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Marc James
Marc James (Republican Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 11. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
James completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Marc James was born in Chicago, Illinois. He earned a high school diploma from Evanston Township High School, a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois Chicago in 1991, and a graduate degree from Roosevelt University in 2002.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent Ann M. Williams defeated Marc James in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ann M. Williams (D) | 85.5 | 36,894 |
 | Marc James (R)  | 14.5 | 6,265 | |
| Total votes: 43,159 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 11
Incumbent Ann M. Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 11 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ann M. Williams | 100.0 | 15,091 |
| Total votes: 15,091 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Marc James completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by James' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Lower the crime rate.
- Lower Illinois debt.
- Bring in jobs for Illinois.
-have a House Representative that stays in touch
(most people don’t know who their Rep. is)
-amend the SAFE-T to protect victims first
-reform Illinois’ pension problem
(it’s primary source of our State’s debt)
-reduce the overlapping government agencies to cut wasteful spending of our tax money
“I didn’t leave the Democratic party, the Democratic Party left me.”
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 19, 2022
