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Karen Battaglia

Democratic · Illinois · 2026

Karen Battaglia is a trauma nurse and president of the Illinois Emergency Nurses Association who works as a trauma program coordinator at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital, per her campaign site. She has volunteered as a firefighter and prehospital nurse for 15 years, per the same source.

Priorities

Expand mental health resources, per the campaign site
Support labor and worker protections, per the campaign site
Keep medical decisions between patients and providers, per the campaign site

On the ballot

Illinois Senate District 32 · Illinois · 2026

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