Rachel Ventura

Rachel F. Ventura (née McReynolds) is an American politician from the state of Illinois currently serving as a member of the Illinois Senate from the 43rd district. A member of the Democratic Party, Ventura previously served as a member of the Will County Board from 2018 to 2022.^[1] She also ran against Bill Foster in the 2020 U.S. House of Representatives Primary Election for Illinois's 11th Congressional District,^[2] though she ultimately lost to Foster.^[3]

Rachel Ventura
Ventura in 2019
Member of the Illinois Senate from the 43rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2023
Preceded by	Eric Mattson
Member of the Will County Board from the 9th district
In office 2018–2022 Serving with Annette Parker
Preceded by	Lauren Staley-Ferry
Succeeded by	Sherry Williams
Personal details
Born	(1981-04-04) April 4, 1981 (age 43) Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	2
Education	Benedictine University (BS) Tidewater Community College (AS)

Early life and education

Rachel Ventura was born in Joliet, Illinois. She received a BS in Mathematics from Benedictine University and an AS in Biology from Tidewater Community College.^[1]

Electoral history

Will County Board's 9th District Democratic Primary, 2018^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel Ventura	1,841	26.18
	Democratic	Jim Murphy	1,663	23.65
	Democratic	Sherry Williams	1,593	22.26
	Democratic	Todd Randich	1,394	19.83
	Democratic	Danganetta Harris	540	7.68
Total votes			7,031	100.0

Will County Board's 9th District General Election, 2018^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel Ventura	8,706	39.70
	Republican	Annette Parker (incumbent)	6,997	31.91
	Democratic	Jim Murphy	6,224	28.39
Total votes			21,927	100.0

Illinois 11th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2020^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Foster (incumbent)	46,116	58.72
	Democratic	Rachel Ventura	32,422	41.28
Total votes			78,538	100.0

Illinois 43rd Senate District Democratic Primary, 2022^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel Ventura	7,593	57.65
	Democratic	Eric Mattson (incumbent)	5,578	42.35
Total votes			13,171	100.0

Illinois 43rd Senate District General Election, 2022^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel Ventura	33,667	56.05
	Republican	Diane Harris	26,396	43.95
Total votes			60,063	100.0

Other work

Rachel Ventura worked in the tabletop games industry from 2011-2021 and has written a Dungeons & Dragons adventure called A Feast of Flavor which was nominated for an ENNIE award in 2018.^[9][10]