Evelyn Sanguinetti | |
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47th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois | |
In office January 12, 2015 – January 14, 2019 | |
Governor | Bruce Rauner |
Preceded by | Sheila Simon |
Succeeded by | Juliana Stratton |
Personal details | |
Born | Evelyn Pacino November 12, 1970 Hialeah, Florida, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Raymond Sanguinetti |
Children | 3 |
Education | Florida International University (BM) John Marshall Law School, Chicago (JD) |
Evelyn Sanguinetti (née Pacino; born November 12, 1970) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 47th lieutenant governor of Illinois from 2015 to 2019 under Governor Bruce Rauner.[1] She previously served on the Wheaton City Council.[2][3] Sanguinetti announced her candidacy for the 2020 election in Illinois's 6th congressional district, challenging first-term Democratic incumbent Sean Casten, but dropped out on October 11, 2019.[4] She and Rauner are the last Republicans to hold statewide office in Illinois.