How Illinois Legislators Voted on Fiscal Cliff Bill

By Edward McClelland

| Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 | Updated 7:34 AM CDT

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How Illinois Legislators Voted on Fiscal Cliff Bill

Illinois’ House delegation voted 14-4 Tuesday in favor of the Senate bill that prevented the nation from going over the fiscal cliff. For seven congressmen -- Judy Biggert, Bob Dold, Tim Johnson, Don Manzullo, Bobby Schilling and Joe Walsh -- it was the last vote they cast in the House of Representatives.

Walsh, a contrarian to the end, voted against the bill.

“To pass something at 2 o’clock in the morning, when the senators didn’t even get a real good chance to look at it, we’re tired of that,” the soon-to-be ex-congressman told the Washington Post. “I think it’s important to do it right. There’s a lot of us who feel that way. This is what we did with Obamacare — now look what we’re living with. We don’t want to do that again.”

Here’s the roll call:

SENATE

Dick Durbin, D-Springfield YES

Mark Kirk, R-Highland Park NOT VOTING

HOUSE

Judy Biggert, R-Hinsdale YES

Jerry Costello, D-Belleville YES

Danny Davis, D-Chicago YES

Bob Dold, R-Kenilworth YES

Luis Gutierrez, D-Chicago YES

Randy Hultgren, R-Winfield NO

Tim Johnson, R-Urbana YES