Jesse Rodriguez (Illinois)
Jesse Rodriguez (Republican Party) is running for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 83. Rodriguez is on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 17, 2026.[source]
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Biography
Jesse Rodriguez served in the U.S. Navy Reserve from 1984 to 1990. Rodriguez earned a bachelor's degree from the Loyola University, Chicago in 1990 and a graduate degree from the Loyola University Chicago in 2008. Rodriguez's career experience includes working as a small business owner.[1]
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 83
Incumbent Matt Hanson (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 83 on March 17, 2026.
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 83
Jesse Rodriguez (R) is running in the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 83 on March 17, 2026.
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jesse Rodriguez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rodriguez's responses.
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While in the navy, a served as an aircrew man in VS-22, a carrier based anti-submarine warfare squadron. I had the honor of deploying aboard the USS John F. Kennedy, CV-67, making a “Med Cruise”.
My degree is in Finance from Loyola University, Chicago. I also earned a master's in business administration from Loyola with a focus on operations management and business ethics.
Except for my time in service, I have worked in a private sector in personal insurance as a claims manager and fraud investigator, and for the past 15 years, I have owned a small paint franchise serving Aurora and surrounding communities.- School Choice- Parents should decide the best educational option for their children; the money should follow.
- Affordable Government- legislation should make living in Illinois more affordable and not add to the cost of doing so. You know better what to do with your money. Illinois has more taxing bodies than any other state but for New Jersey and we may have taken over the dubious distinction since last year.
- Jobs, Jobs, and jobs. We should make it easy to do business in Illinois. Whether you own a small business or are the CEO of a multi-national business; We need to make Illinois your first state of choice to do business in.
Our current anti-family environment (what else could I call it?), was not always the case. From the Lincolns choosing Illinois over Indiana in the 19th century or my father and mother choosing Illinois over Michigan and Texas in the 20th century, Illinois was once the place to find work and raise a family. Time to make it so again.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 2, 2026
