Our Candidates

March 2026 General Primary Election

Federal

Juliana Stratton

United States Senate

Bio.

https://www.julianastratton.com/

State

J.B. Pritzker

Governor

Governor JB Pritzker is Illinois’ 43rd Governor, elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022 with the highest vote share for any Democratic governor in more than 60 years. Since taking office, he has accomplished one of the most ambitious policy agendas in the nation.

With a focus on families and children, his leadership has led to an assault weapons ban, nation-leading reproductive rights protections, a ban on book bans, and guaranteed paid leave for every worker in the state.

Governor Pritzker and his wife, MK, have been married for more than 30 years, and they are the proud parents of two children.

https://jbpritzker.com/

Christian Mitchell

Lieutenant Governor

I’ve spent my life fighting for Illinoisans as a State Representative and Deputy Governor. Now, I’m running for Lieutenant Governor to keep Illinois moving forward.

I was born and raised by a single mother who taught me the values of hard work and standing up for what’s right. After being elected as a State Representative, I fought for a fairer and more equitable Illinois by standing up for a woman’s right to choose, opposing right to work laws and fighting for a new education funding system to ensure every child has access to quality schools.

In 2019, I was proud to join JB’s administration as a Deputy Governor to put Illinois back on the side of working families. I led the efforts to make Illinois a national leader in clean energy, ban assault weapons and create and support thousands of jobs by rebuilding our roads, bridges and schools.

https://jbpritzker.com/meet-christian-mitchell/

Kwame Raoul

Attorney General

Born in Chicago to Haitian immigrants, Kwame brings a lifetime of legal experience and public service to his work as the people’s champion. Kwame’s fellow Democratic Attorneys General elected him Co-Chair of their coalition in November of 2024 to lead their coordinated effort against President Trump’s unconstitutional actions. In his leadership in Illinois and nationwide, Kwame defends and upholds the law, protects access to health care and reproductive rights, and fights for equal rights.

As the state’s chief legal and law enforcement officer, Kwame works in a bipartisan manner with prosecutors and police chiefs across Illinois to fight crime and develop criminal justice policy. Kwame partners with federal and local law enforcement to prosecute murder, violent crimes, crimes of sexual violence, and gun trafficking. Kwame was honored as Public Official of the Year by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police for his leadership on criminal justice matters.

https://kwameraoul.com/

Alexi Giannoulias

Secretary of State

Restoring public trust in government and its elected leaders is Alexi’s top priority.

A dedicated public servant, Alexi was elected as Illinois State Treasurer at 30, the youngest State Treasurer in the nation. In 2022, he was elected to succeed his friend and inspiration Jesse White as Illinois Secretary of State.

Alexi is proud to be supported by a broad coalition of labor leaders, elected officials, and advocacy organizations. First inspired to run for office by his friend and political mentor, President Barack Obama, Alexi’s core priority in public service is to create opportunities for everyone, not just the privileged few, to succeed.

https://alexiforus.com/