Step One:
Using the internet, go to the IRTA’s website at http://www.irtaonline.org/
Locate the “Member Login” link on the left hand side of the page. Left click on this link. You will now be directed to the Member’s Login page. Please supply the required field with your username and password. If you do not feel you have these, please see the important note below. Otherwise, after entering your username and password left click on the blue box titled “Login.”
*Important: If you have never visited the IRTA website and registered with it using a similar form, you will need to create an IRTA member profile. Locate the link titled “Login help / Create Profile” to do this. Doing this is required to be granted access to the member’s only sections of the IRTA website not available to the non-paying public, and also where VoterVOICE is located on the IRTA website. Please provide the requested information in the appropriate fields. Upon doing this, left click on the blue colored box titled “Verify Account.”
You should now be directed to a page with a red banner located at the top titled “Welcome, IRTA Member.” Please locate the link titled “VoterVOICE” on the left hand side of this page. Left click on the words “VoterVOICE.”
The new page displayed will contain a red banner at the top of the page titled “VoterVOICE.” Locate the two links found just below the red banner and centered in the page. Please click on the second link titled “Please click here to go to VoterVOICE.” This will direct you to the login page for VoterVOICE. Below, is an image depicting what one will see.
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*Important: For those members who have never previously used VoterVOICE (or
registered with it), please left click on “New users click here” as seen
in the image above. Upon doing this, you will be directed to a page requesting that
you supply some basic contact information. Enter the requested information, which is
indicated by fields listed in red lettering. Also, please check that all the requested fields in the form have been
completed, and that there are no spelling mistakes or errors present. When you have
finished this, please left click “Enter info.” You will now be directed
to VoterVOICE, where you are free to compose a message.
*IRTA members who have previously registered with VoterVOICE may simply enter their email address and zip code to access VoterVOICE. After having supplied these two items, left click the gray box titled “Login.” You will now be shown a list of legislators germane to the home address in which you have supplied VoterVOICE. You are now free to compose a message.
Please Note: Leaving the box
pictured below as ‘checked �’ will result in your VoterVOICE profile information being shown
to you upon clicking on “Login” on the previous step. Here, you are free
to edit your personal information. Removing the check mark from the box merely allows you
to bypass this step in the future. Either way, you will reach VoterVOICE.
View/Edit
my contact information.
Ask Your Legislator These Questions
1. Will you support legislation that provides every annuitant who began receiving a retirement annuity before January 1, 1980 a monthly retirement increase, ranging from 5% if the annuity began in 1979 to 32% if the annuity began in 1973 or before? (These are the retirees who did not experience the increase in teacher salaries that occurred in 70's and 80's due to high inflation.)
2. Will you oppose any action to prohibit subsidizing the state budget with cutbacks in appropriations to the TRS system? (e.g. $2.1 billion cut from the FY06 and FY07 Illinois state budgets).
3. Will you oppose any effort to consolidate the several state retirement systems instead of allowing TRS and the others to maintain their own control over investments and programs?
4. (FEDERAL) Will you support the repeal of the federal pension off-set provision which blocks TRS members and certain other public employees from receiving Social Security benefits that they have otherwise earned?
A one-minute call by YOU could make the difference. Be a cheerleader for IRTA! 
Thank you!
Chris Turney
President, DuPage IRTA
Here are some local officials in DuPage-area districts and their phone numbers:
Quick Contact List
Here is listing of all the DuPage-area elected officials with their local office phone number and email address if available. You can click on the link for direct email.
SEN. DAN CRONIN, R - 21st, Elmhurst (630) 792-0040 [email protected]
SEN. CAROLE PANKAU, R - 23rd, Roselle (630) 582-0390 [email protected]
SEN. KIRK W. DILLARD, R - 24th, Hinsdale (630) 969-0990 [email protected]
SEN. CHRISTOPHER J. LAUZEN, R - 25th, Aurora (630) 264-2334 [email protected]
SEN. CHRISTINE RADOGNO, R - 41st, La Grange (630) 243-0800 [email protected]
SEN. LINDA HOLMES, D - 42nd - Plainfield (815) 609-3711 [email protected]
SEN. RANDALL HULTGREN, R - 48th Wheaton (630) 682-8100 [email protected]
SEN. JOHN MILLNER, R - 28th Bloomingdale (630) 351-9340 [email protected]
REP. ROBERT A. "BOB" BIGGINS, R - 41st, Elmhurst (630) 941-1278 [email protected]
REP. SANDRA PIHOS, R - 42nd, Glen Ellyn (6300 858-8855 [email protected]
REP. DENNIS REBOLETTI, R - 46th, Addison (630) 530-2730 [email protected]
REP. PATRICIA R. BELLOCK, R - 47th, Hinsdale (630) 852-8633 [email protected]
REP. MICHAEL CONNELLY, R - 48th, Naperville (630) 579-4848 [email protected]
REP. HARRY RAMEY, R - 55th, West Chicago (630)-876-0703 [email protected]
REP. LINDA CHAPA LaVIA, D - 83rd, Aurora (630) 264-6855 [email protected]
REP. TOM CROSS, R - 84th, Oswego (815) 254-0000 [email protected]
REP. EMILY McASEY, D - 85th, Crest Hill (815) 588-0085 [email protected]
REP. MIKE FORTNER, R - 95th, West Chicago (630) 293-9344 [email protected]
REP. DARLENE SENGER, R - 96th, Naperville (630) 219-3090 [email protected]
Governor
GOV. PATRICK QUINN (D) (312) 814-2121 [email protected]
Federal Officials
SEN. RICHARD DURBIN (D - IL) (312) 353-4952 [email protected]
SEN. ROLAND BURRIS (D-IL) (312)886-3506 E-mail: [email protected]
CONG. PETER ROSKAM, (R-6th) (202) 225-4561; (630) 893-9670 email via: http://www.house.gov/writerep/
CONG. JUDY BIGGERT, (R-13th) (630) 655-2052 email via: http://www.house.gov/writerep/
PRES. BARACK OBAMA, WHITE HOUSE - Switchboard (202) 456-1414
USEFUL WEBSITES FOR CONTACTING LEGISLATORS:
Click here: Look up your legislative district and legislators by your address
Map of DuPage Area Legislative Districts
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Contact legislators and get issue information: http://www.congress.org