Julie Morrison
Julie Morrison (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 29. She assumed office in 2013. Her current term ends on January 13, 2027.
Morrison (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 29. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Morrison earned a B.A. in political science from Knox College in 1978.[1]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Morrison was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Environment and Conservation Committee
- Ethics Committee (decommissioned)
- Senate Financial Institutions Committee
- Behavioral and Mental Health, Chair
2021-2022
Morrison was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Environment and Conservation Committee
- Ethics Committee (decommissioned)
- Senate Financial Institutions Committee
- Senate Health and Human Services Committee
2019-2020
Morrison was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture Committee
- Committee of the Whole
- Environment and Conservation Committee
- Senate Health and Human Services Committee, Chair
- Public Health Committee, Vice chair
- Transportation Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Appropriations II |
| • Committee of the Whole |
| • Environment and Conservation |
| • Gaming |
| • Government Reform |
| • Human Services, Chair |
| • Transportation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Morrison served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Commerce and Economic Development |
| • Education |
| • Environment and Conservation |
| • Human Services, Vice chair |
| • Transportation |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Morrison served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Appropriations I |
| • Committee of the Whole |
| • Education |
| • Environment |
| • Human Services |
| • State Government & Veterans Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 29
Incumbent Julie Morrison won election in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 29 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julie Morrison (D) | 100.0 | 62,332 |
| Total votes: 62,332 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gene Meltser (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 29
Incumbent Julie Morrison advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 29 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Morrison | 100.0 | 19,296 |
| Total votes: 19,296 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 29
No candidate advanced from the primary.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| Gene Meltser (Write-in) | 100.0 | 587 | ||
Vote totals may be incomplete for this race. | ||||
| Total votes: 587 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
2018
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 29
Incumbent Julie Morrison defeated Barrett Davie in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 29 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Morrison (D) | 63.2 | 51,162 |
| Barrett Davie (R) | 36.8 | 29,791 | ||
| Total votes: 80,953 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 29
Incumbent Julie Morrison advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 29 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Morrison | 100.0 | 21,888 |
| Total votes: 21,888 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 29
Barrett Davie advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 29 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barrett Davie | 100.0 | 8,400 | |
| Total votes: 8,400 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
2016
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Illinois State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.[2]
Incumbent Julie Morrison defeated Benjamin Salzberg in the Illinois State Senate District 29 general election.[3][4]
| Illinois State Senate, District 29 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Julie Morrison Incumbent |
59.11% | 53,744 | |
| Republican | Benjamin Salzberg | 40.89% | 37,174 | |
| Total Votes | 90,918 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Julie Morrison ran unopposed in the Illinois State Senate District 29 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Illinois State Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Julie Morrison Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Benjamin Salzberg ran unopposed in the Illinois State Senate District 29 Republican primary.[7][8]
| Illinois State Senate, District 29 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Benjamin Salzberg (unopposed) | |
2012
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2012
Morrison won election in the 2012 election for Illinois State Senate District 29. Morrison defeated Milton J. Sumption in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012, and defeated Republican Arie Friedman in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Julie Morrison |
54.4% | 46,673 | |
| Republican | Arie Friedman | 45.6% | 39,087 | |
| Total Votes | 85,760 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Julie Morrison |
87.9% | 11,192 |
| Milton J. Sumption | 12.1% | 1,544 |
| Total Votes | 12,736 | |
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Julie Morrison did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Morrison's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Upholding Women’s Rights Julie supports the right of women to have access to full reproductive health options and procedures without the involvement of government and regardless of their ability to pay. This is a right of privacy between a woman and her doctor. Ensuring Public Safety Julie is a staunch and consistent proponent of strong and well-enforced gun safety laws. She is pleased to have received an “F” rating from the NRA and has never voted in favor of any pro-firearm legislation. Promoting Ethics & Responsible Government Despite the passage of various incremental reforms, Illinois has room for improvement in ensuring that state and local government is transparent, fiscally responsible, and ethical. Julie has pursued an ambitious course in introducing bills to disclose conflicts of interest among legislators and to ensure greater distance between lawmakers and lobbyists. To promote efficiency of local government and save taxpayer dollars, Julie has introduced plans to allow townships to dissolve or consolidate services. Protecting Those with Developmental Disabilities Families of children with developmental disabilities face unique challenges, and to help address them, Julie created and chairs the Illinois General Assembly’s Special Needs Caucus. Recognizing these families’ needs and the complexities of navigating the available services, she has hosted a Developmental Disability Resource Fair aimed at directing parents of children with disabilities to resources such as work, housing, and transportation. Advocating for Child Welfare Julie Morrison strongly believes that we have a responsibility to safeguard our most vulnerable populations. A longstanding advocate for children’s welfare, she is working with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and other agencies to increase efficiency and improve access to services.[12] |
” |
| —Julie Morrison[13] | ||
2012
Morrison's campaign website presented the following issues in a question and answer format:[14]
- The excessive power outages of last summer are still on people’s minds. What can and should be done about ComEd?
- Excerpt: "Given its recent track record and what has been learned over the past months about how this public utility operates, I believe that ComEd’s profits must be restricted and it should bear the greatest burden for upgrading its aged delivery system."
- What will you do to ensure that public employees aren’t abusing the current pension system, and still make sure that teachers get the pensions they’re entitled to?
- Excerpt: "This district wants what is fair: reform to close the loopholes for abuse, and a plan for putting the state pension systems back on a sound financial footing."
- Where do you stand on gun control?
- Excerpt: "I am a proponent of strict and well-enforced gun safety laws. I do not support concealed carry legislation."
- Reproductive rights are very important to women and families. Do you believe in a woman’s right to choose?
- Excerpt: "I am 100% pro-choice. I support the right of women to have access to reproductive health options and procedures without the involvement of government and regardless of their ability to pay."
- What is your position on Israel, and how does this affect Illinois?
- Excerpt: "Illinois should proactively pursue business and trade initiatives with Israel."
- Why does Illinois still have townships? Aren’t they just a waste of taxpayer money?
- Excerpt: "If the township were not offering these essential services, they would have to be absorbed by the county or the municipalities within the township, almost certainly with less efficiency and at higher cost to taxpayers."
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Illinois scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2024
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2024, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2024, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 16 to May 29.
|
2023
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2023, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2023, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 27.
|
2022
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2022, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2022, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 9.
|
2021
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2021, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2021, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 1.
|
2020
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2020, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2020, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 8 to May 23.
|
2019
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2019, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2019, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
|
2018
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2018, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2018, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 31.
|
2017
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2017, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2017, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 31. There were also special sessions. The 1st special session was June 21-July 6. The 2nd special session was July 26-July 31. During the 3rd special session, the Senate met on August 13, and the House met on August 16. The 4th special session was on August 28-29. There was a veto session from October 24-November 9.
|
2016
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2016, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2016, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 13 through May 31.
|
2015
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2015, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2015, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 14 through December 7 (extended session).
|
2014
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2014, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2014, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 29 through June 2.
|
2013
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2013, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2013, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 31.
|
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Morrison has a husband, Joe.[1]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Julie Morrison Illinois Senate. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
|
Officeholder Illinois State Senate District 29 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Julie Morrison for Senate, "About," accessed January 4, 2012
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list: General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election results, General election 2016," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed December 31, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Julie Morrison for State Senate, "Issues," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ Campaign website, Issues
- ↑ Citizen Action Illinois, "99th General Assembly Legislative Scorecard 2016," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities, "2016 Illinois Community Living Report," accessed July 11, 2017
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Susan Garrett (D) |
Illinois State Senate District 29 2013-Present |
Succeeded by - |
