Juliana Stratton

Juliana Stratton
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 5th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2017
Preceded by Kenneth Dunkin
Personal details
Born (1965-09-08) September 8, 1965[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Children 3
Education University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BS)
DePaul University (JD)

Juliana Stratton (née Wiggins) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives since January 2017. She represents the 5th district, and is the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in the 2018 election.

Biography

Stratton earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and a Juris Doctor from DePaul University.[2] Stratton has been the director for the Center for Public Safety and Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago since July 2015. Prior to that, she was the executive director at Cook County Justice for Children and president of a mediation services company.

In 2016, Stratton challenged Ken Dunkin for the fifth district seat in the Illinois House of Representatives. She defeated Dunkin.[3]

On August 9, 2017, Stratton was announced as J. B. Pritzker's running mate in the 2018 gubernatorial election.[4]

Stratton is the mother of three children and lives in Bronzeville.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Two Illinois primaries test party loyalty
  2. ↑ https://wgnradio.com/2018/09/14/city-club-of-chicago-j-b-pritzker-juliana-stratton/
  3. ↑ Cholke, Sam and Jamie Nesbitt Golden (March 15, 2016). "Juliana Stratton Trounces Ken Dunkin In Battle With Madigan-Rauner Ties". DNAinfo.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ Miller, Rich (August 9, 2017). "Pritzker to pick Rep. Stratton". Capitol Fax. Springfield, Illinois. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ https://chicagodefender.com/2017/08/31/juliana-stratton-pritzkers-running-mate-speaks-out/
Illinois House of Representatives
Preceded by
Kenneth Dunkin		 Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 5th district
2017–present		 Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by
Paul Vallas		 Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
2018		 Most recent
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