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Juliana Stratton makes history with Black women in the Senate
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Key Points:
- Democrat Juliana Stratton won the Illinois U.S. Senate seat, defeating Republican Don Tracy and succeeding retiring Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin.
- Currently serving as lieutenant governor, Stratton will be the second Black woman to represent Illinois in the Senate and was endorsed by Gov. JB Pritzker in the Democratic primary.
- Stratton supports Medicare for All and has been a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, particularly regarding his immigration policies in Chicago.
- Her election marks the first time three Black women will serve simultaneously in the U.S. Senate, joining Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks.
- Don Tracy, her opponent, is a former Illinois Republican Party chairman.
