ILLINOIS

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

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

This page was last updated on June 23, 2009

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Pat Quinn (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Lisa Madigan (D) - Attorney General, Ex-State Sen., & Ex-Congressional Aide
Adam Andrzejewski (R) - Businessman
Joe Birkett (R) - DuPage County State's Attorney, '06 Lt. Gov. Nominee & '02 Nominee
Bill Brady (R) - State Sen., Developer & '06 Candidate
Tom Cross (R) - State House Minority Leader & Attorney
Frank Edwards (R) - Springfield City Councilman, Retired Fire Chief & Ex-Teacher
Matt Murphy (R) - State Sen.
Dan Proft (R) - Political Consultant & Conservative Activist
Bob Schillerstrom (R) - DuPage County Board Chair & Attorney
Randy Stufflebeam (Constitution) - State Party Chair, Retired USMC Veteran, Church Activist & '06 Nominee
Rich Whitney (Green) - Attorney, Ex-Journalist & Frequent Candidate
Michael White (Independent) - Speech Therapy Clinic Business Manager & Retired USAF Officer

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the General Election.)
VACANT
Mike Boland (D) - State Rep., Ex-East Moline School Board Member & Ex-Teacher
Thomas Castillo (D) - Electrical Worker
Scott Lee Cohen (D) - Cleaning Supply Company Owner & Community Activist
Justin Oberman (D) - Aviation Security Consultant & Businessman
Randy White (R) - Hancock County Commissioner, Conservative Activist & '06 Write-In Candidate

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Lisa Madigan (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Julie Hamos (D) - State Rep., Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Dan Hynes (D) - State Comptroller & Attorney
Tom Cross (R) - State House Minority Leader & Attorney

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Jesse White (D)*

STATE COMPTROLLER:
Dan Hynes (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Judy Baar Topinka (R) - Ex-State Treasurer, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-State GOP Chair & '06 Governor Nominee

STATE TREASURER:
[ Alexi Giannoulias (D)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2010. ]
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
Judy Baar Topinka (R) - Ex-State Treasurer, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-State GOP Chair & '06 Governor Nominee

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

State Senate - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Roland Burris (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Alexi Giannoulias (D) - State Treasurer & Ex-Banker
Stan Jagla (D) - Businessman
Robert Jones (D/Write-In)
Cheryle Jackson (D) Chicago Urban League President
Chris Kennedy (D) - Businessman & Son of Ex-US Sen. Robert F. Kennedy
Lisa Madigan (D) - Attorney General, Ex-State Sen., & Ex-Congressional Aide
Stephanie Neely (D) - Chicago City Treasurer & Ex-Banker
Mark Kirk (R) - Congressman, Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & Afghan War Veteran
Andy Martin (R) - Frequent Candidate
Robert Zadek (R) - Businessman, Real Estate Broker, Ex-Mortgage Broker, Ex-Corporate Auditor & USCG Veteran

Dick Durbin (D)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Bobby Rush (D)*
Fred Smith (D)

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

District 3:
Dan Lipinski (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Luis Gutierrez (D)*

District 5:
Mike Quigley (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Peter Roskam (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
Danny K. Davis (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
Melissa Bean (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 9:
Jan Schakowsky (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 10:
Mark Kirk (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Beth Coulson (R) - State Rep., Physical Therapist & Ex-Medical School Professor
Michael Bond (D) - State Sen., Ex-Woodland Board of Education Member & Corporate Finance Executive
Susan Garrett (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Businesswoman
Elliot Richardson (D) - Attorney
Dan Seals (D) - Marketing Executive, Ex-Congressional Aide & '06/'08 Nominee

District 11:
Debbie Halvorson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Adam Kinzinger (R) - Ex-McLean County Commissioner & Iraq War Veteran
David McAloon (R) - Church Staffer, Businessman, Conservative Activist & '08 State Rep. Candidate
Henry Meers Jr. (R) - Financial Advisor

District 12:
Jerry Costello (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Timmy Jay Richardson Jr. (R) - College Student, Navy Veteran & '08 Nominee

District 13:
Judy Biggert (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Harper (D) - Marketing Firm Owner & '08 Nominee

District 14:
Bill Foster (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ethan Hastert (R) - Attorney, Ex-Aide to VP Cheney & Son of Ex-US House Speaker Denny Hastert

District 15:
Tim Johnson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 16:
Don Manzullo (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Summers (Green) - Attorney, McHenry County College Trustee & '08 Nominee

District 17:
Phil Hare (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bobby Schilling (R) - Pizza Restaurant Owner & Ex-Factory Worker

District 18:
Aaron Schock (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 19:
John Shimkus (R)* - (Campaign Site)

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
US Marijuana Party of Illinois

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

State Board of Elections

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alton Telegraph
Arlington Heights Daily Herald
Aurora Beacon News
Belleville News-Democrat
Belvidere Daily Republican
Benton Evening News
Bloomington Pantagraph
Cambridge Chronicle
Canton Daily Ledger
CapitolFax.com (Politics)
Carbondale Southern Illinoisan
Carmi Times
Centralia Morning Sentinel
Champaign News-Gazette
Chicago Communicator (African-American)
Chicago Daily Southtown
Chicago Free Press (Gay)
Chicago Inside
Chicago Journal
Modern Vertebrate (Chicago - Politics)
Chicago Pioneer Press (49 Local Newspapers)
Chicago Star News (20 Local Newspapers)
Chicago Student Voices
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Windy City Times (Gay)
Clay County Advocate-Press
Collective Interest Radio (Liberal)
Danville Commercial-News
Decatur Herald & Review
Du Quoin Evening Call
Edwardsville Intelligencer
Elgin Courier News
Galesburg Register-Mail
Harrisburg Daily Register
Illinois Campaign for Political Reform - (Blog)
Illinois DemNet (Liberal)
Illinois Leader (Conservative)
Joliet Herald News
Kankakee Daily Journal
Kewanee Star Courier
Lincoln Courier
Lombard Lombardian
Macomb Journal
Mattoon Journal Gazette & Times-Courier
Modern Vertebrate (Politics)
Monmouth Daily Review-Atlas
Naperville Sun
Pekin Daily Times
Peoria Journal Star
Polish News (Chicago - Polish-American)
Pontiac Daily Leader
Pure-News USA (African-American)
Quincy Herald-Whig
Rockford Register Star
Sauk Valley Newspapers (Dixon)
The Southern Illinoisan
Sparta News-Plaindealer
Springfield State Journal-Register
Streator Times-Press
SuburbanChicagoNews.com
Waukegan News Sun
West Frankfort Daily American

WBBM TV-2 (CBS - Chicago)
WBEZ 91.5 FM - Chicago Public Radio
WEEK TV-25 (NBC - Peoria) - (Election News)
WLS TV-7 (ABC - Chicago)
WMAQ TV-5 (NBC - Chicago)

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