Abby Brocklin
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|Position = United States Representative | |Position = United States Representative | ||
Revision as of 00:13, 27 January 2008
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| United States Representative | ||||
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| In Office: 2018 - Present | ||||
| Preceded by | Frank Watson | |||
| Succeeded by | Incumbent | |||
| Member of the Illinois State Senate | ||||
| In Office: 2012 - 2018 | ||||
| Preceded by | Frank Watson | |||
| Succeeded by | Jake Trummer | |||
| Born | April 20, 1988 Columbus, Ohio | |||
| Political Party | Democrat | |||
| Spouse | None | |||
| Religion | Unknown | |||
Abby Brocklin is an American politician, currently serving as House Representative for Illinois, 3rd District. She previously served in the Illinois State Senate. Her sister, Hillary Brocklin, is a former Congresswoman for Virginia.
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Early Life
Abby Brocklin, the youngest of the family, was born in 1988 in Columbus, Ohio, to Andrew & Elizabeth Brocklin. They left Ohio in 1993 to moved to Richmond, Virginia.
Family Background
Her father, Andrew Brocklin was born in Alabama, but moved to Ohio in 1978. He was trained in Columbus and served as detective for the Richmond Police Department from 1985. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1990 and to Police Commissioner in 1994. He's currently the 58th Chief of the Shenandoah Valley Police Department.
Elizabeth Brocklin, her mother, was born in London during her parents' holidays. She lived for all her childhood in Virginia, but moved to Ohio in 1980 for a job opportunity. It was there where she met Andrew. She's currently working as Richmond's Deputy District Attorney.
Her older sister, Hillary Brocklin, is a former Representative for Virginia. She worked as prosecutor from 2011 until 2017, when she was elected to work at Congress. She however declined to run for re-election in 2018 for unknown reasons.
Jamie Brocklin, her brother, is a member of Appalachia's Region legislature.
The Brocklin family descends from a Confederate soldier. While most of Abigail's antecessors were Republicans, her grandfather, Jake Brocklin, was the first one to leave the party. He ran (and lost) as Independent for Virginia's Senate Seat. Her parents, Andrew & Elizabeth, are both Democrats. Today, most of the Brocklins have strong liberal ideologies.
University
After leaving high-school in 2006, Abby enrolled in American University (D.C.) and went on to medical school. After just one year she decided to leave Medicine and began instead the career of Political Science. During her five years at University, she was elected Chairwoman of the Students Council four times and was praised my teachers and fellow coll for her leadership. In 2011, after graduating, she decided to move to Illinois instead of going back to Virginia.
Political Career
During her first year at Illinois, Brocklin worked as Campaign Advisor for Congressman Dan Lipinski. In 2012, after Frank Watson's election as Congressman, she decided to run for his open seat at the State Senate.
Overview
- Illinois State Senator, 2012-2018
- United States Representative for Illinois, 3rd District, 2018 - Present
State Senate Campaign
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Congress Campaign
In 2018, Frank Watson faced his 4th election. Although he had easily won the support of voters from both parties during his 6 years of work, Abby Brocklin was seen a powerful rival.
Coming from a seat Watson had once held, Brocklin used her liberal record as the base of her campaign, while Watson used his experience.
First polls showed Brocklin taking an early lead, with Watson's approval raitings going down. The final results confirmed Brocklin as the winner in a landslide election.
Election Results
| Election | Location | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||||||
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| State Senate Elections, 2012 | Illinois | General | Abby Brocklin | Democrat | 69,042 | 63.52% | Kent Damper | Republican | 23,727 | 21.83% | Marcus Damper | Libertian | 15,923 | 14.65% | ||||||
| U.S. House Representative, 2018 | Illinois, 3rd District | General | Abby Brocklin | Democrat | 92,551 | 58.31% | Frank Watson | Republican | 65,472 | 41.25% | Other | Other | 698 | 0.44% | ||||||
