Democratic incumbent Laura Ellman faces Republican Julie Berkowicz for Illinois Senate District 21 on November 3, 2026, according to DuPage County’s official candidate listing.
Background
Ellman’s campaign biography says she was elected to the General Assembly in 2018. A Naperville resident, she has a mathematics degree from Grinnell College and a master’s in applied statistics from the University of Iowa. She describes more than 25 years in manufacturing and engineering.
Current priorities
Her campaign issues page emphasizes public education, environmental protection and affordability. It highlights opportunities for advanced coursework, workplace preparation and school meals.
On conservation, Ellman points to wetland and waterway protection and reducing exposure to harmful chemicals. Her consumer-protection priorities include safeguards against deceptive financial services, cryptocurrency-kiosk fraud and inaccessible digital-only discounts.
Ellman also supports reproductive-health access, secure firearm storage and investment in a reliable electric grid as the state expands cleaner energy. These positions are attributed to her campaign; the profile does not use private medical or family details to explain them.
Responses are based on public data and answers to a Surround Sound Media questionnaire if they were provided.
