In this week’s episode, NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan speaks with Illinois Lieutenant Governor and U.S. Senate Candidate Juliana Stratton. They discuss how the Pritzker-Stratton administration has improved healthcare and unemployment, and how they've built a balanced budget that will help carry Illinois into a brighter future. Stratton talks about Trump’s irresponsible budget bill and the differences between the chaos of Washington and a well-governed state like Illinois. Stratton also shares why improving healthcare is personal for her as well as why she chose to run for public office, the story of Governor JB Pritzker asking her to be his running mate, and what running marathons has taught her about politics. Tune in to learn how you can “take a stand and be counted.”

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [00:00] Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton differentiates between Washington’s approach to Trump’s budget and healthcare and what she and her team are doing in Illinois.

• [06:37] Improving Illinois’ budget: How she meets her goals even with limited funds.

• [10:59] Why Illinoisans are most concerned with having representatives who fight for them.

• [14:15] Understanding what drew Lieutenant Governor Stratton to run for public office.

• [17:47] Her experience of being picked as Governor JB Pritzker’s running mate.

• [21:14] Why she’s running for U.S. Senate and what she hopes to bring.

• [26:20] The lessons she’s learned as a marathon runner and how she uses them in politics.

• [28:48] An important story about her dad illustrating what keeps her motivated.