Evelyn Sanguinetti
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Evelyn Sanguinetti
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Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
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Evelyn Sanguinetti (Republican Party) was the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. She assumed office on January 12, 2015. She left office in 2019.
Sanguinetti (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 6th Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 17, 2020.
Sanguinetti is a former Republican Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. Sanguinetti was defeated in the general election on November 6, 2018. Before becoming lieutenant governor, Sanguinetti served as a member of the Wheaton City Council.
Biography
Sanguinetti was born and raised in Miami, Fla. The daughter of an Ecuadorian father and Cuban mother, Sanguinetti's first language was Spanish. English was her second language. She earned her B.A. in piano performance from Florida International University and her J.D. from John Marshall Law School.[1]
Sanguinetti was an assistant attorney general under former Republican Illinois Attorney General James E. Ryan, and went on to practice at a private law firm in Chicago.[2] She also worked as an adjunct professor at John Marshall Law School.[1]
Education
- B.A., piano performance - Florida International University
- J.D. - John Marshall Law School
Political career
Illinois Lieutenant Governor (2015-2019)
Sanguinetti was the 47th lieutenant governor of Illinois. She was elected on November 4, 2014, and sworn into office on January 12, 2015.[3]
Sanguinetti was the first Hispanic and first Latina lieutenant governor in Illinois history.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Illinois' 6th Congressional District election, 2020
Illinois' 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Republican primary)
Illinois' 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)
General election
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Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Marshall (D)
Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018
General election
Democratic primary election
Republican primary election
Libertarian primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian nominating convention
Kash Jackson defeated Matthew Scaro and Jon Stewart in the Libertarian nominating convention for governor of Illinois.
Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
| Illinois Libertarian Gubernatorial Nominating Convention, 2018 |
|---|
| Candidate |
 Kash Jackson |
| Matthew Scaro |
| Jon Stewart |
2014
Sanguinetti ran successfully for election to the office of Illinois Lieutenant Governor in 2014. She and gubernatorial running mate Bruce Rauner won the Republican nomination in the March 18 primary. She and Rauner took on the Democratic ticket of incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn and Paul Vallas in the general election. The Libertarian ticket of Chad Grimm and Alex Cummings was also on the November ballot. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
Primary election
| Governor and Lt. Governor of Illinois, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Bruce Rauner & Evelyn Sanguinetti |
40.1% | 328,934 |
| Kirk Dillard & Jil Tracy | 37.2% | 305,120 |
| Bill Brady & Maria Rodriguez | 15.1% | 123,708 |
| Dan Rutherford & Steve Kim | 7.6% | 61,948 |
| Total Votes | 819,710 | |
| Election results via Illinois State Board of Elections. |
General election
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bruce Rauner/Evelyn Sanguinetti |
50.3% | 1,823,627 | |
| Democratic | Pat Quinn/Paul Vallas Incumbent | 46.3% | 1,681,343 | |
| Libertarian | Chad Grimm/Alex Cummings | 3.4% | 121,534 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 1,186 | |
| Total Votes | 3,627,690 | |||
| Election results via Illinois State Board of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
- Illinois Lieutenant Governor
- Illinois Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014
- Lieutenant Governor
- Bruce Rauner
External links
- Office of the Illinois Lieutenant Governor
- Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti for Governor and Lt. Governor 2014 official campaign website
- Evelyn Sanguinetti on Twitter
- Illinois State Board of Elections
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reboot Illinois, "Classical piano sets tune for Evelyn Sanguinetti fun facts," September 23, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chicago Now, "Evelyn Sanguinetti will be Illinois' first Hispanic lieutenant governor," November 5, 2014
- ↑ Evelyn Sanguinetti, Lt. Governor of Illinois, "Message from Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti," accessed January 12, 2015
- ↑ Governing Politics, "2013-2014 Governor's Races: Who's Vulnerable?" December 11, 2012
- ↑ St. Louis Today, "Illinois Gov. Quinn 2nd least popular incumbent going into 2014," April 9, 2013
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Simon will not run again for lieutenant governor," February 13, 2013
- ↑ Chicago Magazine, "What Happens After Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon Quits Pat Quinn’s Team," March 26, 2013
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 CBS Local - Chicago, "2014 Governor Candidates To Choose Running Mates," August 24, 2013
- ↑ Ballot Access News, "Libertarian Party Statewide Slate Will Appear on Illinois Ballot," August 22, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sheila Simon (D) |
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois 2015-2019 |
Succeeded by Juliana Stratton (D) |
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