Nichole Serbin
Nichole 'Nicki' Serbin was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 37 of the Illinois House of Representatives.
Biography
Serbin attended Joliet Junior College, Illinois Center for Broadcasting, and Chicago State University.[1] Her professional experience includes working as a radio broadcaster, stand-up comedian, comedy writer, event host, owner of a DJ business and as a political researcher.[1][2]
Campaign themes
2014
Serbin's campaign website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Supports Veterans' "After Service" Assistance
- Immediate Assistance for Veterans' with Disabilities
- Veteran-to-Veteran Peer Counseling
- Service Skills Translating Into College Credit
Supports the 2nd Amendment with Sensible Reform
- Universal Background Checks
- Closing Gun Show Loopholes
- Banning High Capacity Clips
Supports Women's Health and Personal Rights
- Access Birth Control
- Abortion Rights
- Emergency Contraception
Supports Equal Human Rights
- Marriage Equality
- Employment Equality
- Race Equality
Elections
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. Nichole Serbin defeated August (O'Neill) Deuser in the Democratic primary, while Margo McDermed defeated Gayla Smith and Arthur Lukowski in the Republican primary. McDermed then defeated Serbin in the general election.[4][5][6][7]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 68.9% | 26,168 | ||
Democratic | Nichole Serbin | 31.1% | 11,797 | |
Total Votes | 37,965 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
|
60.4% | 1,081 |
August (O'Neill) Deuser | 39.6% | 709 |
Total Votes | 1,790 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
|
55.6% | 5,630 |
Arthur Lukowski | 24.1% | 2,438 |
Gayla Smith | 20.4% | 2,067 |
Total Votes | 10,135 |
Endorsements
In 2014, Serbin's endorsements included the following:[1][8]
- The Illinois Observer
- Illinois AFL-CIO
- Illinois Federation of Teachers
- Chicago Federation of Labor
- Citizens Action Illinois
- Local 399 Operating Engineers
- Local 597 Pipefitters
- Local 1 Ironworkers
- Local 73 Sheet Metal Workers
- Planned Parenthood IL
- EGIL Pac
- G Pac
- Personal Pac
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on January 14, 2014
- ↑ Nicki Serbin: "Nicki's background," archived April 25, 2013
- ↑ nicholeserbin.vpweb.com, "Issues," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ www.illinoisobserver.net, "Illinois House and Senate 2014 Primary Endorsements Part I,” accessed February 26, 2014