Rachel Ventura

Rachel Ventura is an American politician from the state of Illinois currently serving as a member of the Illinois Senate from the 43rd district. A member of the Democratic Party, Ventura previously served as a member of the Will County Board from 2018 to 2022.[1] She also ran against Bill Foster in the 2020 U.S. House of Representatives Primary Election for Illinois's 11th Congressional District,[2] though she ultimately lost to Foster.[3]

Rachel Ventura
Ventura in 2019
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 43rd district
Assumed office
January 11, 2023
Preceded byEric Mattson
Personal details
BornJoliet, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
EducationBenedictine University (BS)
Tidewater Community College (AS)

Early life and education

Rachel Ventura was born in Joliet, Illinois. She received a BS from Benedictine University and an AS from Tidewater Community College.[1]

Electoral history
Illinois 11th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2020[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Foster (incumbent) 46,116 58.72
Democratic Rachel Ventura 32,422 41.28
Total votes 78,538 100.0
Illinois 43rd Senate District Democratic Primary, 2022[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rachel Ventura 7,593 57.65
Democratic Eric Mattson (incumbent) 5,578 42.35
Total votes 13,171 100.0
Illinois 43rd Senate District General Election, 2022[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rachel Ventura 33,667 56.05
Republican Diane Harris 26,396 43.95
Total votes 60,063 100.0

Other work

Rachel Ventura has an interest in tabletop games and has written a Dungeons & Dragons adventure called A Feast of Flavor which was nominated for an ENNIE award in 2018.[7][8]

References
  1. "Senator Rachel Ventura (D)".
  2. Ortiz, Alex (July 19, 2019). "Foster draws 2020 primary challenge from Will County Board member". mySuburbanLife. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  3. "Illinois Primary Election Results". NPR. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  4. "Election Results 2022 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  5. "Election Results 2022 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  6. "Election Results 2022 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  7. "About Legendary Games". Legendary Games. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  8. "Congratulations to all of the 2018 ENNIE Award Nominees and Winners". Ennies Award. Retrieved June 15, 2023.


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