Illinois

Celina Villanueva

State Senate, Illinois State Senate District 12

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From Ballotpedia: "Celina Villanueva (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 11. She assumed office on January 7, 2020. Her current term ends on January 11, 2023.

Villanueva (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 12. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 28, 2022."

Celina will face one Democratic challenger in the June 28th primary. Progressives should support her and vote for her NOW. If she wins the primary, she will be the sole candidate on the ballot in the General Election on November 8th.

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Robert Peters

State Senate, Illinois State Senate District 13

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From Ballotpedia: "Robert Peters (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 13. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on January 11, 2023.

Peters (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 13. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 28, 2022."

Robert will face no challengers in the June 28th primary and will face no challengers in the General Election on November 8th. His District looks basically unchanged with redistricting.

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Laura Ellman

State Senate, Illinois State Senate District 21

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From Ballotpedia: "Laura Ellman (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 21. She assumed office on January 9, 2019. Her current term ends on January 11, 2023.

Ellman (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 21. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 28, 2022."

Laura faces no challenger in the Democratic primary on June 28th, but will face a Republican challenger in the General Election on November 8th. The District has changed with recent redistricting, and it is unknown what impact this will have on the election. Previous elections were very close. Progressives in her District will want to support her to build her base and get out the vote.

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Karina Villa

State Senate, Illinois State Senate District 25

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From Ballotpedia: "Karina Villa (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 25. She assumed office on January 13, 2021. Her current term ends on January 11, 2023.

Villa (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 25. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 28, 2022."

Karina faces no challengers in the Democratic primary on June 28th. She will face a Republican challenger in the General Election on November 8th. Her past election in 2020 was very close with Karina winning by 2% of the vote. Progressives in her district should insure that she wins the General in 2022. It is uncertain what the impact of redistricting will be on the election.

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Ann Gillespie

State Senate, Illinois State Senate District 27

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From Ballotpedia: "Ann Gillespie (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 27. She assumed office on January 9, 2019. Her current term ends on January 11, 2023.

Gillespie (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 27. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 28, 2022."

Ann faces no challengers in the Democratic primary on June 28th, but will face a Republican challenger in the General Election on November 8th. The District has shrunk in size with recent redistricting, and it is uncertain how this will affect the election. Ann won her first election by 4%. Progressives will want to support her to increase her base of support and get out the vote.

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Rachel Ventura

State Senate, Illinois State Senate District 43

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From Ballotpedia: "Rachel Ventura (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 43. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 28, 2022."

Rachel faces no other challengers in the Democratic primary for this state senate seat, but she will face Republican opposition. The District was heavily Democratic in prior year elections but appears to have expanded with redistricting and it is uncertain what impact this will have on election prospects. Progressives can help Rachel build her base so that she can win the General Election on November 8th.

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Aaron Ortiz

State House, Illinois State House District 1

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From Ballotpedia: "Aaron Ortiz (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 1. He assumed office on January 9, 2019. His current term ends on January 11, 2023.

Ortiz (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 1. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022."

Aaron faces no challenger in the Democratic primary and will face no challenger in the General Election on November 8th. The District is changed with redistricting and it is uncertain what impact this will have on the election.

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Kelly Cassidy

State House, Illinois State House District 14

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From Ballotpedia: "Kelly Cassidy (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 14. She assumed office on May 16, 2011. Her current term ends on January 11, 2023.

Cassidy (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 14. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022."

Kelly faces no challengers in the Democratic primary on June 28th and will face no challengers in the General Election on November 8th. Her District does not appear to be substantially changed with recent redistricting.

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Robyn Gabel

State House, Illinois State House District 18

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From Ballotpedia: "Robyn Gabel (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 18. She assumed office in 2010. Her current term ends on January 11, 2023.

Gabel (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 18. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022."

Robyn faces no challenger in the Democratic primary on June 28th. She will face a Republican challenger in the General Election on November 8th. With redistricting, her District appears to have gotten smaller. In previous years elections, it was Democratic.

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Edgar Gonzalez Jr.

State House, Illinois State House District 23

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From Ballotpedia: "Edgar Gonzalez Jr. (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 21. He assumed office on January 10, 2020. His current term ends on January 11, 2023.

Gonzalez (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 23. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022."

Edgar faces no challenger in the Democratic primary on June 28th and will face no challengers in the General Election November 8th. He is in a new district due to redistricting, and it not known how this will impact the voter population.

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