Meg Loughran Cappel | |
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Member of the Illinois Senate from the 49th district | |
Assumed office December 10, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Jason |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Francis J. Loughran (Grandfather) |
Residence(s) | Shorewood,Illinois,U.S. |
Mary "Meg" Loughran Cappel is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate from the 49th district since December 10,2020. The 49th district,located in the Chicago area,includes all or parts of Aurora,Bolingbrook,Boulder Hill,Channahon,Crest Hill,Crystal Lawns,Joliet,Montgomery,Naperville,Oswego,Plainfield,Romeoville,and Shorewood. [1]
Cappel was elected to the Illinois Senate to succeed Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant,who successfully ran for Will County,Illinois Executive. Cappel was appointed early on December 10,2020,after Bertino-Tarrant resigned her state Senator position and inaugurated as Executive on December 7,2020. [2]
Cappel grew up in Joliet,Illinois. She is a lifelong educator,specializing in special education. She currently serves on the Shorewood Chamber of Commerce. She previously served as a union representative for AFT-IFT Local 604. In 2019,she and her husband Jason started a small business named Elite Driving School in Shorewood. [3] [4]
In 2017,Cappel was elected to the Joliet Township High School District 204 Board. In 2020,Cappel ran for the Illinois Senate 49th district and won with a 12% margin of victory.
As of July 2022,Senator Cappel was a member of the following Illinois Senate committee: [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Tracy Spesia | 6,465 | 29.03 | |
Nonpartisan | Mary 'Meg' Cappel | 5,888 | 26.44 | |
Nonpartisan | Angel Contreras | 5,284 | 23.73 | |
Nonpartisan | Frank Edmon,Jr. | 4,632 | 20.80 | |
Total votes | 22,269 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Meg Loughran Cappel | 15,159 | 59.50 | |
Democratic | Larry E. Hug | 5,203 | 20.42 | |
Democratic | Michael Crowner | 5,114 | 20.07 | |
Total votes | 25,476 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Meg Loughran Cappel | 64,276 | 56.22 | |
Republican | Thomas McCullagh | 50,052 | 43.78 | |
Total votes | 114,328 | 100.0 |
Cappel,her husband Jason,and her three children all currently reside in Shorewood,Illinois. [9]