Illinois
Jan Schakowsky
U.S. House, Illinois Congressional District 9
From Ballotpedia: "Jan Schakowsky (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Illinois' 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 1999. Her current term ends on January 3, 2023.
Schakowsky (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 9th Congressional District. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022."
Jan is running unopposed in the Democratic Primary on June 28th. She will face a Republican challenger in the General Election November 8th. Her District appears to have changed substantially with redistricting, although Jan has been re-elected several times in the past.
Lauren Underwood
U.S. House, Illinois Congressional District 14
From Ballotpedia: "Lauren Underwood (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Illinois' 14th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2019. Her current term ends on January 3, 2023.
Underwood (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 14th Congressional District. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022."
Lauren will face no challengers in the Democratic primary on June 28th, but she will face two challengers, a Republican and Independent, in the General Election on November 8th. The District has changed substantially with redistricting and it is uncertain what impact this will have on the election. Past elections have been very close and the seat has gone from Democrat to Republican and back. Lauren will need Progressive support in order to win the election on November 8th.
Litesa Wallace
U.S. House, Illinois Congressional District 17
From Ballotpedia: "Litesa Wallace (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 17th Congressional District. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on June:28, 2022."
Litesa and five other Democrats are vying for this Congressional seat in the June 28th primary. Progressives should support Litesa NOW to insure that she can build her base and win the primary.
Kimberly Lightford
State Senate, Illinois State Senate District 4
From Ballotpedia: "Kimberly Lightford (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 4. She assumed office in 1998. Her current term ends on January 11, 2023.
Lightford (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 4. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 28, 2022."
Kimberly faces no challengers in the Democratic primary on June 28th and will face no challengers in the General Election on November 8th.
Ram Villivalam
State Senate, Illinois State Senate District 8
From Ballotpedia: "Ram Villivalam (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 8. He assumed office on January 9, 2019. His current term ends on January 11, 2023.
Villivalam (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 8. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 28, 2022."
Ram faces no challengers in the Democratic primary on June 28th and will face no challengers in the General Election on November 8th.
Celina Villanueva
State Senate, Illinois State Senate District 12
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.
Robert Peters
State Senate, Illinois State Senate District 13
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.
Laura Ellman
State Senate, Illinois State Senate District 21
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.
Karina Villa
State Senate, Illinois State Senate District 25
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.
Ann Gillespie
State Senate, Illinois State Senate District 27
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.