Illinois Senate District 21
The Illinois State Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly. It is made up of 59 senators elected from individual legislative districts determined by population.To be eligible to serve as a member of the General Assembly, a person must be a United States citizen, at least 21 years old, and for the two years preceding his election or appointment, a resident of the district which he is to represent.As of the 2020 Census, Illinois state senators represented an average of 217,335 residents.Salary: $93,712 [Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_State_Senate ]
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Julie Berkowicz
(Rep)
What role, if any, should the state play in addressing rising healthcare costs and ensuring access to care for residents?
What are your budget priorities for Illinois?
What principles will guide you when evaluating legislative district maps?
How should Illinois ensure all students have access to quality public education?
How should Illinois balance energy reliability, cost, and environmental considerations when addressing evolving energy needs?
Campaign Phone
6308813139
The Illinois Deptartment of Public Health and Illinois Department of Human Services provides wellness programs to students, families, and seniors. Essential programs include prenatal care, infant and Mother care, and support for children with developmental delays. Support for School health providers and WIC are critical to our communities. Care services for residents considered high risk are important, assisting families who are struggling with the impact of these health issues. The spread of communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis, creates a risk to all of us and we must continue to search for those infected. To address rising costs, the State must be diligent in preventing and eliminating fraud in the system.
Illinois government has a taxing and spending problem. The taxpayers and businesses deserve fiscal responsibility and fair policies. Taxpayers continue to bear the cost burden of legislation supporting the solar/wind industry. Subsidies for the solar/wind industry should be eliminated. Legislation from the majority party has burdened collar counties and southern Illinois, taxing them to fund Chicago mass transit and pension costs. The pension debt crisis needs to be addressed NOW!
Legislative district maps need to keep communities intact so legislators can better understand and address local needs. When agricultural, industrial, and neighborhood areas remain as intact as possible, representation is more effective. Today’s gerrymandered maps often split communities and assign multiple legislators to the same area, creating confusion about whom residents should contact. Fragmented maps dilute local voices, so evaluating districts must prioritize community integrity and ensure clear accountability.
Illinois must support school choice. Public, private, charter, and home-schooling programs each serve the specific needs of children and families. These school choices provide the best opportunities for the student and their families. Supporting these choices also encourages accountability in providing a high-quality education within the community. My family has experienced both public and private education. We made our choice to attend a private school based on district policies, school curriculum, and environmental issues. A parent's greatest goal is to help their child succeed, and if a private or home school program will deliver that, then they should have the opportunity to choose that program for their child.
Illinois must balance reliability, cost, and environmental impact by recognizing the state’s growing energy shortage. Rising demand from data centers and new development is outpacing supply, and intermittent sources like wind and solar cannot meet this need. Battery storage remains limited, and disposal and safety challenges add environmental and local burdens. To ensure stable, affordable, and clean power, Illinois should expand its investment in nuclear energy.
Nuclear power sources can meet future energy demands and hold costs down. It is clean, efficient and dependable. And they are good community members. In Will County, warm water from the Braidwood facility was used to remove ice dams that caused flooding and road hazards.
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