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Morgan Phillips
Morgan Phillips (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 105. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Phillips completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Morgan Phillips was born in Peru, Illinois. She earned a high school diploma from the Illinios Math and Science Academy, an associate degree from Illinois Valley Community College in 2019, and a bachelor's degree from the Southern Illinois University, Carbondale in 2022. Her career experience includes working as an artist and as a campaign manager for Representative Lance Yednock.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 105
Incumbent Dennis Tipsword Jr. defeated Morgan Phillips in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 105 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dennis Tipsword Jr. (R) | 69.0 | 38,132 |
 | Morgan Phillips (D)  | 31.0 | 17,158 | |
| Total votes: 55,290 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 105
Morgan Phillips advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 105 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Morgan Phillips | 100.0 | 2,888 |
| Total votes: 2,888 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 105
Incumbent Dennis Tipsword Jr. defeated Donald Rients in the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 105 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dennis Tipsword Jr. | 69.7 | 7,971 |
 | Donald Rients | 30.3 | 3,464 | |
| Total votes: 11,435 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Phillips in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Morgan Phillips completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Phillips' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Supporting local schools is incredibly important, as a good education is the best way to succeed. Currently we fund schools with local property taxes, meaning the quality of one's schooling is determined by zip code. I'd like to see Illinois change that - possibly by having a flat property tax across the state with funds designated for schooling to at least make property taxes consistent and fair. Wyoming is an example of a state that does this already.
- The 105th District is largely very rural and has a lot of farming. I want to see our agricultural resources conserved so that my generation and those that come can continue to benefit from this resource. It takes a few thousand years to get an inch of topsoil, and in an article from the Scientific American from 2014, they report that the world's topsoil could be gone in 60 years. My grandparents all farmed, and they and the farmers I know now all understand the importance of vital resources like our topsoil. Let's make sure we give our farmers the opportunities and resources to take care of the land.
- Politics have become more divisive than ever, and I think it is in part due to our winner-take-all system leading people to vote against their most hated candidate instead of voting for whoever they think is most qualified. I also think this discourages young people from voting as well. Because of this, I would like to see Illinois implement ranked-choice voting. This is especially useful in local elections like school board where there can be many options to choose from. Examples of states who have implemented this include Alaska and Maine.
I'm also focused. In a two-year term I can't get everything my district could ever need, but I can pick specific goals and pursue them. This is a very important full-time job that I will devote myself to. I believe being focused and well-informed will make me as successful as anyone could be.
Now, my real favorite author is my mom, Lisa Phillips - she's got a book in the works all about olfactory rhetoric which I think could count as an answer to this question. I'll admit, I'm horribly biased in her favor!
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 7, 2024
