The 2022 Illinois Attorney General election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Illinois. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Kwame Raoul is running for re-election.
His Republican opponent is Tom DeVore.
Source: Wikipedia
OnAir Post: 2022 IL Attorney General Race
Current Position: Attorney General since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Candidate: 2022 Attorney General
Kwame Raoul born September 30, 1964) is a Haitian-American lawyer and politician who has been the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois since 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Raoul represented the 13th district in the Illinois Senate from 2004 to 2019. Initially appointed to fill the seat vacated by Barack Obama when Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004, Raoul won subsequent election and reelection. He served as Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Vice Chair of the Senate Criminal Law Committee, and as a member of the Executive, Gaming, Insurance and Public Health Committees.
OnAir Post: Kwame Raoul
Current Position: US Senator
Affiliation: Republican
Candidate: 2022 Attorney General
The people of ILLINOIS have suffered long enough. Tom has spent the past 20 plus months representing small business owners, educators, parents, and students in the courtroom.
Tom’s legal arguments are simple – follow the law. As Attorney General Tom’s decisions will be based on the rule of law.
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OnAir Post: Tom DeVore
