Juliana Stratton — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois since 2019.
Made history as the first Black Lieutenant Governor and first Black woman constitutional officer in Illinois.
Founded her own consulting firm, JDS Mediation Services, in 1997.
Served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019.
Served as Director for the Center for Public Safety and Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 2015 to 2017.
Earned a Juris Doctor from DePaul University in 1992.
Received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1987.

Biography

Juliana Stratton serves as the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, a role she has held since 2019. In this position, she shattered barriers by becoming the first Black Lieutenant Governor and the first Black woman to serve as a constitutional officer in Illinois' over 200-year history.