Persons – Under my leadership, I will constantly advocate for those who really need our help and those who earned our help, including vulnerable not yet born babies and all right to life issues — Tedora Brown's campaign website (February 26, 2026) Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source."}]