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'''Michelle Chavez''' was the [[Illinois House of Representatives|Illinois State Representative]] for the 24th district which includes all of [[Cicero, Illinois]] and part of [[Berwyn, Illinois]] from 2005 to 2007.<br />
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Chavez, a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], was elected in 2004, defeating incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Frank Aguilar]] in what was thought to be a non-competitive race. She had run in the primary, allegedly at the behest of Aguilar, and won the Democratic nomination, after which she did very little campaigning, for the general election.<br />
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Chavez was defeated in her bid for re-election on March 21, 2006 in the Democratic primary by [[Elizabeth Hernandez (politician)|Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez]] in a three way race. Chavez had previously defeated Hernandez for the Democratic nomination in 2004.<br />
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==Electoral history==<br />
*'''2004 Democratic Primary'''<br />
**Michelle Chavez 45.71%<br />
**[[Elizabeth Hernandez (politician)|Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez]] 33.37%<br />
**Isamael Vargas 20.92%<br />
*'''2004 General Election'''<br />
**Michelle Chavez (D) 53.24%<br />
**[[Frank Aguilar]] (R) 46.76%<br />
*'''2006 Democratic primary'''<br />
**Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez 56.74%<br />
**Michelle Chavez 27.52%<br />
**Roberto Garcia 15.74%<br />
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Committee assignments: Human Services; Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ; Mass Transit; State Government Administration; Health Care Availability Access; Higher Education; Govt. Accountability and Streamlini; Committee of the Whole.<ref>{{cite web|title=Representative Michelle Chavez (D) - Previous General Assembly (94th)|url=http://www.ilga.gov/house/rep.asp?MemberID=1120|accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Sources==<br />
*[http://www.ilga.gov/house/rep.asp?MemberID=1120 Profile]<br />
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