Erika Weaver
Bio | Erika Weaver spent years working in call centers before going to school and earning her Master’s degree in College Student Affairs. She went on to law school and then worked in private practice and in her County’s public office. |
Status and Position | Former Candidate of N/A |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, N/A |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election IL-15 | IL-15 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | Weaver raised $58,689 in her 2020 election cycle. Source:https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2020&id=IL15 |
Voting Rights | No clear stance on issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Nuance | Weaver has indicated that she supports affordable healthcare. Source:https://www.weaverforillinois.com/healthcare Weaver has indicated that she supports affordable healthcare for all. Source:https://www.weaverforillinois.com/healthcare |
| Socialized Healthcare | Nuance | Weaver has indicated that she supports affordable healthcare for all. Source:https://www.weaverforillinois.com/healthcare |
| Private Healthcare | Nuance | Weaver has indicated that she supports affordable healthcare for all. Source:https://www.weaverforillinois.com/healthcare |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Taxes | Nuance | Weaver supports tax relief for small businesses. Source:https://www.weaverforillinois.com/economicdevelopment |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Abortion | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Gun Control | Nuance | Weaver supports the second amendment right, but also would support more legislation for screening. Source:https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-who-is-erika-c-weaver-15th-congressional-district-candidate-20200221-bmyyicjrcfaxrpewvuvjes3fyy-story.html Weaver stated that "I support the Second Amendment rights, and I believe that we need more education and training for gun safety. I also believe that addressing gun violence is vital, and I would support legislation to address the application and screening process, and I will work with law enforcement to address the influx of unregistered firearms into our communities and help create diversion programs to reduce the levels of gun-related crimes." Source:https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-who-is-erika-c-weaver-15th-congressional-district-candidate-20200221-bmyyicjrcfaxrpewvuvjes3fyy-story.html |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. Weaver stated that "I support the Second Amendment rights, and I believe that we need more education and training for gun safety. I also believe that addressing gun violence is vital, and I would support legislation to address the application and screening process, and I will work with law enforcement to address the influx of unregistered firearms into our communities and help create diversion programs to reduce the levels of gun-related crimes." Source:https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-who-is-erika-c-weaver-15th-congressional-district-candidate-20200221-bmyyicjrcfaxrpewvuvjes3fyy-story.html |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | For | Weaver has indicated that she supports the welfare system. Source:https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-who-is-erika-c-weaver-15th-congressional-district-candidate-20200221-bmyyicjrcfaxrpewvuvjes3fyy-story.html Weaver stated that "I believe that our government should be proactively invested in legislation that recognizes that there is a generation of people who invested into Social Security and Medicare, and they were promised certain benefits. We must make good on those promises. In order to sustain these programs and promises for future generations we must revisit our legislation in a way that reflects our diverse employment options, and the every changing work expectancy." Source:https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-who-is-erika-c-weaver-15th-congressional-district-candidate-20200221-bmyyicjrcfaxrpewvuvjes3fyy-story.html |
| Welfare | Unknown | no clear stance on issue. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Weaver believes that "we should continue to work with allies, encourage diplomacy, identify potential and active threats, and only act when absolutely necessary. I believe that we should always assess the impact on our country, military, and civilian; and cautiously employ action only when absolutely necessary." Source:https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-who-is-erika-c-weaver-15th-congressional-district-candidate-20200221-bmyyicjrcfaxrpewvuvjes3fyy-story.html Weaver believes that "we should continue to work with allies, encourage diplomacy, identify potential and active threats, and only act when absolutely necessary. I believe that we should always assess the impact on our country, military, and civilian; and cautiously employ action only when absolutely necessary." Source:https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-who-is-erika-c-weaver-15th-congressional-district-candidate-20200221-bmyyicjrcfaxrpewvuvjes3fyy-story.html |
| United Nations power | Unknown | no clear stance on issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Government Spending | For | Weaver has indicated that she supports an increase in government spending for education. Source:https://www.weaverforillinois.com/education |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Common Core | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Clean Energy | For | Weaver has indicated that she supports clean energy. Source:https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-who-is-erika-c-weaver-15th-congressional-district-candidate-20200221-bmyyicjrcfaxrpewvuvjes3fyy-story.html Weaver plans to invest in clean energy. Source:https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-who-is-erika-c-weaver-15th-congressional-district-candidate-20200221-bmyyicjrcfaxrpewvuvjes3fyy-story.html |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Border Control | For | Weaver supports border control. Source:https://www.weaverforillinois.com/immigration Weaver supports an increase in border security and adding more jobs at the border. Source:https://www.weaverforillinois.com/immigration |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| DACA | Nuance | Instead of DACA, Weaver has proposed a Dreamers Act that she supports. Source:https://www.weaverforillinois.com/immigration |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |