{"id":1350,"date":"2022-10-12T15:35:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T15:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/?p=1350"},"modified":"2022-10-12T15:37:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T15:37:15","slug":"stands-endorsed-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/our-stories\/stands-endorsed-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Stand\u2019s Endorsed Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If your experience has been anything like mine, every time you turn on the TV or go to the mailbox, you can\u2019t avoid campaign ads or mailers. It\u2019s definitely campaign season in Illinois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Campaign season means something to us here at Stand, too, as we look for candidates to champion issues related to education equity and racial justice. These elections can have such a huge impact on those issues and so many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Stand for Children IL PAC is pleased to announce our support for a group of diverse and committed education champions for the General Assembly. In Springfield, they will stand up for Illinois children and families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the 2022 General Election<a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/electing-education-champions\/\">, Stand for Children IL PAC endorses the following candidates for the General Assembly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For the Illinois House:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D)17<sup>th<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Rep. Robyn Gabel (D) 18<sup>th<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (D) 19<sup>th<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (D) 41<sup>st<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Diane Blair-Sherlock (D) 46<sup>th<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Rep. Barbara Hernandez (D) 50<sup>th<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Rep. Mark Walker (D) 53<sup>rd<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Rep. Michelle Mussman (D) 56<sup>th<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Rep. Daniel Didech (D) 59<sup>th<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Rep. Joyce Mason (D) 61<sup>st<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Laura Faver Dias (D) 62<sup>nd<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Rep. Suzanne Ness (D) 66<sup>th<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Gregg Johnson (D) 72<sup>nd<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D) 81<sup>st<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Rep. Keith Wheeler (R) 83<sup>rd<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Sharon Chung (D) 91<sup>st<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Rep. Amy Elik (R) 111<sup>th<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Rep. Katie Stuart (D) 112<sup>th<\/sup> District<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For the Illinois Senate:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sen. Laura Fine (D) 9th District<\/li><li>Sen. Dan McConchie (R) 26<sup>th<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Mary Edly-Allen (D) 31<sup>st<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Sen. Doris Turner (D) 48<sup>th<\/sup> District<\/li><li>Sen. Kris Tharp (D) 56<sup>th<\/sup> District<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll be in touch soon as Election Day nears with more updates. In the meantime, I hope you\u2019ll make a plan to vote and urge your family and friends to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Paid for by Stand for Children IL PAC)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your experience has been anything like mine, every time you turn on the TV or go to the mailbox, you can\u2019t avoid campaign ads or mailers. It\u2019s definitely campaign season in Illinois. 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