Kathy Salvi
Personal details
Born
Kathleen Keller

(1959-04-23) April 23, 1959
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAl Salvi (1988–present)
Children6
EducationLoyola University Chicago (BA)
Illinois Institute of Technology (JD)

Kathleen R. "Kathy" Salvi (born Kathleen Keller on April 23, 1959)[1] is an American attorney and former assistant public defender with the Lake County Office of Public Defender.[2] Salvi was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in the 2022 election in Illinois.[3]

Early life and education

Salvi was raised in a family of nine in Waukegan, Illinois.

She received her Bachelor of Arts in communications from Loyola University Chicago in 1981 and her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1984. The same year, she was admitted to the Illinois State Bar Association.[4]

Political career

2022 U.S. Senate campaign

In March 2022, Salvi announced that she would challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth for her seat in the 2022 United States Senate election in Illinois.[5]

Electoral history

Results by county
Map legend
  •   Salvi—50–60%
  •   Salvi—40–50%
  •   Salvi—<40%
  •   Hubbard—<40%
  •   Hubbard—40–50%
  •   Hubbard—50–60%
  •   Dubiel—<40%
Illinois Republican primary for U.S. Senate, 2022[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kathy Salvi 213,057 30.2
Republican Peggy Hubbard 175,052 24.8
Republican Matthew Dubiel 89,561 12.7
Republican Casey Chlebek 75,233 10.7
Republican Bobby Piton 64,807 9.2
Republican Anthony Williams 52,319 7.4
Republican Jimmy Lee Tillman 35,950 5.1
Total votes 706,353 100.0

References

  1. https://inforver.com/view/Kathleen-Salvi-C7GsEzB
  2. "Editorial: Kathy Salvi for the Republican primary for Tammy Duckworth's U.S. Senate seat". www.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. June 8, 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. "GOP's Kathy Salvi to face Sen. Tammy Duckworth". www.chicagotribune.com. Associated Press. June 29, 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. "Meet Kathy Salvi". KathySalvi. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  5. "Kathy Salvi Announces Run For U.S. Senate". 92.7 WMAY. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  6. "2022 Illinois primary election results". The Washington Post. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
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