Glenview, IL – Today, State Senator Laura Fine announced her candidacy for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, pledging to bring her years of experience fighting for Illinois families to the halls of Washington.

A lifelong resident of Glenview and a longtime champion for healthcare access and consumer protection, Fine’s path to public service began with a deeply personal fight. In 2010, her husband, Michael was involved in a catastrophic car accident that nearly took his life. When their insurance company denied coverage, Laura studied and earned her insurance license to understand and battle a system stacked against patients – and won. That experience ignited her mission to reform the system not just for her family, but for others across the state.

“We are at a historical moment, where our rights are under attack by a President who is selling out working families to line the pockets of his wealthy cronies. I’ve spent my career fighting that fight, passing historic legislation that puts people over special interests,” Fine said. “I want to build on Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky’s legacy, serving as a steadfast progressive representative for Illinois’ 9th.”

In the Illinois State Senate and previously in the House, Fine built a reputation as one of the state’s most effective lawmakers. She has led the fight to strengthen mental health parity, crack down on insurance company abuses, ban toxic environmental pollutants, and establish reproductive health care as a fundamental right under Illinois law. Her efforts moved Illinois from leading the nation in wrongfully cancelled policies to having some of the strongest consumer protection laws in the country. 

Fine’s campaign will continue to focus on these issues, at a time when Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans in Washington are stripping away protections and stability from working families.

“I’ve known Laura for 15 years, and during that time she has been as dedicated and thoughtful a leader as any I’ve served with,” Representative Tracy Katz Muhl said. “She is a true champion for working families and doesn’t back down from a fight. Laura is exactly who we need in Washington right now.”

Fine enters the race with strong backing among Illinois Democrats including:

• Margaret Croke, State Representative, Illinois’ 12th District

• Mary Edly-Allen, State Senator, Illinois’ 31st District

• Sandy Hart, Lake County Board President 

• Adriane Johnson, State Senator, Illinois’ 30th District

• Tracy Katz Muhl, State Representative, Illinois’ 57th District

• Julie Morrison, State Senator, Illinois’ 29th District

• Laura Murphy, State Senator, Illinois’ 28th District

• Jeff Schoenberg, Fmr. Assistant Senate Majority Leader & Evanston Democratic Committeeperson
  

Fine and her husband Michael have two sons and live blocks from her childhood home in Glenview.