Original sentence: 2014 - Voted against Illinois' ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.2018 - Voted against Illinois' ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
Edited sentence: " In spite of widespread constituent appeal in 2017, Keith Sommer again expressed that he would not support equal rights for women, even though doing so would help end gender discrimination and systematic gender bias in the United States.2014 - Voted against the Equal Rights Amendment which would prohibit sex discrimination.On May 27, 2014, Keith Sommer voted against ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in Illinois.Without the ERA, it is "very difficult for women to pursue prosecutions for cases of rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, child trafficking, forced prostitution, domestic violence, unequal pay and pregnancy discrimination