Juan Thomas
Juan Thomas (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 83. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 17, 2020.
Thomas was a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 11th Congressional District of Illinois. He was defeated by Bill Foster in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012.[1]
Biography
Thomas was born and raised in Aurora, Illinois where he attended West Aurora Public Schools. He is a graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.[2] He received his law degree and Master's in Educational Policy Studies degree from the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign. Juan persued a Master of Arts degree in Religious Studies at the University of Chicago Divinity School.[2]
Career
Thomas founded The Thomas Group in Aurora in 2003. His areas of practice include real estate/estate planning, governmental compliance, and family law.[2] He served as Labor Counsel to Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White, providing legal advice on labor and employment, and collective bargaining issues for the Office’s approximately 4,000 employees.[2] Thomas serves as the National Secretary of the National Bar Association (NBA) and is a member of the NBA’s Executive Committee.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 83
Incumbent Barbara Hernandez defeated Donald Walter in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 83 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Barbara Hernandez (D) | 71.7 | 19,300 |
 | Donald Walter (R) | 28.3 | 7,607 | |
| Total votes: 26,907 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 83
Incumbent Barbara Hernandez defeated Juan Thomas in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 83 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Hernandez | 72.2 | 5,340 |
| Juan Thomas | 27.8 | 2,053 | ||
| Total votes: 7,393 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 83
Donald Walter advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 83 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donald Walter | 100.0 | 1,443 |
| Total votes: 1,443 | |||
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2012
Thomas ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 11th District. Thomas sought the nomination on the Democratic ticket.[3] The signature filing deadline was December 27, 2011, and the primary took place on March 20, 2012.
Thomas and candidate James Hickey were defeated by Bill Foster in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012.[1] In the Republican primary, Judy Biggert ran unopposed.[1] Biggert and Foster face off in the general election on November 6, 2012.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Bill Foster |
58.5% | 12,126 |
| Juan Thomas | 25.1% | 5,212 |
| Jim Hickey | 16.4% | 3,399 |
| Total Votes | 20,737 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Juan Thomas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
On his campaign website Thomas has 4 leading issues that he is concerned about. They are:[4]
- Jobs & Economic Growth
- Public Education
- Social Security & Medicare
- Immigration Reform
Personal
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On September 13, 2008, Thomas married the former, Angela Nichole Clay, who is from Silver Spring, Maryland.[2]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- 2012 campaign Website
- 2012 Juan Thomas for Congress Facebook Page
- Juan Thomas LinkedIn Page
- Juan Thomas' YouTube Channel
- Juan Thomas on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ABC News 7, "Election Results Primary 2012," accessed March 20, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Juan Thomas for Congress, "About" accessed January 17, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Naperville Patch, "Former Aurora Township Clerk Announces Run for Congress" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Juan Thomas for Congress, "Issues" accessed December 30, 2011 (dead link)
