Ralph Black

Republican | Illinois

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Ralph Black — General Assembly, District 44 (Illinois Republican Primary | March 17, 2026)
General Assembly, District 44 Illinois General | November 3, 2026
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Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Pasadena, -1981

Maine South, Park Ridge, High School Diploma, 1976-1980

WORK & MILITARY

Perry Johnson, Sales & Business Development Manager, 2007-

Black Marketing, Inc., President & CEO, 2004-2007

Laser Modeling, Inc., Vice President of Sales & Marketing, 2000-2003

Universal Automotive/Universal Brake Parts, Vice President Group Sales & Marketing, 1995-1999

MHD Automotive, Inc./Midwest Heavy Duty, Vice President of Operations Sales & Marketing, 1991-1995

AFFILIATIONS

Hanover Park Republican Organization, Member, 2025-

Schaumburg Township Republican Organization, Precinct Captain, 2025-

Lions Club of Hanover Park, Member, 2025-

Village of Hanover Park, Special Events Committee, 2026-

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

State Representative 44th District, 2026-

ENDORSEMENTS

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)

Schaumburg Township Republican Organization

Hanover Township Republican Organization

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

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GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)

Ralph Black (2026)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2025)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Ralph Black (2026)


OTHER INFORMATION

Candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026.

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Agree

Especially Planned Parenthood because there is no evidence that they actually discuss, or inform women of other options available to them besides abortion.

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

If the mother is in jeopardy of death, or serious life threatening complications and in the event of a miscarriage.

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Strongly Agree

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Agree


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

I believe everyone should be entitled to a fair wage, but not to the point where it effects the businesses ability to hire employees, or forces them to fire, or layoff employees. There has to be a balance that works for both.

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

Fix the growing pension problem. On education, Illinois spends nearly double the national average on employee benefits and general administration, and more than every neighboring state. Reduce the number of super intendants serving 850 school districts with an average of just 2300 students each. Eliminating huge salaries and future pensions. Stop funding of illegal immigrants' higher education, healthcare and human services which Illinois has spent roughly 2.5 billion on in the last 5 years.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

The government cannot establish an official state religion, endorse a particular faith, or give one religion preferential treatment over another and the government cannot interfere with an individual's right to practice their religion, hold personal beliefs, or choose to practice no religion at all.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

C) Is the closest but with a caveat that a tax-payer funded committee she be formed to perform oversight of the hospitals and medical facility billing methods and pricing as well as Medicare and Medicaid fraud.

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Strongly Disagree


NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

Yes, because it provides a technology advanced strategic partner in the middle east against a common adversary. Israel provides both military assistance and intelligence sharing in a volatile region.


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Neutral

To abolish the department it would require an act of Congress to repeal the laws that established it, but it could be reduced dramatically by giving what it does to other departments, especially the funding for school loans.

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Strongly Agree

There are too many things that could be affected by allowing this to take place like national security threats, curriculum manipulation, intellectual property theft, and exclusion of American students from funding or programs.


VALUES

Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.

Strongly Agree

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Choose not to answer

I choose not to answer this question because of the way you worded it.

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Disagree

There is already plenty of ways to gamble in Illinois.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Christian who believes in God, family values, honesty, integrity, decency, respect for authority, common sense, doing the right thing and helping others when you can. I also believe that there are solutions to every problem if you listen to both sides and explore every option.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree


EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Disagree

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

As an inventor of "The Traffic Powered Renewable Energy System" or TPRES for short I believe traffic energy can be harvested, but I also believe that currently Nuclear provide the most. There's also new systems that create high energy form our trash.


ABOUT YOU

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Conservative

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

No.

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No.


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

To give a proportional penalty that fits the severity of the crime while discouraging both the offender from re-offending and the public from committing similar acts and removing dangerous individuals from society to prevent further harm but also provide support to reform offenders and treat underlying causes of criminal behavior.

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Agree

Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Mental health and background checks, valid ID for purchase, proving the buyer is over the age of 18 and a 3-day waiting period I think is fair.

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