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Crystal Loughran
Crystal Loughran (Republican Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 76. She lost in the Republican primary on March 19, 2024.
Loughran completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Crystal Loughran was born in Spring Valley, Illinois. Loughran earned an associate degree from the Pikes Peak Community College and a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University, Pueblo in 1999. Her career experience includes working as an education specialist.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 76
Amy Murri Briel defeated Liz Bishop in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 76 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amy Murri Briel (D) | 50.6 | 23,931 |
 | Liz Bishop (R)  | 49.4 | 23,336 | |
| Total votes: 47,267 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 76
Amy Murri Briel defeated Cohen Barnes and Carolyn Zasada in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 76 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Murri Briel | 36.4 | 2,393 |
 | Cohen Barnes | 32.0 | 2,104 | |
 | Carolyn Zasada | 31.6 | 2,078 | |
| Total votes: 6,575 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 76
Liz Bishop defeated Crystal Loughran in the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 76 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Liz Bishop | 67.0 | 3,187 |
 | Crystal Loughran | 33.0 | 1,571 | |
| Total votes: 4,758 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Loughran in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Crystal Loughran completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Loughran's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I never had lifelong intentions to run for political office until I have seen personally the turmoil that was delivered to us by the liberal Democratic agenda, tearing apart the very fabric that held this country together. I consider myself a servant to the people, and now I want to be your voice and to give my community the representation they rightfully deserve.
My career in education began at Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, CO. in the Department of Distance Education, Video Conferencing Coordinator. I transferred to Pueblo Community College, Pueblo, CO. in the Distance Education Department as a Proctor. I made the commitment to return to school and graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication, Colorado State University. After graduation, I was hired by Colorado State University/Greenway and Nature Center 501(c)3 as their Development Coordinator.
- I will be your Grassroots candidate who continues to advocate tirelessly for exposing the teaching of Critical Race Theory, Social Emotional Learning – SEL, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – DEI, and preventing the Governor from passing new legislation to include the teaching of explicit Sex Ed in neighborhood schools. Local Government, Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Universities, and Illinois Community Colleges are the catalysts for disseminating the far-left woke liberal policies. Most importantly, this includes teaching transgender sexuality ideologies to our naïve young children.
- ILLINOIS CORRUPTION: Illinois is the first in the nation for public corruption. We need a public integrity Police investigative unit to investigate crooked politicians. We need stiffer penalties for corruption. We need to restructure our laws to trim donations from certain donors and lobbyists. We need more transparency in politicians' funding including them reporting how much they make including salaries,
- FARMS: Illinois biggest crops are corn and soybeans. Farmers are under threat over climate change. Farm lands want to be used for solar and wind farms. 30% of farms are dedicated to the production of ethanol for fuel. 50% is dedicated to trade. We need to fight the green deal. If the Democrats succeed. Thousands of farms will shut down including their support such as refineries, truck drivers, gas stations. We need to protect and reinvest in farms for more output not less. It's a valuable commodity.
Moms for America
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 19, 2024
