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Xiaoli Hu
Xiaoli Hu (Republican Party) (also known as Alice) ran for election to the Cook County Board of Commissioners to represent District 12 in Illinois. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Hu completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Xiaoli Hu earned a bachelor's degree from Huanghe Technology University in 1993 and a graduate degree from North Park University in 2001. Her career experience includes working as a business executive.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
General election
General election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 12
Incumbent Bridget Degnen defeated Xiaoli Hu in the general election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bridget Degnen (D) | 81.2 | 80,278 | |
 | Xiaoli Hu (R)  | 18.8 | 18,571 | |
| Total votes: 98,849 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 12
Incumbent Bridget Degnen advanced from the Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 12 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bridget Degnen | 100.0 | 32,879 | |
| Total votes: 32,879 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Xiaoli Hu completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hu's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Born in China, Alice’s family lived through the horrors of Mao’s violent and chaotic Cultural Revolution. Where millions suffered imprisonment, torture, hard labor, seizure of property, starvation and death.
As a very young girl, Alice felt that there had to be something better.
She found the answer in the promise of America. Alice embodies the very definition of the American success story. She holds an MBA from North Park University, is a small business owner, and works as a global supply chain executive.- Cook County Democrats have failed to keep our county safe. Kim Foxx acts more like the criminal's lawyer than the people's prosecutor. As your Commissioner, Alice will hold Kim Foxx accountable for her failures while supporting the brave men and women who serve our county in law enforcement.
- Cook County has the 2nd highest property taxes in all of America. Why? Where does this money go? To wasteful, out-of-control spending brought on by years of one-party Democrat rule. Alice will vote against new taxes and hold government accountable to pursue wise budgets and transparent spending.
- Unfortunately, It's a given. We all know that years of one-party rule and special interest insider politics have created a culture of corruption in Cook County. Alice Hu will fight to expose corruption and hold government accountable to serve the people of Cook County.
better from their local government.
If residents in District 12 agree with me that crime is out of control, that our tax dollars are spent unwisely, and that years of one-party Democrat rule have led to a corrupt system, then I ask for your vote. I will work every day to overturn the failed policies that do not serve the best interests of my District, our County and the State of Illinois.
We often hear, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting
different results.” If you traditionally vote Democrat, ask yourself “Why?”. And if you think we need
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2022
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