Kwame Raoul
American politician
Kwame Raoul (born September 30, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Raoul is the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois since 2019.
Kwame Raoul | |
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42nd Attorney General of Illinois | |
Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
Governor | J. B. Pritzker |
Preceded by | Lisa Madigan |
Member of the Illinois Senate from the 13th district | |
In office November 6, 2004 – January 5, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Barack Obama |
Succeeded by | Robert Peters |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | September 30, 1964
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 2 |
Education | DePaul University (BA) Illinois Institute of Technology (JD) |
Raoul was a member of the Illinois Senate. He represented the 13th district from 2004 to 2019 after he was appointed to fill the seat left by Barack Obama, upon Obama's election to the U.S. Senate.[1]
Raoul was the Democratic Party's nominee for Attorney General of Illinois in the 2018 election and won the general election.[2]
References
change- ↑ Raoul, Kwame. "Chicago Tribune; Rauner, business groups push for Illinois workers' compensation changes". No. chicagotribune.com. By Monique Garcia Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune Editorial Board. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Democrat Kwame Raoul cruises to easy win in Illinois attorney general race". Chicago Tribune. November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
Other websites
change- Biography, bills and committees at the 98th Illinois General Assembly
- Kwame Raoul for State Senator
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
- Senator Kwame Raoul Archived 2011-11-21 at the Wayback Machine at Illinois Senate Democrats