Rachel Ventura

Rachel Ventura
Ventura in 2019
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 43rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 11, 2023
Preceded byEric Mattson
Member of the Will County Board from the 9th district
In office
2018–2022
Serving with Annette Parker
Preceded byLauren Staley-Ferry
Succeeded bySherry Williams
Personal details
Born (1981-04-04) April 4, 1981 (age 43)
Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
EducationBenedictine University (BS)
Tidewater Community College (AS)

Rachel F. Ventura (née McReynolds) 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. She also ran against Bill Foster in the 2020 U.S. House of Representatives Primary Election for Illinois's 11th Congressional District, though she ultimately lost to Foster.

Early life and education

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

Electoral history

Will County Board's 9th District Democratic Primary, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rachel Ventura 1,841 26.18
Democratic Jim Murphy 1,663 23.65
Democratic Sherry Williams 1,593 22.26
Democratic Todd Randich 1,394 19.83
Democratic Danganetta Harris 540 7.68
Total votes 7,031 100.0
Will County Board's 9th District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rachel Ventura 8,706 39.70
Republican Annette Parker (incumbent) 6,997 31.91
Democratic Jim Murphy 6,224 28.39
Total votes 21,927 100.0
Illinois 11th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2020
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
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
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 worked in the tabletop games industry from 2011-2021 and has written a Dungeons & Dragons adventure called A Feast of Flavor which was nominated for an ENNIE award in 2018.

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Will County General Primary Election Democratic Canvass, March 20, 2018" (PDF). Will County Clerk. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Will County General Election Canvass, November 6, 2018" (PDF). Will County Clerk. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "Election Results 2022 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Election Results 2022 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "Election Results 2022 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "About Legendary Games". Legendary Games. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "Congratulations to all of the 2018 ENNIE Award Nominees and Winners". Ennies Award. Retrieved June 15, 2023.


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