Jillian Rose Bernas: Republican nominee in the 56th district Illinois House race

Illinois House 56th District Republican nominee: Jillian Rose Bernas

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Republican Jillian Rose Bernas of Schaumburg is running against Democrat Michelle Mussman in the 56th Illinois House district race.

The Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board sent nominees for the Illinois House of Representatives a list of questions to find out their views on a range of important issues facing the state of Illinois and their districts.

Bernas did not participate in the Sun-Times endorsement process.

SUN-TIMES 2018 ILLINOIS VOTING GUIDE

• ENDORSEMENT: Michelle Mussman for Illinois House in the 56th District

Ahead of the historic 2018 elections, the Sun-Times is teaming up weekly with the Better Government Association, in print and online, to fact-check the truthfulness of the candidates. You can find all of the PolitiFact Illinois stories we’ve reported together here.

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