John Connor (Illinois)
John Connor (Democratic Party) was a member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 43. He assumed office on January 13, 2021. He left office on April 29, 2022.
Connor (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 43. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Connor resigned in May 2022.[1]
Biography
John Connor was born in Joliet, Illinois, and lives in Lockport, Illinois. Connor graduated from Joliet Catholic Academy in 1988. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Notre Dame and a law degree from the University of Illinois. Connor's career experience includes working as a prosecutor and major crimes chief with the Will County State's Attorney's Office. Connor began serving as a judge of the Illinois Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court in 2022.[2][3]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Connor was assigned to the following committees:
- Criminal Law Committee, Chair
- Senate Financial Institutions Committee
- Public Health Committee
- Human Rights Committee
- Judiciary Committee, Vice-Chair
- Pensions Committee
2019-2020
Connor was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations-General Service Committee
- Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and IT Committee, Vice chair
- Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
- Appropriations-Higher Education Committee
- Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- Labor & Commerce Committee
Elections
2022
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2022
John Connor did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 43
John Connor defeated Ben Bierly in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 43 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Connor (D) | 64.5 | 54,584 |
| Ben Bierly (R) | 35.5 | 29,996 | ||
| Total votes: 84,580 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 43
John Connor advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 43 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Connor | 100.0 | 20,605 |
| Total votes: 20,605 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 43
Ben Bierly advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 43 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ben Bierly | 100.0 | 5,856 | |
| Total votes: 5,856 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent John Connor won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 85 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Connor (D) | 100.0 | 26,599 |
| Total votes: 26,599 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lisa Bickus (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent John Connor advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 85 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Connor | 100.0 | 7,667 |
| Total votes: 7,667 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 85
Lisa Bickus advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 85 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Bickus | 100.0 | 3,618 | |
| Total votes: 3,618 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darren Deskin (R)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Pat McGuire (D) |
Illinois State Senate District 43 2021-2022 |
Succeeded by Eric Mattson (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Illinois House of Representatives District 85 2017-2021 |
Succeeded by Dagmara Avelar (D) |
