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Julie Morrison
Democratic Party
Candidate, Illinois State Senate District 29
Illinois State Senate District 29
Tenure
2013 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
13
Predecessor: Susan Garrett (D)
Compensation
Base salary
$93,712/year
Per diem
$178/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
March 17, 2026
Next election
November 3, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
Knox College, 1978
Personal
Profession
West Deerfield Township Supervisor
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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) is running for re-election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 29. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Democratic primary on March 17, 2026.

Biography

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Morrison earned a B.A. in political science from Knox College in 1978.[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Morrison was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Morrison was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Morrison was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Morrison was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Morrison served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Morrison served on the following committees:

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

2026

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Illinois State Senate District 29

Incumbent Julie Morrison (D) and Kate McGrath (R) are running in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 29 on November 3, 2026.

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Julie Morrison (D)
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Kate McGrath (R)

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 29

Incumbent Julie Morrison (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 29 on March 17, 2026.

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Republican primary

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Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 29

Kate McGrath (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 29 on March 17, 2026.

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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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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
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Julie Morrison (D)
 
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62,332

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 62,332
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
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Julie Morrison
 
100.0
 
19,296

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 19,296
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 29

No candidate advanced from the primary.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Gene Meltser (Write-in)
 
100.0
 
587

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Total votes: 587
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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
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Julie Morrison (D)
 
63.2
 
51,162
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Barrett Davie (R)
 
36.8
 
29,791

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 80,953
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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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
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Julie Morrison
 
100.0
 
21,888

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 21,888
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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
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Barrett Davie
 
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8,400

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 8,400
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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 Green check mark transparent.png 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 Green check mark transparent.png 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 Green check mark transparent.png 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]

Illinois State Senate, District 29, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Morrison 54.4% 46,673
     Republican Arie Friedman 45.6% 39,087
Total Votes 85,760
Illinois State Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Morrison 87.9% 11,192
Milton J. Sumption 12.1% 1,544
Total Votes 12,736

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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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."

Campaign finance summary

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Julie Morrison campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Illinois State Senate District 29Won general$588,728 $422,710
2018Illinois State Senate District 29Won general$823,147 N/A**
2016Illinois State Senate, District 29Won $916,297 N/A**
2012Illinois State Senate, District 29Won $688,290 N/A**
Grand total$3,016,462 $422,710
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Morrison has a husband, Joe.[1]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Julie Morrison for Senate, "About," accessed January 4, 2012
    2. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
    3. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list: General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
    4. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election results, General election 2016," accessed December 15, 2016
    5. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
    6. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
    7. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
    8. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
    9. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011
    10. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014
    11. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed December 31, 2012
    12. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    13. ↑ Julie Morrison for State Senate, "Issues," accessed September 26, 2016
    14. ↑ Campaign website, Issues

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