AFSCME-backed candidates win in Primary Election
In the March 20 Illinois Primary Election, voters chose candidates best able to carry forward the fight in defense of workers’ rights in the November General Election. Union members made a big difference in these critical races!
The following candidates were endorsed by AFSCME Illinois PEOPLE.* Candidates with a W were elected to represent their party in the general election.
NATIONAL:
- Congressional District 2 – Robin Kelly (D) - W
- Congressional District 3 – Dan Lipinski (D) - W
- Congressional District 4 – Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D) - W
- Congressional District 5 – Mike Quigley (D) - W
- Congressional District 7 – Danny Davis (D) - W
- Congressional District 12 – Brendan Kelly (D) - W
STATEWIDE
Illinois Attorney General – Kwame Raoul (D) - W
STATE LEGISLATURE
State Senate
- Senate 20 – Iris Martinez (D) - W
- Senate 27 – Anne Gillespie (D) - W
- Senate 36 – Gregg Johnson (D)- W (uncontested)
- Senate 54 – Rafael Him (R)
State House
- House 1 – Dan Burke (D)
- House 4 – Delia Ramirez (D) - W
- House 5 – LaMont Robinson (D) - W
- House 14 – Kelly Cassidy (D) - W
- House 17 – Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D) - W
- House 19 – Robert Martwick (D) - W
- House 24 – Lisa Hernandez (D) - W
- House 27 – Justin Slaughter (D) - W
- House 28 – Bob Rita (D) - W
- House 29 – Thaddeus Jones (D) - W
- House 31 – Mary Flowers (D) - W
- House 38 – David Bonner (D)
- House 47 – Anne Sommerkamp (D)
- House 59 – Daniel Didech (D) - W
- House 76 – Lance Yednock (D) - W
- House 104 – Cynthia Cunningham (D) - W
- House 107 – Laura Myers (R)
- House 115 –
- Marsha Griffin (D) - W
- Terri Bryant (R) - W
COUNTY
Champaign County
- County Board 6th District – Mike Ingram (D) - W
Cook County
- County Board 1st District – Brandon Johnson (D) - W
- County Board 2nd District – Dennis Deer (D) - W
- County Board 3rd District – Bill Lowry (D) - W
- County Board 4th District – Stanley Moore (D) - W
- County Board 5th District – Deborah Sims (D) - W
- County Board 12th District – Bridget Degnen (D) - W
- County Board 13th District – Larry Suffredin (D) - W
- County Board 15th District – Kevin Morrison (D) - W
Grundy County
- Sheriff – Ken Briley (R) - W
Kane County
- County Board 1st District – Myrna Molina (D) - W
- County Board 3rd District – Don Ishmael (D)
- County Board 7th District – Monica Silva (D) - W
- County Board 17th District – Janice Bennett (D)
LaSalle County
- County Clerk – Vickie Leadingham (D)
Will County
- County Board 9th District – Sherry Williams (D)
Winnebago County
- Sheriff – Gary Caruana (R) - W
- County Board 4th District – Danna Krischke (R)
- County Board 7th District – Paul Arena (R)- W
- County Board 8th District – Eli Nicolosi (R)
- County Board 20th District – Jas Bilich (R)- W
*NOTE: AFSCME does not normally make endorsements in uncontested races.
