Laura Curtis
Laura Curtis (Republican Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 49. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Curtis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 49
Maura Hirschauer defeated Laura Curtis in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 49 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maura Hirschauer (D) | 54.2 | 29,288 |
 | Laura Curtis (R)  | 45.8 | 24,725 | |
| Total votes: 54,013 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 49
Maura Hirschauer advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 49 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maura Hirschauer | 100.0 | 11,207 |
| Total votes: 11,207 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 49
Laura Curtis advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 49 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Curtis | 100.0 | 5,236 |
| Total votes: 5,236 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Douglas Warlick (R)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Laura Curtis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Curtis' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Laura understands Illinois needs leaders who will bring a fact-based approach to lower property taxes and reform the way Springfield conducts its business.
As a North Aurora Trustee, Laura has a record of fighting property tax hikes without compromising government services. She implemented fiscally conservative policies resulting in an upgrade of the Village's bond rating to AA+ - one notch below the highest grade. Standard and Poor's applauded the Village for its "strong budgetary performance." In contrast, the state of Illinois' S&P bond rating is BBB-, one level above junk status.
Before her election as Village Trustee in 2011, Laura served two years as an alternate member of the Kane County Board of Review. During property tax appeal proceedings, she heard directly from families how escalating property taxes negatively impacted their well-being and the community as a whole.
Laura and her husband Jason have been married for twenty-three years and live in North Aurora. Her interests include attending live music concerts, reading, travel, and spending time outdoors.- Lower Property Taxes
- Spark Economic Growth
- Create Responsible Budget
With skyrocketing property taxes, it is time for Springfield to turn rhetoric into action by addressing this growing burden on taxpayers. How are families expected to reach or maintain the American dream when our leaders continue to do nothing? Just as she's done on the Village Board, Laura will oppose tax increases and be an advocate for property tax reform to allow taxpayers to keep more of their hard-earned money.
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See also
2020 Elections
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