Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton enters Senate race

Juliana Stratton Launches Campaign for U.S. Senate, Promising to Center ‘Middle Class’

“For too long, the middle class has been centered on the campaign trail but sidelined when it comes to real governance,” newly announced U.S. Senate candidate Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton said.

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.