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Yehiel Kalish
Yehiel Kalish (Democratic Party) was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 16. He assumed office on January 20, 2019. He left office on January 13, 2021.
Kalish (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 16. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 17, 2020.
Kalish was appointed to the seat in 2019, following the resignation of Lou Lang (D).[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Kalish was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations-Capital Committee
- Consumer Protection Committee
- House Human Services Committee
- Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee
- Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility Committee
- Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School
Elections
2020
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 16
Denyse Wang Stoneback won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Denyse Wang Stoneback (D)  | 100.0 | 32,660 |
| Total votes: 32,660 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 16
Denyse Wang Stoneback defeated incumbent Yehiel Kalish and Kevin Olickal in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 16 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Denyse Wang Stoneback | 43.2 | 7,749 |
 | Yehiel Kalish | 32.3 | 5,799 | |
 | Kevin Olickal | 24.5 | 4,407 | |
| Total votes: 17,955 | |||
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Republican primary election
No Republicans filed for this race. Brian O'Donnell ran as a write-in and received 75 votes. He did not receive enough votes to make the general election ballot.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Yehiel Kalish did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Scorecards
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2020
In 2020, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 8 to May 23.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2019
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In 2019, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Lou Lang (D) |
Illinois House of Representatives District 16 2019–2021 |
Succeeded by Denyse Wang Stoneback (D) |
