Seth Wiggins
Seth Wiggins (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 90. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Wiggins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Seth Wiggins was born in Dixon, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Air Force beginning in 2008. Wiggins earned a bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University in 2014 and a J.D. from Northern Illinois University College of Law in 2017. Wiggins’s career experience includes working as an Arabic linguist with the U.S. Air Force, an aviation resource management journeyman with the Wisconsin Air National Guard, and an associate attorney with the Law Office of Allison B. Fagerman, P.C. in Rock Falls, Illinois.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 90
Incumbent Tom Demmer defeated Seth Wiggins in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 90 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom Demmer (R) | 67.3 | 34,129 |
Seth Wiggins (D)  | 32.7 | 16,589 | ||
| Total votes: 50,718 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 90
Seth Wiggins advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 90 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Seth Wiggins | 100.0 | 7,055 | |
| Total votes: 7,055 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 90
Incumbent Tom Demmer advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 90 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Demmer | 100.0 | 8,138 |
| Total votes: 8,138 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Seth Wiggins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wiggins' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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In addition to practicing law, Seth is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan, now in his 11th year of continued military service. He serves as a Technical Sergeant in the Air National Guard, previously serving in the United States Air Force on Active Duty and in the United States Air Force-Reserve. He served in military intelligence on Active Duty for four years as an airborne Arabic Linguist, translating various linguistic mediums in the interest of counter-terrorism and homeland security efforts. In the USAF-Reserve and the Air National Guard, Seth works in the career-field of Aviation Resource Management.
Seth lives in Dixon, Illinois with his fiancé and daughter, while also serving as a licensed foster parent through Lutheran Social Services of Illinois and the Department of Children and Family Services. As a mayoral appointee, Seth is serving a three-year term on the Dixon City Planning Commission.
In his spare time, Seth coaches his kids' basketball teams and lives purposefully.- Seth prioritizes investing in public education to advance the prospect of literacy, confidence, competence, and problem-solving skills for our youth, setting our kids up for success while investing in Illinois students' competitive edge in tech and industry.
- Seth advocates for common-sense investment in our state's labor force, by way of increasing employee benefits for Illinois workers and increasing attention to safety and employer liability programs.
- Seth is a zealous advocate for equality on the basis of race, gender, LGBTQ individuals, disabled, and looks forward to increasing visibility and accessibility for all margainalized groups.
Campaign announcements and event postings can be found on social media by LIKING "Seth Wiggins for State Representative-District 90"on Facebook.
There was this African-American female Chief I served under when I was fresh out of basic training in the United States Air Force. She had a way with keeping things ordered and productive and an edge that demanded respect. Knowing how much harder she had to fight for that Chief slot as a woman and as a woman of color, I looked up to her achievements all the more.
1. Accountable to the People
2. Transparent
3. Approachable and Accommodating
4. Inclusive
5. Informative
6. Responsive
I was a freshman in high school. I remember being in first period P.E. class, and the kid who worked in the office came out to collect attendance and told us all that a planes had crashed into the World Trade Centers. As a 14 year old kid, I didn't know what the WTC was or why it was significant; I just remember someone saying to look up in the sky, that no one could see a plane in sight.
Seth supports (and would sponsor legislation requiring) term limits in our legislature.
Focusing on balancing the budget is KEY to unleashing Illinois' greater potential.
Seth looks forward to working not only with fellow Democrats in Springfield but also with Republicans and Independents. Remaining principled in one's convictions is important; it is also important to have a sense of humility and allow oneself to learn from others, even those with different values or perspectives than one's own. Seth looks forward to leading a collective conversation in the interest of equality, accessibiliy, and service, and collaborating with as many fellow legislators as possible to best represent our 90th District values.
Labor & Commerce
Adoption and Child Welfare
Human Services
Prescription Drug Affordability
Judiciary-Criminal
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 21, 2020
