Jonathan C. Wright

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Wright became a candidate in the 2004 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Peter Fitzgerald. He ran on a conservative platform of opposition to same-sex marriage and support for the criminalization of abortion. He was the only candidate from either major party not from northern region of the state. In a year notable for a record number of millionaire candidates, Wright had to keep his day job during the primary campaign. [7] [8] A perpetual longshot throughout the campaign, he finished fifth of eight candidates, receiving 17,189 (2.3%) of 661,804 votes cast. [9]

Jonathan Wright
Judge of the 11th Circuit Court of Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 7, 2019
Republican Primary, United States Senate, March 16, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jack Ryan 234,79135.5%
Republican Jim Oberweis 155,79423.5%
Republican Steven J. Rauschenberger 132,65520.0%
Republican Andrew McKenna 97,23814.7%
Republican Jonathan C. Wright17,1892.6%
Republican John Borling13,3902.0%
Republican Norm Hill5,6370.9%
Republican Chirinjeev Kathuria5,1100.8%
Majority78,99711.9%
Turnout 661,804

In 2006, he briefly explored a campaign for Congress in Illinois's 18th congressional district before dropping out in favor of incumbent Ray LaHood. [10]

State’s Attorney

In 2012, Wright was elected Logan County State's Attorney, succeeding fellow Republican Michael McIntosh. He was sworn in on December 3, 2012. [2] He was elected to a second term in 2016. [11] Brad Hague, an Assistant State's Attorney, was appointed by the Logan County Board to succeed Wright as State's Attorney. [12]

Judge

In 2018, Wright was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to succeed Thomas Harris after Harris was elected to the appellette court. Wright's term as a judge began January 7, 2019. [13] Wright sought election to the Eleventh Circuit which covers McLean, Ford, Livingston, Logan, Woodford in the 2020 general election. [14] Wright won the election and was sworn in for a six-year term on December 7, 2020. [15]

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  2. 1 2 Woodside, Nathan (November 28, 2012). "The 'Wright' Man". Lincoln Courier . Lincoln, Illinois: GateHouse Media . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Murphy, Peter M. (December 2001). "New Legislators". Illinois Issues. Vol. 26, no. 11. Springfield, Illinois: Sangamon State University. pp. 13–14. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ Pearson, Rick (September 26, 2001). "Democrat remap clears panel over GOP protests". Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ Miller, David R., ed. (December 15, 2002). "Biographies of New Senate Members" (PDF). First Reading. Vol. 16, no. 3. Illinois Legislative Research Unit. pp. 8–16. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ Pelzer, Jeremy (September 5, 2002). "Illinois prayer in school laws amended". The Daily Eastern News . Charleston, Illinois: Eastern Illinois University . Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ Bode, Gus (February 24, 2004). "SIU law students welcomes another candidate for U.S. Senate". The Daily Egyptian . Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinois University Carbondale . Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ Sweet, Lynn (January 2004). "Running to the right". Illinois Issues Online. Vol. 29, no. 1. Springfield, Illinois: University of Illinois Springfield . Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Republican Primary, United States Senate, March 16, 2004". Illinois State Board of Elections. March 16, 2004. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  10. ↑ "IL District 18- R Primary". Our Campaigns. November 23, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  11. ↑ Lema, Jessica (December 1, 2016). "Newly elected officials take their seats". Lincoln Courier . Lincoln, Illinois: GateHouse Media . Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  12. ↑ Miller, Jean Ann (January 4, 2019). "Hauge appointed Logan County State's Attorney" . Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  13. ↑ Stock, Eric (December 20, 2018). "Logan County State's Attorney Named Circuit Judge". WGLT 89.1 FM NPR from Illinois State University. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  14. ↑ Barlow, Kevin (July 23, 2019). "Wright to seek Logan Co. resident judge position". The Pantagraph. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  15. ↑ Bruno, Evan; Casmere, Edward M. (eds.). "Recent Appointments and Retirements" (PDF). Bench & Bar. 51 (5): 4. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
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