{"id":3696,"date":"2026-01-22T13:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/?p=3696"},"modified":"2026-02-18T19:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:18:30","slug":"il-2026-primary-endorsements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/our-stories\/il-2026-primary-endorsements\/","title":{"rendered":"Our 2026 PRIMARY ENDORSEMENTS\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.thumb-wrapper {display:none;}\n<\/style>\n\n<style>\n.entry-title {display:none;}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-5fba5d\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-5b3c1f\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"has-standart-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size mb-0 pb-0 mt-0 pt-0 wp-elements-3c8da666653f7fce4eb68768e267c482\"><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-978e729c6e02ba8f355601ad21bad038\">January 22, 2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-699b8b\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-standart-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1f6833cd59f8f51e97a5ea50a7c1fc0f\"><strong>FOR MORE INFORMATION:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Jessica Handy&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"mailto:jhandy@stand.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jhandy@stand.org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">(217) 415-9175&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-standart-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-standart-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-image ultp-block-11d09d\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><figure class=\"ultp-image-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-image-block ultp-image-block-none\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"ultp-image\"  alt=\"Image Not Found\"  src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/il_2020_logo_pac_FINAL_72dpi_color.png\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-standart-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-95e1e33c8219941f8413ac2590170e47\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">STAND FOR CHILDREN IL PAC ANNOUNCES PRIMARY ENDORSEMENTS&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stand for Children IL PAC, a bi-partisan state political action committee, released today its endorsements for the&nbsp;2026 legislative Primary Elections. These General Assembly candidates are endorsed:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-standart-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-37708352350e58080927800710ac844b\"><strong>For the Illinois House:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Paul Kendrick (D \u2013 12<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;District)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Rep. Kam Buckner (D \u2013 26<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;District)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Cleopatra Cowley (D \u2013 34<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;District)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Rep. Jaime Andrade (D \u2013 40<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;District)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Rep. Tony McCombie (R \u2013 89<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;District)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-standart-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-131899fa0daaff6031c938039693a993\"><strong>For the Illinois Senate:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rachel Ruttenberg (D \u2013 9<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;District)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s&nbsp;more important than ever to&nbsp;elect&nbsp;strong education champions in Illinois who are committed to working collaboratively to strengthen public education. We are excited to endorse a strong cohort of incumbent and prospective legislators who are committed to evidence-based literacy, adequate and&nbsp;equitable&nbsp;funding, and meaningful early college and career training opportunities,\u201d said&nbsp;Jessica Handy, Chair of the PAC.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the&nbsp;2026 Primary Elections, only&nbsp;legislative&nbsp;candidates in contested&nbsp;Primary&nbsp;races were eligible for consideration for endorsement by Stand for Children IL PAC. Stand for Children is a unique catalyst for educational success&nbsp;and&nbsp;social progress, to create a brighter future for us all.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Paid for the by Stand for Children IL PAC<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stand for Children IL PAC, a bi-partisan state political action committee, released today its endorsements for the\u00a02026 Illinois legislative Primary Elections. 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