Dani Brzozowski

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Dani Brzozowski

Democratic Party

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Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Purdue University

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Dani Brzozowski (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 16th Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Brzozowski completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2020

See also: Illinois' 16th Congressional District election, 2020

Illinois' 16th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Republican primary)

Illinois' 16th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 16

Incumbent Adam Kinzinger defeated Dani Brzozowski, Branden McCullough, and Roy Jones in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Kinzinger (R)	64.7	218,839
		Dani Brzozowski (D)	35.3	119,313
	Submit photo	Branden McCullough (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	4
	Submit photo	Roy Jones (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	3

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 338,159
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16

Dani Brzozowski advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dani Brzozowski	100.0	50,811

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,811
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Benjamin Baer (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16

Incumbent Adam Kinzinger advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Kinzinger	100.0	45,296

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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Dani Brzozowski completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brzozowski's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Dani Brzozowski is a community leader and activist from LaSalle, Illinois. She has been a leader in the effort for a better quality of life in Illinois and has worked to develop communities and empower individuals. Dani is an army brat whose family moved all over but found a home in LaSalle. She went to Purdue and then lived in Chicago for almost 10 years before moving back home a few years ago so that she could give back to a community that had given her a great deal.

She is running to represent the Illinois 16th District in Congress to fight for her neighbors and members of her community and wants to be the voice for the countless individuals and families who are not being correctly represented on Capitol Hill right now.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Protect the rights of Unions and working people everywhere.
• Overturn Citizens United and end the influence of big money in politics
• Ensure healthcare as a basic human right with Medicare for All.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about economic, social, environmental, and political justice. Economic justice means that we empower workers by protecting their rights that are constantly under attack. I will always look to empower workers and strengthen their rights in the workplace. I will be a fierce advocate for strengthening our social safety net. The United States of America is the wealthiest nation on earth, but far too much of that wealth is concentrated at the top, meaning that the rich get richer while leaving the vast majority of working Americans behind. Social justice means standing for equality for every single American regardless of race, gender, sexuality, gender identity, religion, etc. It also means fighting for a more fair and equitable criminal justice system and protecting reproductive health rights for women. Environmental justice ties in with the economic justice mentioned before. By supporting clean energy in order to combat the climate crisis (make no mistake, it is a crisis), we have a unique opportunity to create clean energy jobs across the country. Environmental justice also means holding polluters accountable. When it comes to political justice, I am talking about ending the corrupting influence that corporate money has on our politics and also protecting the right to vote that has been under attack since the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act.

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Illinois' current delegation to the United States Congress

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