Illinois Elections, Illinois Candidates and Politics

Illinois
Elections & Elected Officials

Filing Filing Deadline for Major Party Candidates: November 2, 2009
Filing Deadline for Third Party Candidates: June 21, 2010
Primary: February 2, 2010

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Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

GOVERNOR:
Pat Quinn (D) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Bill Brady (R)
State Sen., Developer & '06 Candidate

Kirk Dillard (R)
State Sen., Ex-State Claims Court Judge & Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff

Randy Stufflebeam (Constitution)
State Party Chair, Retired USMC Veteran, Church Activist & '06 Nominee

Rich Whitney (Green)
Attorney, Ex-Journalist

Lex Green (Libertarian)
Auto Worker

William “Dock” Walls (Independent)
Ex-Chicago Mayoral Aide

Michael White (Independent)
Speech Therapy Clinic Business Manager & Retired USAF Officer

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
VACANT

Active Candidates:

Scott Lee Cohen (D)
Cleaning Supply Company Owner & Community Activist
Jason Plummer (R)
Lumber Company Executive
Don Crawford (Green)
Ed Rutledge (Libertarian)
Real Estate Investor

** Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in general election.

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Lisa Madigan (D) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Steve Kim (R)
Attorney
David Black (Green)
Attorney, '06 Nominee & '04 Champaign County State's Attorney Nominee
Joe Bell (Constitution)
Attorney

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Jesse White (D)

Active Candidates:

Robert Enriquez (R)
Businessman, Ex-State Human Rights Commissioner & USMC Veteran
Adrian Frost (Green)
'08 Kendall County Commission Nominee
Joshua Hanson (Libertarian)
DuPage County Libertarian Party Chair, Libertarian
Activist

STATE COMPTROLLER:
Dan Hynes (D)
* Candidate for Governor in 2010.

Active Candidates:

David Miller (D)
State Rep. & Dentist
Judy Baar Topinka (R)
Ex-State Treasurer, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-State GOP Chair & '06 Governor Nominee
Erika Schaefer (Green)
Julie Fox (Libertarian)
Comptroller & CPA

STATE TREASURER:
Alexi Giannoulias (D)
* Candidate for US Senate in 2010.

Active Candidates:

Robin Kelly (D)
Ex-State Rep. & Chief of Staff to State Treasurer Giannoulias
Dan Rutherford (R)
State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Businessman & '06 Secretary of State Nominee
Scott Summers (Green)
Attorney, Author, Former Community College Trustee

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

> State House [ Democratic Caucus ] [ Republican Caucus ]

> State Senate [ Democratic Caucus ] [ Republican Caucus ]

U.S. SENATORS:

Dick Durbin (D) | Campaign Site
* Next Election in 2014.

Roland Burris (D)
* Retiring in 2010.
* Next Election in 2010.

Active Candidates:

Alexi Giannoulias (D)
State Treasurer & Ex-Banker
Mark Kirk (R)
Congressman, Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & Afghan War Veteran
LeAlan Jones (Green)
Freelance Journalist & Author
Alton C. Franklin, III (Independent)
Dual-service Veteran (USMC/USN), Information
Security Analyst
Michael Labno (Libertarian)
Real Citizen - Supporter of "We the People"
John Blyth (Independent)
Health Insurance Agency Owner & Ex-Bricklayer
Stan Jagla (Independent)
Businessman & '08 US Rep. Candidate
Eric Wallace (Independent)
Apostolic Minister, Businessman & Conservative Activist

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Bobby Rush (D)

Active Candidates:

Jeff Adams (Green)

District 2:
Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Isaac Hayes (R)
Minister
Anthony Williams (Green)
Lutheran Pastor

District 3:
Dan Lipinski (D) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Michael Bendas (R)
Business Consultant & Retired Army Officer
Laurel Lambert Schmidt (Green)

District 4:
Luis Gutierrez (D)

Active Candidates:

Rob Burns (Green)
Economist & Community Activist

District 5:
Mike Quigley (D) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

David Ratowitz (R)
Real Estate Developer, Attorney & Army Veteran
Matt Reichel (Green)
Peace Activist, French Teacher

District 6:
Peter Roskam (R) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Ben Lowe (D)
Author & Environmental Activist

District 7:
Danny K. Davis (D)
* Candidate for Cook County Board President in 2010.

Active Candidates:

Mark Weiman (R)
Dentist
Kip Robbins (Green)
Financial Analyst

District 8:
Melissa Bean (D) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Joe Walsh (R)
Teacher, '96 Candidate & '98 State Rep. Candidate
Bill Scheurer (Green)
Attorney, Peace Activist
Bill Fraser (Independent)
Teacher

District 9:
Jan Schakowsky (D) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Joel Pollak (R)
Attorney, Author & Conservative Activist
Simon Ribeiro (Green)
Teacher & '06 Candidate

District 10:
Mark Kirk (R)
* Candidate for US Senate in 2010.

Active Candidates:

Bob Dold (R)
Businessman
Dan Seals (D)
Marketing Executive, Ex-Congressional Aide & '06/'08 Nominee

District 11:
Debbie Halvorson (D) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Adam Kinzinger (R)
Ex-McLean County Commissioner & Iraq War Veteran

District 12:
Jerry Costello (D) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Teri Davis Newman (R)
Businesswoman, 4th Generation Illinois Resident
Rodger Jennings (Green)
Information Technology Project Manager, Metro East Green Party Chair & '08 Nominee
Christian Falconer (Constitution)
Researcher

District 13:
Judy Biggert (R) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Scott Harper (D)
Marketing Firm Owner & '08 Nominee

District 14:
Bill Foster (D) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Ethan Hastert (R)
Attorney, Ex-Aide to VP Cheney & Son of Ex-US House Speaker Denny Hastert
Randy Hultgren (R)
State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-DuPage County Commissioner & Attorney
Dan Kairis (Green)
Kane County Green Chair-Civic Activist
Dan Druck (Libertarian)
Business Development Consultant, USAF Veteran & '08 Nominee

District 15:
Tim Johnson (R) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

David Gill (D)
Physician, Democratic Activist & '04/'06 Nominee

District 16:
Don Manzullo (R) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

George Gaulrapp (D)
Freeport Mayor
Terry Campbell (Green)

District 17:
Phil Hare (D) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Bobby Schilling (R)
Pizza Restaurant Owner & Ex-Factory Worker
Roger Davis (Green)
Disabled Laborer, Ex-Truck Driver & Ex-Prison Guard

District 18:
Aaron Schock (R) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

D.K. Hirner (D)
Environmental Activist, Ex-College Professor & Ex-Missouri Gubernatorial Aide
Sheldon Schafer (Green)
College Professor, Astronomer, Peace Corps Veteran & '08 Nominee

District 19:
John Shimkus (R) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

Tim Bagwell (D)
IT Consultant, Teacher & '04 Nominee

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STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

> America First Party of Illinois
> Illinois American Reform Party
> Constitution Party of Illinois
> Democratic Party of Illinois
> Illinois Green Party
> Libertarian Party of Illinois
> Illinois Reform Party
> Republican Party of Illinois
> Illinois Socialist Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

> State Board of Elections

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