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Michael Crowner
Michael Crowner (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 49. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 17, 2020.
Crowner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Michael Crowner was born in Chicago, Illinois. He obtained an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and a graduate degree from the Kellogg School of Management. As of 2020, Crowner's professional experience included working in financial services and as a small business consultant. He was a member of the Wheatland Township Democratic Party.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 49
Meg Loughran Cappel defeated Thomas McCullagh in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 49 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Meg Loughran Cappel (D) | 56.2 | 64,276 |
Thomas McCullagh (R)  | 43.8 | 50,052 | ||
| Total votes: 114,328 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 49
Meg Loughran Cappel defeated Larry Hug and Michael Crowner in the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 49 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Meg Loughran Cappel | 59.5 | 15,159 |
| Larry Hug | 20.4 | 5,203 | ||
 | Michael Crowner | 20.1 | 5,114 | |
| Total votes: 25,476 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 49
Thomas McCullagh advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 49 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas McCullagh | 100.0 | 9,842 | |
| Total votes: 9,842 | |||
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Endorsements
Michael Crowner was endorsed by the following organizations:
- Illinois National Organization for Women PAC
- Independent Voters of Illinois - Independent Precinct Organization
- Will County Progressives
- People for the American Way's Next Up Victory Fund
- Hispanic American Labor Council[2]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Crowner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Crowner's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Michael and his family live in Bolingbrook. He is a graduate of Plainfield High School Central Campus, Northwestern University, and the Kellogg School of Management. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, coaching his daughter's sports teams, playing basketball, and cheering on the Northwestern Wildcats.
As senator, Michael will work towards the elimination of government corruption and the creation of good-paying jobs. To get there, he will rely on his diverse experience and education to find solutions to our community's most pressing problems: rising healthcare costs, the property tax burden, and the high cost of higher education. His public-service goal parallels his professional goal: to build positive futures together.- Through smart solutions and responsible fiscal policy, we can provide meaningful tax and financial relief for Illinois families.
- In order to create greater economics opportunities for the next generation, we must increase investments into higher education and expand youth apprenticeship programs so that we may develop the most well prepared workforce for the jobs of tomorrow.
- Access to quality and affordable health care is a human right. We need to take steps to control skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs and health insurance rates to protect Illinoisans.
- Ensuring that everyone, regardless of gender, race, sexuality, or economic status, has an opportunity to thrive in Illinois.
- Eliminating unfair tax systems that lead to rising income inequality and replacing them with a tax system that promotes fairness, cuts taxes for middle and working-class families, provides tax relief to homeowners, helps produce budget stability, and boosts the economy.
Insurance
Public Health
Appropriations
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 10, 2020
- ↑ Michael Crowner 2020 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed March 17, 2020
