Christopher George Kennedy is an American businessman,politician,and Chair of Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises,Inc. He is a son of former U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy,a member of the Kennedy family. Kennedy served as Chair of the Board of Trustees for the University of Illinois from 2009 to 2015. Until April 2012,he was also president of Merchandise Mart Properties,a commercial property management firm based in Chicago.
William E. Brady is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Illinois Senate from May 2002 until his resignation in December 2020.
Raymond Poe is an American politician and former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives.
The Illinois Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Illinois founded in May 29,1856. It is run by the Illinois Republican State Central Committee,which consists of 18 members,one representing each of the state's congressional districts. Once the dominant party in Illinois,the state GOP has become a minority party within the last few decades,holding little power in the state. The current chairman is Don Tracy,who has served since 2021.
John M. Sullivan is an American politician and the former Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Prior to this,he served as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for the 47th district of Illinois from 2003 to 2017.
Terry Lee Bruce is an American politician,lawyer,and educator from Illinois.
Illinois is a Democratic stronghold in presidential elections and one of the "big three" Democratic strongholds alongside California and New York. It is one of the most Democratic states in the nation with all state executive offices and both state legislative branches held by Democrats. For most of its history,Illinois was widely considered to be a swing state,voting for the winner of all but two presidential elections in the 20th century. Political party strength in Illinois is highly dependent upon Cook County,and the state's reputation as a blue state rests upon the fact that over 40% of its population and political power is concentrated in Chicago,Cook County,and the Chicago metropolitan area. Outside of Chicago,the suburban collar counties continue trending Democratic while downstate Illinois can be considered more conservative with several Democratic leaning regions including Champaign-Urbana,Bloomington-Normal,Rockford,Peoria,and suburban St. Louis
William "Sam" McCann Jr. is an American politician who was a member of the Illinois Senate from 2011 to 2019. He was first elected in 2010 as a Republican in the 49th district,defeating incumbent Democrat Deanna Demuzio,and was later elected to the redrawn 50th district in central Illinois.
Pat Brady is the former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party,and a former federal and state prosecutor. Brady became the chairman in 2009 when Andrew McKenna resigned to run for governor.
The 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Illinois,concurrently with the election to Illinois's Class II U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Andy Manar is a former Democratic member of the Illinois Senate. He represented the 48th district,including part or all of Christian,Macon,Macoupin,Madison,Montgomery,and Sangamon counties. Andy Manar is known for being the chief advocate for SB 1947,which made dramatic reforms to Illinois’education funding formula. Prior to his service in the Illinois Senate,he was chairman of the Macoupin County Board from 2003 to 2012.
Bruce Vincent Rauner is an American businessman,philanthropist,and politician who served as the 42nd governor of Illinois from 2015 to 2019. Prior to his election,he was the chairman of R8 Capital Partners and chairman of the private equity firm GTCR,based in Chicago. The Republican nominee in the 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election,he defeated Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn by 50.3% to 46.4%. In 2018,after narrowly surviving a challenge in the Republican primary from State Representative Jeanne Ives,Rauner lost the general election to Democratic challenger J. B. Pritzker in a landslide. As of 2023,Rauner and his lieutenant Evelyn Sanguinetti are the last Republicans to have held statewide office in Illinois.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 4,2014. All of Illinois' executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat,and all of Illinois' eighteen seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on March 18,2014.
Jeanne M. Ives is an American politician. A Republican,she is a former member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 42nd district. She has run for governor of Illinois,and for U.S. Representative for Illinois's 6th congressional district.
The 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the Governor of Illinois,concurrently with the 2018 Illinois general election and other midterm elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Bruce Rauner ran for re-election to a second term in office,but was defeated by Democratic nominee J. B. Pritzker.
Juliana Stratton is an American lawyer and politician,serving as the 48th lieutenant governor of Illinois since 2019. She previously served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019. She is the first African-American woman to become Illinois' lieutenant governor,and the state's fourth woman lieutenant governor overall,after Corinne Wood,Sheila Simon,and Evelyn Sanguinetti.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 6,2018. The elections for Illinois's 18 congressional districts,Governor,statewide constitutional officers,Illinois Senate,and Illinois House were held on this date.
Allen Skillicorn was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives who represented the 66th district from 2017 to 2021. The 66th State House District includes parts of Algonquin,Crystal Lake,East and West Dundee,Elgin,Gilberts,Huntley,Lake in the Hills,Lakewood and Sleepy Hollow.
Steve McClure is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate for the 54th District who serves as Assistant Leader and Floor Leader for the Senate Republican Caucus. The 54th District,located in Central Illinois,includes all or parts of Christian,Cumberland,Effingham,Macon,Macoupin,Menard,Montgomery,Moultrie,Sangamon,and Shelby counties.
The 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Illinois,concurrently with the 2022 Illinois general election. Gubernatorial candidates ran on tickets with candidates for lieutenant governor. The incumbent governor and lieutenant governor,first-term Democrats J. B. Pritzker and Juliana Stratton,sought re-election together against Republican nominees Illinois State Senator Darren Bailey and his running mate Stephanie Trussell.
