Krishna Bansal
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Krishna Bansal (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 11th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 17, 2020.
Bansal completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Bansal was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 84 of the Illinois House of Representatives.
Biography
Born in India, Bansal immigrated to the United States after earning his undergraduate degree in business and finance and his M.B.A. from Jiwaji University.[1][2]
After working in technology project management for many years, Bansal founded his own technology company, Q1 Technologies, Inc., in 2002.[2][3]
In addition to serving as president and CEO of Q1 Technologies, Inc., Bansal has served on the board of Indian Prairie Education Foundation (School District 204). He was named the Chairman for the Naperville Indian-American Outreach initiative under Mayor George Pradel. Bansal has also served on his Homeowner's Association and has been a member of the Naperville Chamber of Commerce.[3]
Elections
2020
See also: Illinois' 11th Congressional District election, 2020
Illinois' 11th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Republican primary)
Illinois' 11th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 11
Incumbent Bill Foster defeated Rick Laib and Jon Harlson in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 11 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bill Foster (D) | 63.3 | 194,557 |
 | Rick Laib (R)  | 36.7 | 112,807 | |
 | Jon Harlson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 13 | |
| Total votes: 307,377 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 11
Incumbent Bill Foster defeated Rachel Ventura in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 11 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Foster | 58.7 | 46,116 |
 | Rachel Ventura | 41.3 | 32,422 | |
| Total votes: 78,538 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 11
Rick Laib defeated Krishna Bansal in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 11 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Laib | 54.1 | 12,474 |
 | Krishna Bansal | 45.9 | 10,603 | |
| Total votes: 23,077 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2014
Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 18, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 2, 2013. Incumbent Stephanie Kifowit ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Krishna Bansal ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Kifowit then defeated Bansal in the general election.[4][5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Stephanie A. Kifowit Incumbent |
58.1% | 12,598 | |
| Republican | Krishna Bansal | 41.9% | 9,068 | |
| Total Votes | 21,666 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Krishna Bansal completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bansal's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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https://www.krishnaforcongress.com/about/
- Bring Back Manufacturing and Service jobs
- Improve and Specialize Education, Provide Incentives for STEM & Trades
- Streamline legal immigration - Strengthen borders to keep illegals, drugs and terrorists out
Economy, Education, Technology and Immigration
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2014
Bansal listed the following issues on his campaign website:[8]
- Unemployment: "We need to provide incentives for both small-businesses as well as large corporations to relocate and bring jobs to Illinois and our district."
- Education: "Shift in pension costs to local school districts and redefinition of state grants will result in both increase in property taxes and the cuts in teachers/programs thus leading to lower education standards."
- Taxes: "[W]e simply cannot accept more taxes to pay for wasteful spending in Springfield."
Personal
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Bansal lives with his wife and their two daughters in Naperville, Illinois.[3]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- LinkedIn profile
- Krishna Bansal on Facebook
- YouTube channel
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Review, "Indian immigrant Krishna Bansal to challenge Democrat Stephanie Kifowit," October 13, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn: "Krishna Bansal," accessed January 14, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Krishna for Illinois: "About," January 14, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "General Primary Election Official Canvass," April 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ The Chicago Tribune, "Results List (Unofficial)," accessed November 5, 2014
- ↑ Krishna for Illinois: "Issues," accessed January 14, 2014
