Juliana Stratton

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Juliana Stratton
Official portrait, 2023
48th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Assumed office
January 14, 2019
GovernorJ.B. Pritzker
Preceded byEvelyn Sanguinetti
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 5th District
In office
January 11, 2017 – January 9, 2019
Preceded byKenneth Dunkin
Succeeded byLamont Robinson
Personal details
Born (1965-09-08) September 8, 1965 (age 58)[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children3
EducationUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BS)
DePaul University (JD)

Juliana Stratton (born September 8, 1965) is an American politician and lawyer. Since 2019, she has been the 48th lieutenant governor of Illinois under Governor J. B. Pritzker. She is the first African-American woman ever elected to this office. Stratton is a member of the Democratic Party.

Before becoming lieutenant governor, Stratton served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from January 2017 to 2019. She represented the 5th district.[2]

On August 9, 2017, it was announced that Stratton would be J. B. Pritzker's running mate in the 2018 gubernatorial election.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Two Illinois primaries test party loyalty". Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.