Jason Barickman

Jason Barickman
Illinois House of Representatives District 105
Incumbent
In office
2013-Present
Term ends
January 11, 2017
Years in position	0
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$67,836/year
Per diem	$111/day
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Illinois House of Representatives District 105
2011-2013
Education
Bachelor's	Illinois State University, 1998
J.D.	University of Illinois College of Law, 2005
Military service
Service/branch	Illinois Army National Guard
Years of service	1992-2000
Personal
Birthday	May 1, 1975
Place of birth	Streator, IL
Profession	Attorney
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Jason Barickman is a Republican member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 53 since 2013. Barickman is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 105 from 2011 to 2013.

Barickman was appointed to replace Shane Cultra, who won re-election to the District 105 seat in the November 2, 2010 elections but was chosen to replace Dan Rutherford in the Illinois State Senate.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Barickman served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Barickman was assigned to the following committees:

Issues

Concealed carry

In May 2011, Gov. Pat Quinn announced that he would veto the concealed carry bill on which the Illinois Legislature had voted, if it landed on his desk. The bill would allow Illinois residents to carry concealed firearms in public.

That threat held little water because the bill had a lot of support and might win through a supermajority (71 votes in the House and 36 votes in the Senate) of votes from both chambers.

Rep. Brandon W. Phelps said he was trying to find enough support in the House to move the plan over to the Senate. Phelps said he wanted to call House Bill 148 for a vote on May 5, regardless of Quinn's opposition.

"I just think that (Quinn) is wrong," Phelps said. "And you agree to disagree. Sometimes people within your own party disagree with what they say. And I totally disagree with him today."

Under HB 148, Illinois residents 21 and older could apply for permits to carry concealed firearms in public, except for places like schools, churches and inside state government buildings. Applicants would need to pass a written exam, firearms training exercises and background checks.

"About two-thirds of the citizens of our state are steadfastly and strongly opposed to allow private citizens to carry loaded, concealed handguns in public places," Quinn said.

Sen. Gary Forby said the opponents of concealed carry mostly live in and around Chicago and that people downstate, and in other states, support the idea.

"I think all we are doing now, we are really helping the state of Illinois with what they got to do to get a license and stuff," Forby said. "So all you are going to do is put guns in peoples' good hands."

Quinn said the plan may lead to more violence.

"I don't think that's healthy, if you are going to the grocery store," Quinn said. "You bump into somebody accidentally, and they take offense, they can pull out a loaded, concealed handgun to assuage their anger."

Sen. Larry Bomke said the plan would deter violence, because potential burglars would less likely rob homeowners with guns.

"I can only hope that he changes his mind once the bill gets to his desk," Bomke said. "And I feel fairly confident it will. But it will be important that we have enough votes, a supermajority, to override his decision if he chooses to veto the bill."

Rep. Jason Barickman said lawmakers have been working carefully to craft the plan.

“At the end of the day, we certainly would appreciate the governor's support,” Barickman said. “But with him making it clear that he opposes this right, this constitutional right, this right that a mass number of people support. I think that we just have to continue lining up our legislative votes and push forward."

Rep. Norine Hammond hopes that's enough support.

“A lot of people have worked on this very hard — lots of law enforcement input,” she said. “I think it is a very strong bill. And hopefully we could get it passed," she said.

In the end though, Rep. Richard Morthland said it won’t matter what the governor chooses to do with the legislation if there are enough votes.

"There is a last minute roll call being taken just trying to figure out where people are, and how we are doing, and do we have exactly the number of votes we need, how close are we,“ Morthland said. “I think it looks good. Hopefully we will be able to move it this week."

Elections

2012

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2012

Barickman won election in the 2012 election for Illinois State Senate District 53. He defeated incumbent Shane Cultra in the Republican Primary on March 20, 2012 and was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Illinois State Senate, District 53, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Barickman	100%	76,999
Total Votes				76,999

Illinois State Senate, District 53 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jason Barickman	62.4%	19,738
Shane Cultra	37.6%	11,878
Total Votes		31,616

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

Scorecards

Illinois Opportunity Project

See also: Illinois Opportunity Project's Legislative Vote Card

The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its Legislative Vote Card, grading all members in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."

2012

Barickman received a score of 87.50 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of A- according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the 3rd highest among all 120 members of the Illinois House of Representatives included in the Vote Card.

Recent news

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• The obstructionists, Part 4 - Chicago Tribune
• Rival pension plans likely to bog down special session - Herald & Review
• Same Sex Marriage, Concealed Carry, Pension Reform: Winners and Losers of ... - ChicagoNow (blog)
• Illinois General Assembly Spares Cuts To Education Budget - Progress Illinois
• Edgar taps Harms for fellowship - Kankakee Daily Journal
• Why Michelle Obama Got Heckled by a Lesbian Activist - SouthFloridaGayNews.com
• Fracking in Illinois Approved by Lawmakers - CIproud.com
• Illinois lawmakers weigh gay marriage as vote looms - Freeport Journal-Standard
• Sex ed bill clears state Senate - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
• Republicans want quick hearing on Gill appointment - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Illinois House of Representatives - Jason Barickman
• Project Vote Smart biography

References

Political offices
Preceded by Shane Cultra (R)	Illinois State Senate District 53 2013–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Shane Cultra (R)	Illinois House of Representatives District 105 2011–2013	Succeeded by Dan Brady (R)