Illinois IL-09 House2020
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Jan Schakowsky (D)
COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Oct 2, 2020Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Dec 2, 2019
Primary Election: Mar 17, 2020
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Full Bio:
SCHAKOWSKY, Janice D., a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill.,
May 26, 1944; attended Sullivan High School, Chicago, Ill.; B.S., University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ill., 1965; director, Illinois State Council of
Senior Citizens, 1985-1990; member of the Illinois state house of
representatives, 1990-1998; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixth and
to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-present).
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
Republicans
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DISTRICT DATA
Illinois - 09
Chicago north suburbs: Evanston, Glenview
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
Past Presidential Results from this District
2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
2012 Election Results
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RACE ANALYSIS
The Bottom Line
Updated: Sep 20, 2019
IL-09: Jan Schakowsky (D) - Chicago: North Side, Evanston
Solid Democratic. Schakowsky, now the chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's consumer protection subcommittee, is a lock for a twelfth term in 2020.
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