Carol Ammons

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Carol Ammons
Democratic Party
Candidate, Illinois House of Representatives District 103
Illinois House of Representatives District 103
Tenure
2015 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
10
Compensation
Base salary
$89,250/year
Per diem
$166/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
March 17, 2026
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Carol Ammons (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 103. She assumed office in 2015. Her current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Ammons (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 103. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on March 17, 2026.[source]

Biography

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Ammons' professional experience includes working as a staff member for the Boys and Girls Club, for Catholic Charities, for the READY Program, Regional Office of Education and as a consultant for a Social Service Agency.[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Ammons was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Ammons was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Ammons was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Ammons was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Illinois committee assignments, 2017
• Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education
• Economic Justice & Equity
• Elections & Campaign Finance
• Environment
• Higher Education, Vice chair
• Personnel & Pensions

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ammons served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Carol Ammons (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 103 on March 17, 2026.

Candidate
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Carol Ammons

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2024

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Carol Ammons won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 103 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carol Ammons
Carol Ammons (D)
 
100.0
 
32,738

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 32,738
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Carol Ammons advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 103 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carol Ammons
Carol Ammons
 
100.0
 
4,762

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,762
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Carol Ammons won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 103 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carol Ammons
Carol Ammons (D)
 
100.0
 
22,695

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 22,695
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Carol Ammons advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 103 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carol Ammons
Carol Ammons
 
100.0
 
6,729

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,729
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2020

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Carol Ammons defeated Brad Bielert in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 103 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carol Ammons
Carol Ammons (D)
 
78.6
 
31,127
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Brad Bielert (L) Candidate Connection
 
21.4
 
8,452

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 39,579
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 103

Incumbent Carol Ammons advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 103 on March 17, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carol Ammons
Carol Ammons
 
100.0
 
12,799

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,799
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2018

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 13

Incumbent Rodney Davis defeated Betsy Londrigan in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 13 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rodney Davis
Rodney Davis (R)
 
50.4
 
136,516
Image of Betsy Londrigan
Betsy Londrigan (D) Candidate Connection
 
49.6
 
134,458
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
7

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 270,981
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 13

Betsy Londrigan defeated Erik Jones, David Gill, Jonathan Ebel, and Angel Sides in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 13 on March 20, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Betsy Londrigan
Betsy Londrigan Candidate Connection
 
45.7
 
24,515
Image of Erik Jones
Erik Jones
 
22.4
 
12,024
Image of David Gill
David Gill
 
14.4
 
7,757
Image of Jonathan Ebel
Jonathan Ebel
 
13.3
 
7,167
Image of Angel Sides
Angel Sides
 
4.2
 
2,237

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

Total votes: 53,700
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 13

Incumbent Rodney Davis advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 13 on March 20, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rodney Davis
Rodney Davis
 
100.0
 
44,512

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 44,512
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2016

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.[2]

Incumbent Carol Ammons ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 103 general election.[3][4]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 103 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Carol Ammons Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

Incumbent Carol Ammons ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 103 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 103 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Carol Ammons Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 18, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 2, 2013. Carol Ammons defeated Samuel A. Rosenberg in the Democratic primary, while Kristin Williamson ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Ammons then defeated Williamson in the general election.[7][8][9][10]

Illinois House of Representatives District 103, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCarol Ammons 61.4% 13,362
     Republican Kristin Williamson 38.6% 8,392
Total Votes 21,754


Illinois House of Representatives, District 103 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCarol Ammons 56.8% 3,307
Samuel A. Rosenberg 43.2% 2,511
Total Votes 5,818

Endorsements

In 2014, Ammons' endorsements included the following:[11]

  • Association of Federal, State, and County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 900
  • Equality Illinois PAC
  • Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT)
  • Independent Voters of Illinois (IVI-IPO)
  • Personal PAC, Illinois' Leading Pro-Choice Political Organization
  • Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 73
  • Graduate Employees Organization (GEO), Local 6300
  • Janet Anderson, Former Champaign County Board Member
  • Patricia Avery, Former Chair, Champaign County Board
  • Dr. Jim Barrett, Professor of United States History Astrid Berkson, Champaign County Board

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection
Carol Ammons participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 29, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Carol Ammons's responses follow below.[12]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

“ 1) Criminal Justice Reform

2) Environmental Protections
3) Union Rights[13][14]

”

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

“ Bridging the gap between grassroots movements and elected representatives, Carol Ammons is an experienced, independent Democrat who has effectively worked for the citizens of Champaign-Urbana. She has over ten years of service in elected office, at the county, city and state level. Since she was elected as state Representative in 2014, Carol has worked to end the economic “race to the bottom” for Illinois families, reform the criminal justice system, defend union members and their right to bargain collectively, and protect our environment. Carol has passed multiple pieces of legislation with bipartisan support in the Illinois House of Representatives. Including legislation to stop the dumping of toxic chemicals in the landfill above her communities sole-source of drinking water, lowering the cost of phone calls from Illinois prisons to ensure families can stay connected, stronger police accountability measures, and implementing protections for temporary workers. During the budget crisis, Carol has fought to restore funding to our domestic violence shelters, voted for seven appropriations bills, and is a member of the budget negotiation team. Carol is committed to social, racial, and most importantly what underpins both of those - economic justice. She comes from a proud union household and before being elected, worked in social services.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[14] ”


2014

Ammons' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[15]

Education

  • Excerpt: "I advocate shifting reliance on K-12 financing from property taxes to a graduated state income tax. That revenue source should be used to equalize funding across state school districts and to increase state funding for higher education."

State Pensions

  • Excerpt: "State workers who have been promised pensions should be able to collect them in full when they retire. The decrease in the cost of living adjustment for state retirees (except judges who will rule on the legality of the measure!), and the new requirements for retirees to refund a portion of their pensions to the state for their group health policies, is a further degradation by the legislature of its constitutional and moral obligation to those who have worked for the state."

Collective Bargaining and Wages

  • Excerpt: "I support the right to unionization and collective bargaining in both the private and the public sectors. I support living wages that will permit working people to lead decent lives above the poverty level without needing recourse to public assistance like food stamps. The present state minimum wage is insufficient to meet this goal. It needs to be increased."

Environment

  • Excerpt: "As a county board member and city council member, I have been, and will continue to be, opposed to dumping and mining threats to our precious supply of ground water and out lakes and streams. I support a shift from our strong reliance on fossil fuel to wind and solar energy sources. I have also been a strong proponent of urban and community organic gardening."

Economics

  • Excerpt: "I fully support Representative Naomi Jakobsson’s proposal for a constitutional amendment for a progressive income tax referred to as the Fair Tax Amendment. Like Jakobsson, I would have voted against the way the legislature has abused its obligation to fully fund the state pension systems as a way to generate revenue for completely extraneous purposes. I will continue to explore other sources of revenue to help pay the State’s bills."

Campaign finance summary

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Carol Ammons campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Illinois House of Representatives District 103Won general$101,474 $89,090
2022Illinois House of Representatives District 103Won general$148,258 $149,414
2020Illinois House of Representatives District 103Won general$169,307 N/A**
2018Illinois House of Representatives District 103Won general$192,096 N/A**
2016Illinois House of Representatives, District 103Won $253,725 N/A**
2014Illinois House of Representatives, District 103Won $496,641 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Facebook.com, "About," accessed February 20, 2014
    2. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
    3. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list: General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
    4. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election results, General election 2016," accessed December 15, 2016
    5. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
    6. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
    7. ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
    8. ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "General Primary Election Official Canvass," April 18, 2014
    9. ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
    10. ↑ The Chicago Tribune, "Results List (Unofficial)," accessed November 5, 2014
    11. ↑ Official campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed February 20, 2014
    12. ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
    13. ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Carol Ammons's responses," May 29, 2018
    14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    15. ↑ Official campaign website, "Issues," accessed February 20, 2014
    16. ↑ Citizen Action Illinois, "99th General Assembly Legislative Scorecard 2016," accessed July 11, 2017
    17. ↑ Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities, "2016 Illinois Community Living Report," accessed July 11, 2017

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