Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Ken Thomas (Illinois)
Ken Thomas (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 13. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 17, 2020.
Thomas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ken Thomas earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago in 2013 and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 2016. His career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 13
Incumbent Robert Peters won election in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 13 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Peters (D)  | 100.0 | 79,024 |
| Total votes: 79,024 | |||
| = 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 13
Incumbent Robert Peters defeated Ken Thomas in the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 13 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Peters | 53.3 | 21,646 |
 | Ken Thomas | 46.7 | 18,997 | |
| Total votes: 40,643 | |||
| = 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tamer Abouzeid (D)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ken Thomas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Thomas' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
| Collapse all
Ken's passion for service comes from his upbringing as a low-income kid who faced racism and economic struggles growing up. He was raised primarily by a single mother who made just enough to put food on the table for him and his sister. Ken's parents instilled in him the importance of faith and "letting [his] light shine before others." Ken's strong faith roots and his commitment to education at a very early age gave him the push he needed to escape the vicious cycle of poverty and become a practicing attorney.
As a lawyer, Ken has dedicated hundreds of hours, pro bono, to successfully representing individuals who cannot afford lawyers. He has represented tenants in their eviction cases, keeping them in their homes or stopping them from homelessness.
Ken has also represented immigrants who are victims of domestic violence in their asylum proceedings. When Trump implemented his first travel ban, Ken joined a group of lawyers at O'Hare International Airport to provide legal assistance and comfort to law abiding immigrants in the ensuing chaos.- Affordable Housing and Eviction Reform
- Jobs and Economic Development
- Campaign Finance and Political Reform
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 16, 2020
