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Caroline McAteer-Fournier
Caroline McAteer-Fournier (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 8. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2018.
Biography
Caroline McAteer-Fournier was born in Chicago, Illinois, and lives in Sauganash Park, Illinois. She earned a B.A. in public relations and marketing from the University of Dayton and an M.S. in public service management from DePaul University. McAteer-Fournier’s career experience includes working as the associate director of employer engagement and partnerships at DePaul University.[1] She was the president of the board of the Danny Did Foundation in Chicago, which aims at "advancing public awareness of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP), enhancing the SUDEP communication model between medical professionals and families afflicted by seizures, and the mainstreaming of seizure detection and prediction devices that may assist in preventing seizure-related deaths."[2][3]
Elections
2018
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 8
Ram Villivalam won election in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ram Villivalam (D) | 100.0 | 50,071 |
| Total votes: 50,071 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 8
Ram Villivalam defeated incumbent Ira Silverstein, Caroline McAteer-Fournier, and David Zulkey in the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 8 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ram Villivalam | 51.3 | 14,689 |
 | Ira Silverstein | 30.0 | 8,586 | |
| Caroline McAteer-Fournier | 13.5 | 3,864 | ||
 | David Zulkey | 5.2 | 1,491 | |
| Total votes: 28,630 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zehra Quadri (D)
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Illinois State Senate elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Illinois State Senate
- Illinois State Legislature
External links
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- Campaign website
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- LinkedIn page
- Illinois Legislature website
Footnotes
