Barbara Ruth Bellar

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Barbara Ruth Bellar
Image of Barbara Ruth Bellar

Republican Party, Unaffiliated

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Loyola University, Chicago, 1973

Graduate

Loyola University, Chicago, 2009

Law

University of Illinois-Chicago, John Marshall Law School, 2002

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army Reserve

Personal
Profession
Attorney/Physician/Professor

Barbara Ruth Bellar (Republican Party) ran for election for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court in Illinois. Bellar lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Bellar (unaffiliated) also ran for election for President of the United States. Bellar lost as a write-in in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Bellar was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 18 of the Illinois State Senate. In 2010, Bellar lost the election to the 35th District seat in the Illinois House of Representatives.

Biography

Bellar is a licensed attorney, a physician, and an adjunct faculty member at DePaul University and Benedictine University. She has master's degrees in public health and in bioethics and health policy from Loyola University, a J.D. from John Marshall Law School, and a master's of divinity from Chicago Theological Seminary. Bellar is a Veteran Major in the United States Army Reserve.[1][2][3]

Issues

Viral video describing health care overhaul

Bellar gained national attention for a viral video description of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. She set out to describe U.S. President Barack Obama's signature piece of legislation of the first two years of his presidency in one sentence. Bellar's presentation drew favorable reaction from the crowd. The short video of her presentation and her full speech including the remarks have, collectively, over 3.5 million views on YouTube as of February 8, 2013.[4][5] After the 2012 election, Bellar's contract with MetroSouth Medical Center was not renewed. Bellar stated that she believed the viral video was the main driver in the hospital not renewing her contract.[6]

Biography controversy

SouthtownStar columnist Phil Kadner questioned Bellar's substantial list of credentials in an opinion piece, asserting that her references to her past as a nun and her failure to list that the bulk of her medical degree was completed in Mexico misled voters.[7][8] Bellar responded with a letter to the SouthtownStar and Orland Park Patch defending her credentials and posted images of her degrees and certificates on her website.[9][10]

Elections

2020

Presidency

See also: Presidential candidates, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election on November 3, 2020. Biden received 306 electoral votes and President Donald Trump (R) received 232 electoral votes. In the national popular vote, Biden received 81.2 million votes and Trump received 74.2 million votes.


Presidential election, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
✔
Image of
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
51.3
 
81,282,632 306
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
46.9
 
74,223,234 232
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.2
 
1,864,873 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.3
 
402,795 0
Image of
Roque De La Fuente (multiple running mates) (Alliance Party)
 
0.1
 
88,214 0
Image of
Gloria La Riva (multiple running mates) (Party for Socialism and Liberation)
 
0.1
 
84,905 0
Image of
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Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent)
 
0.0
 
67,906 0
Image of
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party)
 
0.0
 
59,924 0
Image of
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Independent)
 
0.0
 
49,764 0
Image of
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Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (American Solidarity Party)
 
0.0
 
35,260 0
Image of
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Alyson Kennedy/Malcolm Jarrett (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.0
 
6,791 0
Image of
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Bill Hammons/Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party)
 
0.0
 
6,647 0
Image of
Jade Simmons (multiple running mates) (Independent)
 
0.0
 
6,534 0
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Jerry Segal/John de Graaf (Bread and Roses)
 
0.0
 
5,949 0
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Dario David Hunter/Dawn Neptune Adams (Progressive Party)
 
0.0
 
5,394 0
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Phil Collins/Billy Joe Parker (Prohibition Party)
 
0.0
 
4,844 0
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Jesse Ventura/Cynthia McKinney (Green Party of Alaska)
 
0.0
 
3,284 0
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President Boddie/Eric Stoneham (C.U.P.)
 
0.0
 
3,171 0
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Joe McHugh/Elizabeth Storm (Independent)
 
0.0
 
2,843 0
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Mark Charles/Adrian Wallace (Independent)
 
0.0
 
2,662 0
Image of
Sheila Tittle (multiple running mates) (Independent)
 
0.0
 
1,806 0
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Connie Gammon/Phil Collins (Independent)
 
0.0
 
1,475 0
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J.R. Myers/Tiara Lusk (Life and Liberty)
 
0.0
 
1,372 0
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Tom Hoefling/Andy Prior (Independent)
 
0.0
 
1,241 0
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H. Brooke Paige/Thomas Witman (Grumpy Old Patriots)
 
0.0
 
1,175 0
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Christopher Lafontaine/Michael Speed (Independent)
 
0.0
 
856 0
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Kyle Kenley Kopitke (multiple running mates) (Independent)
 
0.0
 
815 0
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Ricki Sue King/Dayna Chandler (Genealogy Know Your Family History Party)
 
0.0
 
546 0
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Princess Khadijah Maryam Jacob-Fambro/Khadijah Maryam Jacob Sr. (Independent)
 
0.0
 
497 0
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Blake Huber/Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)
 
0.0
 
409 0
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Joseph Kishore/Norissa Santa Cruz (Socialist Equality Party)
 
0.0
 
317 0
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Richard Duncan/Mitch Bupp (Independent)
 
0.0
 
213 0
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Jordan Marc Scott/Jennifer Tepool (Independent)
 
0.0
 
175 0
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Gary Swing/David Olszta (Boiling Frog)
 
0.0
 
141 0
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Keith McCormic/Sam Blasiak (Bull Moose)
 
0.0
 
126 0
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Zachary Scalf/Matthew Lyda (Independent)
 
0.0
 
29 0
  Other write-in votes
 
0.1
 
183,207 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 158,402,026

0 states have not been called.


Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)

General election

General election for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court

Iris Martinez defeated Barbara Ruth Bellar in the general election for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Iris Martinez
Iris Martinez (D)
 
73.0
 
1,549,615
Image of Barbara Ruth Bellar
Barbara Ruth Bellar (R)
 
27.0
 
572,169

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,121,784
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court

Iris Martinez defeated Michael Cabonargi, Richard Boykin, and Jacob Meister in the Democratic primary for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court on March 17, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Iris Martinez
Iris Martinez
 
33.7
 
269,578
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Michael Cabonargi
 
27.0
 
216,180
Image of Richard Boykin
Richard Boykin
 
24.9
 
199,526
Image of Jacob Meister
Jacob Meister Candidate Connection
 
14.2
 
113,855
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
1,511

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 800,650
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court

Barbara Ruth Bellar advanced from the Republican primary for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court on March 17, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Barbara Ruth Bellar
Barbara Ruth Bellar
 
99.4
 
64,160
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
375

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 64,535
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2012

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2012

Bellar ran in the 2012 election for Illinois State Senate District 18. Bellar defeated Ricardo Fernandez in the Republican Primary on March 20, 2012 and was defeated by current state representative Democrat Bill Cunningham in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12][13]

Illinois State Senate, District 18, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBill Cunningham 63.7% 60,325
     Republican Barbara Ruth Bellar 36.3% 34,338
Total Votes 94,663
Illinois State Senate, District 18 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Ruth Bellar 74.1% 9,846
Ricardo Fernandez 25.9% 3,434
Total Votes 13,280

Endorsements

Bellar was endorsed by Family-Pac.[14] According to her campaign website, she was also endorsed by:[15]

  • Illinois Federation for Right to Life
  • Illinois Family Action
  • Illinois Patriot Alliance
  • Illinois Family Institute
  • Homer/Lockport Tea Party

Bellar described The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in one sentence

2010

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2010

Bellar lost election to the 35th District seat in the Illinois House of Representatives against Bill Cunningham.[16] She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on February 2nd. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Illinois House of Representatives, District 35 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBill Cunningham 58.4% 21,649
     Republican Barbara Ruth Bellar 41.6% 15,450
Total Votes 37,099

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Barbara Ruth Bellar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Personal

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Bellar is married to Harold Welsch, a Professor of Entrepreneurship at DePaul University. She previously served as a Benedictine nun for five years, and later clarified that she did not take any vows.[1][17]

Bellar has said, "I practice what I preach. I work hard, play hard, pray hard and study hard. My personal relationship with God in my life is of utmost importance and I pray for wisdom, clarity and guidance to do all things to His Glory! I believe we are here on earth to contribute to make it a better life for each other and the secret to success is perseverance."[18]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elect Bellar, "Bio," accessed January 3, 2012
  2. ↑ Biographical Submission via email, February 7, 2013
  3. ↑ Ballotpedia, "Email correspondence with Barbara Bellar," March 2, 2020
  4. ↑ Palos Patch, "Senate Candidate Barbara Bellar's YouTube Video Tops 1 Million Views," September 16, 2012 (dead link)
  5. ↑ The National Review Online, "Obamacare in One Sentence," September 10, 2012
  6. ↑ ijreview.com, "Doctor Terminated for Posting Viral Anti-Obamacare Rant on YouTube," accessed March 6, 2014
  7. ↑ Orland Park Patch, "Did Barbara Bellar Fib About Being a Nun?" October 23, 2012
  8. ↑ SouthtownStar, "Kadner: State Senate candidate Barbara Bellar a ‘former nun’ without vows," October 22, 2012
  9. ↑ Oak Lawn Patch, "'My Life is an Open Book,' GOP Senate Candidate Tells Kadner and Voters," October 24, 2012
  10. ↑ ElectBellar, "Dr. Barbara Bellar's Credentials," October 24, 2012
  11. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011
  12. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014
  13. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed December 31, 2012
  14. ↑ Family-Pac, "Endorsements," accessed June 22, 2012
  15. ↑ Barbara Bellar, "Endorsements," accessed October 23, 2012
  16. ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "2010 Election Results," November 2, 2010
  17. ↑ Oak Lawn Patch, "'My Life is an Open Book,' GOP Senate Candidate Tells Kadner and Voters," October 24, 2012
  18. ↑ Bio submitted by Barbara Ruth Bellar to Ballotpedia on January 24, 2012
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