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Chelsea Laliberte Barnes
Chelsea Laliberte Barnes (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 51. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.
Barnes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Chelsea Laliberte Barnes' professional experience includes working as a licensed social worker and small business owner. She earned a B.A. in integrated marketing communications from Roosevelt University and an M.S. in social administration from Case Western Reserve University.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 51
Nabeela Syed defeated incumbent Chris Bos in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 51 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nabeela Syed (D)  | 53.3 | 23,775 |
 | Chris Bos (R) | 46.7 | 20,847 | |
| Total votes: 44,622 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 51
Nabeela Syed defeated Chelsea Laliberte Barnes in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 51 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nabeela Syed | 72.2 | 7,103 |
 | Chelsea Laliberte Barnes | 27.8 | 2,737 | |
| Total votes: 9,840 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Chris Bos advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 51 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Bos | 100.0 | 7,316 |
| Total votes: 7,316 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Barnes' endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chelsea Laliberte Barnes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Barnes' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am an experienced consensus builder and trusted leader with a proven track record of creating positive changes across our community and Illinois.
- The residents of District 51 have been misrepresented for years in Springfield and deserve a candidate who will listen, bring people together to solve issues, and have the audacity, skillset, and thoughtful urgency to do something about it. Having helped write and pass more than twenty state laws and federal laws, you can count on me to take action on your behalf.
- After losing my brother to an overdose, I know how to turn pain into fuel for good. I have founded successful local nonprofits and community coalitions that have become nationally recognized models saving lives, connecting people to care, and increasing community safety.
After knocking on thousands of doors and having conversations with voters in my community, my priorities have become robust and reflective of those who I will be serving as State Representative. My priorities reflect residents' needs and our shared values. I will be focusing on issues that are keeping folks up at night, including:
1. Building a more robust economy, increasing good-paying jobs, and reducing the property tax burden
2. Preserving our environment
3. Improving access to quality healthcare that meets people where they are at, including mental health, care for seniors, and reproductive healthcare access
4. Quality education and increased social-emotional support for students, their teachers, and school staff
5. Bipartisan consensus-building and collaboration
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Illinois House of Representatives District 51 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 19, 2022
