Ted Gradel

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Ted Gradel

Republican Party

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March 17, 2020

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Ted Gradel (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 14th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 17, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Illinois' 14th Congressional District election, 2020

Illinois' 14th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Republican primary)

Illinois' 14th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 14

Incumbent Lauren Underwood defeated Jim Oberweis and Joseph Monack in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 14 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lauren Underwood (D)	50.7	203,209
		Jim Oberweis (R)	49.3	197,835
	Submit photo	Joseph Monack (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 401,052
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 14

Incumbent Lauren Underwood advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 14 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lauren Underwood	100.0	77,707

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 14

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 14 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Oberweis	25.6	13,333
		Sue Rezin	22.8	11,879
		Catalina Lauf	20.1	10,451
		Ted Gradel	13.4	6,979
		James Marter	11.0	5,724
		Jerry Evans	5.0	2,609
	Submit photo	Anthony Catella	2.1	1,118

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,093
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Danny Malouf (R)
• Matt Quigley (R)

Campaign themes

2020

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Gradel's campaign website stated the following:

“	Term Limits Special interests run this country and lobbyists control the agenda in Washington. Ted wants to pass term limits to kick out the career politicians who let it happen. Taxes Mike Madigan and JB Pritzker are pushing a tax plan that could raise taxes on the middle classes — while helping political insiders. Ted opposes the Madigan-Pritzker tax hike and wants to freeze property taxes. In Washington he’ll go to work on making last year’s tax cuts permanent. Debt The federal government has $22 trillion in debt, and it’s growing every day. Ted’s a businessman who looks at financial statements for a living and no business in America would survive with all that debt. Ted wants to end the special deals and stop runaway spending to shrink the debt. Socialism Ted is deeply concerned about the growing chorus of voices like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other socialists who are pushing policies that will take more money out of taxpayers’ pockets. As a self-made businessman who didn’t have any connections or help along the way, Ted wants to encourage the hard work and entrepreneurial spirit that allowed him to realize his American Dream so that others can do the same. Foreign Policy Ted believes in a strong national defense and what Ronald Reagan called peace through strength. Ted knows we need to be vigilant as more threats constantly arise around the world and believes the campaign against ISIS is a blueprint for precise, limited action in cases where it is absolutely necessary. Ted Gradel Ted Gradel is a self-made businessman, father, and coach. He walked on to play football at Notre Dame and walked on to the business scene in Chicago without any special connections, through a lot of hard work and guts. Ted, his wife Sarah, and their three daughters have lived the American Dream. He’s running for Congress so that everyone has the same opportunity he did to achieve their own American Dream.	”
—Ted Gradel's campaign website (2020)

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Footnotes

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Illinois' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tammy Duckworth (D)

Dick Durbin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jonathan Jackson (D)

District 2

Robin Kelly (D)

District 3

Delia Ramirez (D)

District 4

Jesus Garcia (D)

District 5

Mike Quigley (D)

District 6

Sean Casten (D)

District 7

Danny Davis (D)

District 8

Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)

District 9

Jan Schakowsky (D)

District 10

Brad Schneider (D)

District 11

Bill Foster (D)

District 12

Mike Bost (R)

District 13

Nikki Budzinski (D)

District 14

Lauren Underwood (D)

District 15

Mary Miller (R)

District 16

Darin LaHood (R)

District 17

Eric Sorensen (D)

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Republican Party (3)