U.S. Senate

Juliana Stratton is an experienced and compassionate leader, she doesn't take corporate PAC money, she listens to her constituents and she will be there for advocates when we win back power and can advance our legislative agenda

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is the candidate who best aligns with our values and priorities AND has the best of chance of winning this race.

Juliana Stratton has impressed me from the moment I met her, about 8 years ago. I have been grateful to have had the opportunity to work with her on turning the tide on our state's opioid overdose crisis. She is a valiant fighter for the underdog and the marginalized. I also appreciate that she has not taken a dollar from PACs or special interest groups. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has represented our community well in Congress, and I have appreciated his support of the issues I've brought to him. However, I am concerned about his taking money from MAGA donors and Big PACs, but I appreciate that he owned it and has worked to repair that decision. I respect Congresswoman Robin Kelly greatly as well. She has been committed to her role as a legislator and is responsible for significant healthcare legislation in DC. I am sad that Kevin Ryan hasn't had as much of a platform as he deserves. His approach and values shine, and we need him fighting for us at some level.

Robin Kelly — Primary: Mar 17, 2026

Tough one for me. I don't have a strong endorsement. I lean toward Raja Krishnamoorthi, though I'm unhappy about his acceptance of campaign contributions from some pretty Trumpy billionaire donors. This bad judgment aside, I think he's been a good congressman and has an admirable life story. I haven't found any of the other competitive candidates particularly compelling.

I'm not as impressed by Juliana Stratton as I'd like to be. She seems to be the pick of JB Pritzker. I like JB well enough, but I've never been into candidates being anointed, and that very does not going over well in the current political era.

Some of the candidates with no likely path to win seem to be good and interesting people but with so many candidates this cycle, it's hard to have the time to check everybody out.

Juliana Stratton isn't taking any PAC $, which is the #1 reason you should vote for her. She won't be in anyone's pocket. She is passionate and willing to fight. If you've been as frustrated with Durbin as I've been the last decade, she is the only choice that makes sense. Raja is taking $ from all over the place, and seems to me that he will just be campaigning always. I am so sick of having a Senator who is afraid of ruffling any feathers. Let's vote for Juliana and get in the fight. She and Tammy Duckworth will be a real dream team IMHO.

Tyrone Muhammad or the lt govoner  

-Juliana best bet-- progressive democrat, abolish ice, raise minimum wage, Medicare,
-Kevin in an ideal world, he is a smaller candidate i believe but greatly progressive

Juliana Stratton is a progressive fighter who will not blink in this moment. She is the only major candidate who is not taking corporate PAC money and she has said she would vote to remove Chuck Shummer as Leader in the Senate.