Anna Schiefelbein

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Anna Schiefelbein

Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Downers Grove South High School, 1996

Bachelor's

Northern Illinois University, 2000

Graduate

University of Phoenix, 2013

Law

University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, 2019

Personal

Profession

Attorney

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Anna Schiefelbein (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 11th Congressional District. She lost as a write-in in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Anna Schiefelbein earned a high school diploma from Downers Grove South High School in 1996, a bachelor's degree from Northern Illinois University in 2000, a graduate degree from the University of Phoenix in 2013, and a law degree from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law in 2019. Her career experience includes working as an attorney, small business owner, and documentation specialist.

Elections

2024

See also: Illinois' 11th Congressional District election, 2024

Illinois' 11th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

Illinois' 11th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 11

Incumbent Bill Foster defeated Jerry Evans and Anna Schiefelbein in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 11 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Foster (D)	55.6	199,825
		Jerry Evans (R)	44.4	159,630
		Anna Schiefelbein (Independent) (Write-in)	0.1	229

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 359,684
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 11

Incumbent Bill Foster defeated Qasim Rashid in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 11 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Foster	76.6	35,159
		Qasim Rashid	23.4	10,754

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,913
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 11

Jerry Evans defeated Susan Hathaway-Altman and Kent Mercado in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 11 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jerry Evans	50.7	17,814
		Susan Hathaway-Altman	37.1	13,032
		Kent Mercado	12.3	4,312

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,158
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Alec Martin (R)

Endorsements

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2020

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 85

Dagmara Avelar defeated Ron Doweidt and Anna Schiefelbein in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 85 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dagmara Avelar (D)	59.0	26,560
	Submit photo	Ron Doweidt (R)	35.8	16,129
		Anna Schiefelbein (G)	5.2	2,326

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,015
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 85

Dagmara Avelar advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 85 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dagmara Avelar	100.0	10,658

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 85

Ron Doweidt advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 85 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ron Doweidt	100.0	3,001

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,001
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Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign website

Schiefelbein’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Peace Weapons are not good for the people, or the planet. There is always room for improvement for air, water, and soil protections. We need to focus on food, community, and education for our future generations, not war, weapons, and division. Now is always the time to protect the earth, to ensure that we live in a healthy and sustainable environment, for us and for those to come. Individual Rights Individual rights should be protected. Civil liberties are the backbone of our society, our freedom. We cannot live in a police state, where it is allowed to control, hurt people, complete night raids, and censor on public grounds. Our freedoms must stand, or we shall have no freedoms. Student raids must stop immediately. Public safety is for everyone. Healthcare Improved Healthcare for All, with dental, vision, mental, and right to home healthcare is a must. The U.S. military budget is more than next 9 countries combined. With a divestment from the war defense budget, our war defense budget could still be more than double then next country. We must focus on ourselves, we the people, and not the corporate warfare. Rural veteran care can improve on a healthcare for all system. Veteran Care Our veterans fought hard for us and it is time for us to fight for them! With an alarming suicide rate among veterans, and the number of the homeless population who are veterans, we need to focus on taking care of our veterans more! We must never forget of the sacrifices that they make, and continue to make day-after-day. Another world is possible and we can provide better care for our veterans in an Healthcare for All plan. Gun Rights Anna believes in the Second Amendment. She also appreciates the history and culture of guns. As a mom, she understands that gun violence is a serious problem in our country and we can improve how guns are sold. Using a historical analysis, Anna would advocate for two provisions from The Gun Control Act of 1968 to be brought back. These were repealed in the 1986 Firearm Owners Protection Act, and are as follows: 1) gun seller registrations based on a small fixed number of sales, and 2) restrict gun sales to only those in the state unless federally registered. We need to retain our freedom and individual rights of the Second Amendment, while keeping our schools safe. The gun violence problem may stem from societal problems, in which a stable community and community-based economics could help alleviate. Immigration No person is illegal and we would maintain a systemic process to welcome migrants legally to work. Before any solutions can be looked at, we must understand why the problem exists. For example, a reason people come here from Latin America is because the local economies changed to massive poverty when new giant agriculture businesses entered their markets. We can learn a lot from how the problem occurs. Term Limits Congressional term limits could help democracy. Anna supports the following term limits: – 2-year seats, maximum of 4 consecutive terms; – 4-year seats, maximum of 2 consecutive terms; and – 6-year seats, maximum of 2 consecutive terms. After the maximum terms are served, the elected official can enjoy one term off and run again for the same seat in the next cycle. Education Policy A bottom-up reporting approach can help bring ideas, innovations, and solutions to light. We are not a one-size-fits-all country, and our education system should not be either. We should be able to work with schools, support their needs, and encourage innovation.	”
—Anna Schiefelbein’s campaign website (2024)

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)

Democratic Party (16)

Republican Party (3)