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Democrat
Juliana Stratton
Illinois Democratic Senate nominee?
$1.5M
MAR 18, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleLieutenant Governor
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age60 years old (Sep 8, 1965)
GenderFemale
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LocationIllinois
BackgroundAttorney
EducationUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — B.S.
Notable personal detailsJuliana R. Stratton is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois since 2019. She previously represented the 5th District in the Illinois House of Representatives. Stratton earned a B.S. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, and has worked in mediation and criminal-justice reform roles in Cook County and at the University of Illinois Chicago.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports raising taxes on very high-income earners (proposes taxing those earning more than $1 million) while expanding targeted tax relief for middle- and lower-income households such as enlarging the Earned Income Tax Credit and proposing a middle-class tax cut. Advocates using revenue from higher taxes on the wealthy to fund middle-class tax relief and expanded investments in education and workforce programs.
Healthcare
Supports treating healthcare as a right and has publicly endorsed Medicare for All while also advocating expansion of access, lowering prescription costs, protections for reproductive care, and state policies to reduce barriers to care. Priorities include making care affordable, protecting rural hospitals, ending insurance practices that block treatment, and codifying reproductive services as federal protections.
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Immigration & Border
Supports comprehensive immigration reform including a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and undocumented immigrants, stronger protections for asylum seekers, and has called for abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while opposing broad ICE raids and detentions.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Juliana Stratton supports protecting and expanding access to abortion and reproductive healthcare, describes Illinois as a safe haven for reproductive care, and has joined coalitions and testified in favor of legal protections for abortion access. She frames abortion access as healthcare and an economic and civil-rights issue and advocates for laws that shield patients and providers from out-of-state restrictions.
Climate & Energy
Supports ambitious clean energy targets and policies to phase out fossil fuels and expand renewable energy and equitable clean-energy job programs; backs legislation setting a path to 100% clean energy by 2050 and state-level measures to increase renewable generation and invest in climate justice and workforce development.
Public Safety & Guns
Juliana Stratton supports expanded gun-safety measures including universal/expanded background checks and an assault-weapons ban, and she has promoted treating gun violence as a public-health issue and investing in prevention and intervention programs. She has participated in gun-violence-prevention forums and accepted endorsements from major gun-safety organizations. Her public statements call for common-sense gun laws and stronger protections to keep firearms out of the hands of people who should not have them.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedMay 19, 2026
Juliana Stratton has won the Illinois Democratic U.S. Senate primary and is now the party’s nominee for the open Senate seat. Final vote totals later confirmed her lead over Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly, with Stratton finishing first by a clear margin. She will face Republican Don Tracy in the November election.
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Articles
SLShaw Local Enewspapers25 days ago
Will County’s official March 2026 primary election results
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SLShaw Local Enewspapers29 days ago
Grundy County’s official March 2026 primary election results
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SLShaw Local Enewspapers29 days ago
Kane County’s official March 2026 primary election results
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DQDavenport Quad-City Times2 months ago
Lawmakers advance Pritzker’s school cell phone ban, social media regulations
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Polls
Illinois Democratic Senate nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$4.8M
$3.6M
$2.4M
$1.2M
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$4.8M
$695.2K
$4.1M
$273.1K
Source: FEC
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