Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton enters Senate race

Capitol News Illlinois | Stratton secures Pritzker’s backing in Senate bid, positions herself as ‘fighter’ of Trump

CHICAGO — Just one day into her campaign to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin in the U.S. Senate, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on Friday received a key endorsement from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, nearly eight years after he first tapped her…

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton Enters US Senate Race to Replace Dick Durbin

NEW YORK CITY—Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D-Ill.) on April 25 entered the 2026 U.S. Senate election, in the Democratic Primary for the race to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). Durbin, the Senate minority whip who is the second-highest ranking member of the Democratic Caucus, has served in Congress since 1983 and in the Senate since 1997. He announced that he would not seek reelection on April 23. His seat in the deep blue stat…

Illinois Lt. Govenor Juliana Stratton Makes U.S. Senate Run Official, Slams Trump 'Crisis And Chaos' In Launch Video

By Melissa Noel ·Updated April 25, 2025 Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton is making a move for higher office. On Thursday, she announced her bid for the U.S. Senate, just one day after longtime Senator Dick Durbin—who has held the seat for nearly three decades—revealed he won’t seek reelection in 2026.“I’m Juliana Stratton, and I’m running for United States Senate,” she declared in a two-minute video posted to social media. I’m Julia…

Pritzker endorses Stratton as a fighter in bid for U.S. Senate

Pritzker endorses Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton to represent Illinois in the US Senate

The endorsement follows Dick Durbin’s decision to not seek a sixth term in the Senate.

JB Pritzker endorses lieutenant governor to succeed Durbin in Senate - Washington Examiner

Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) threw his support behind Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Friday, beginning what is expected to be a crowded and competitive Democratic primary. Pritzker praised Stratton as one of Illinois’s “fiercest fighters for working families” and said that her experience has made her a “passionate and compassionate advocate.” “At this perilous moment in Washington, Juliana’s fighting spirit a…