Justin Q. Slaughter
Illinois House, 27th District, on the Chicago ballot November 3, 2026. Party: Democratic. Incumbent.
Campaign site (repslaughter27.com)
Running on
His site lists criminal justice reform, education funding reform, small and minority business development, expanding health care and reducing health disparities, raising the minimum wage, and early childhood and child care access as his focus areas. He chairs the House Judiciary-Criminal Committee.
Background
Worked as a policy advisor to Gov. Pat Quinn, deputy director at the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice, legislative coordinator for the Cook County Bureau of Administration, and district director for Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore and then-state Sen. Kwame Raoul.
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