Chris Butler
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Chris Butler (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.
Butler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Chris Butler was born in Chicago, Illinois. He earned a bachelor's degree from Northeastern Illinois University in 2011. His career experience includes working as an ordained minister.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Illinois' 1st Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 1
Jonathan Jackson defeated Eric Carlson, Tori Nicholson, and Babette Peyton in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jonathan Jackson (D)  | 67.0 | 159,142 |
 | Eric Carlson (R) | 33.0 | 78,258 | |
| Tori Nicholson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 13 | ||
 | Babette Peyton (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 12 | |
| Total votes: 237,425 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mitchel Davilo (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jonathan Jackson | 28.2 | 21,607 |
 | Pat Dowell | 19.0 | 14,594 | |
 | Karin Norington-Reaves | 14.1 | 10,825 | |
 | Jacqueline Collins | 12.1 | 9,299 | |
 | Chris Butler | 5.4 | 4,141 | |
 | Jahmal Cole | 5.3 | 4,045 | |
 | Jonathan Swain | 3.3 | 2,554 | |
 | Michael Thompson | 2.2 | 1,680 | |
| Charise Williams | 2.1 | 1,601 | ||
 | Cassandra Goodrum | 1.9 | 1,422 | |
 | Marcus Lewis | 1.2 | 901 | |
 | Robert Palmer | 1.2 | 899 | |
| Nykea Pippion McGriff | 1.2 | 892 | ||
 | Terre Layng Rosner | 1.0 | 780 | |
| Ameena Nuur Matthews | 0.9 | 686 | ||
 | Kirby Birgans | 0.7 | 511 | |
 | Steven DeJoie | 0.3 | 251 | |
| Total votes: 76,688 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darius Dee Nix (D)
- J. Darnell Jones (D)
- Howard Spiller (D)
- Michael Payne (D)
- Stephany Rose Spaulding (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1
Eric Carlson defeated Jeff Regnier, Geno Young, and Philanise White in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 1 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Carlson | 40.5 | 10,755 |
 | Jeff Regnier | 39.0 | 10,375 | |
| Geno Young | 14.5 | 3,853 | ||
 | Philanise White | 6.0 | 1,598 | |
| Total votes: 26,581 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matthew O'Keefe (R)
Endorsements
To view Butler's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chris Butler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Butler's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Rebalance our economy and put families at the center of our economic system.
- Recommit to public safety, investing both in traditional policing and community peacemaking organizations
- End gridlock in the legislature and fight for common sense solutions the political class won’t bother to solve, since the status quo works for them
Public safety reform: As a vital piece of our community’s efforts to build peace and fight violence, our police force requires support both directly and through outside organizations that they can collaborate with.
Work policy: Today’s Americans work too hard not to be able to afford to support and spend time with their family. Our work policy needs to reflect this.
Tax reform: Today’s ultra-wealthy get an unfair leg-up in keeping their wealth through tax loopholes and other advantages that exacerbate this nation’s wealth inequality. We need to level the playing field.
Guaranteed Basic Income: In an economy where gas, food, and housing costs are getting harder for hardworking Americans to keep up with, a basic income guarantee will support struggling families and revitalize our economy.
Abortion: Current discourse on abortion pits the lives of women against the lives of their children. We need solutions that protect both.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 16, 2022
