Maria Peterson

Peterson is a retired labor attorney and small business owner who serves as Vice Chair of the Lake County Zoning Board of Appeals.¹ Her campaign says she served as State Elections Lead for Moms Demand Action.²

In campaign forums, Peterson has called for property tax relief and restructuring the state’s flat income tax into a graduated system.³ She supports amending the state constitution to codify the right to an abortion.⁴ On gun violence, she supports requiring safe storage of firearms.¹ Her campaign says she lobbied for the Protect Illinois Communities Act.² Peterson has expressed concern about unsupervised artificial intelligence use in schools and urges regulations developed with experts.³