Alexandra Eidenberg
Alexandra Eidenberg (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 17. Eidenberg lost in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2018.
Eidenberg was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Illinois.[1] Eidenberg was defeated by incumbent Luis Gutierrez in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014.[2]
Biography
Eidenberg is a native Chicagoan and a graduate of Chicago public schools.[3] Following her graduation from Lane Tech High School,[4] she attended Columbia College Chicago earning her B.A. in Marketing Communications in 2004.[5]
Professionally, Eidenberg has worked in the insurance industry and in retail and marketing. She continued to work while attending school to earn a Master's of Arts Management in small business entrepreneurship from Columbia College Chicago in 2009.[5]
At the time of her candidacy, Eidenberg was the president of The Insurance People, an insurance practice that she co-founded in 2010.[5]
Campaign themes
2014
Eidenberg listed the following issues on her campaign website:[6]
- Women's rights: "I’ll fight every single day to make sure that women get the same protection under the law, the same opportunities, the same honest pay for the same honest work - that everyone enjoys."
- Abortion: "I believe in a woman’s right to choose. I believe in a woman’s right to control our own reproductive system, and access to fertility treatment."
- Healthcare: "[I am] a strong supporter of the Affordable Care Act...I will fight to protect small business owners from the unintended negative impacts of legislation like ACA. For example, the calculation currently used to verify company size exposes too many small business owners to severe penalties."
- Jobs: "I will fight to attract more good companies to the greater ChicagoLand area, and I will fight to create a pro-business environment that will directly result in more jobs, and stronger families."
- Small businesses: "We need to work together to shop small business and create more advantageous tax options for small business owners."
- Social Security: "Our seniors worked their entire lives investing in Social Security, and they deserve to get back every dollar they paid in... As our next member of Congress I’ll fight any politician who tries to cut those benefits, or break that promise."
- National budget: "As a fiscal conservative, I believe it’s time we had a common-sense discussion about how to bridge the financial gap without violating our most precious values."
- Excerpts taken from candidates' websites may contain spelling and grammatical errors
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 17
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz defeated Peter Lee in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D)  | 69.2 | 34,328 |
 | Peter Lee (R) | 30.8 | 15,281 | |
| Total votes: 49,609 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 17
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz defeated Candance Chow, Mary Luecke, Alexandra Eidenberg, and Pete Dagher in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 17 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | 36.6 | 7,800 |
 | Candance Chow | 33.6 | 7,165 | |
 | Mary Luecke | 16.6 | 3,526 | |
 | Alexandra Eidenberg | 8.5 | 1,812 | |
 | Pete Dagher | 4.7 | 1,002 | |
| Total votes: 21,305 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 17
Peter Lee advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 17 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Lee | 100.0 | 4,631 |
| Total votes: 4,631 | |||
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2014
Eidenberg ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 4th District.[1] She was defeated by incumbent Luis Gutierrez in the Democratic primary on March 18, 2014.[2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luis Gutierrez Incumbent |
74.3% | 21,625 | ||
| Alexandra Eidenberg | 16.5% | 4,796 | ||
| Jorge G. Zavala | 9.2% | 2,670 | ||
| Total Votes | 29,091 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
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Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Eidenberg and her husband, Roger, have two children, identical twins.[3]
Recent news
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Illinois House of Representatives
- Illinois State Legislature
- United States House of Representatives
- Illinois' 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Illinois' 4th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Illinois Division of Elections, "Candidate Detail," accessed December 3, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Associated Press, "Primary Election 2014," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 [http://www.alexandraeidenberg.com/ Alexandra Eidenberg: "About," accessed December 8, 2013
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on December 5, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 LinkedIn: "Alexandra Eidenberg," accessed December 8, 2013
- ↑ Alexandra Eidenberg: "Issues," accessed December 8, 2013
