Samantha Gasca | Samantha Gasca for IL Senate Facebook page
Samantha Gasca | Samantha Gasca for IL Senate Facebook page
Samantha Gasca, the Republican nominee for the 19th District Senate, is set to face incumbent Democrat Michael Hastings in the upcoming November general election.
"Gasca: 'It appears the voters may have chosen me as this year's Republican nominee to represent their District," said Gasca, Republican candidate for Senate District 19, according to Facebook.
According to Ballotpedia, Gasca faced two challengers in the Republican primary: Hillary Mattsey Kurzawa and Max Solomon. She emerged victorious with 37% of the vote, equivalent to 3,578 votes. Kurzawa trailed behind with 33.7% of the vote or 3,256 votes, while Solomon garnered 29.3% of the votes or 2,830 votes.
Samantha Gasca's March 20 Facebook post
| Samantha Gasca for IL Senate Facebook page
In a March 20 Facebook post, Gasca wrote: "The 2024 primary election is seemingly over after a long, difficult, sometimes grueling fight. I gave it everything I had out of respect for my commitment to the people. I'm overwhelmingly thankful for everyone's support and the handfuls of volunteers who helped get me to this point. In Cook County, I earned 730 votes (up just 23 votes from the nearest opponent, and up 93 from the other), and in Will County, I earned 2,881 votes (227 votes up from the nearest opponent, and up 730 from the other)."
Gasca continued in her post: "I'm beyond honored to represent our 19th Senate District and look forward to taking on the Democratic incumbent, Senator Michael Hastings, in November. He narrowly won against former State Senate candidate Patrick Sheehan two years ago; if we band together, we can most definitely do this. It is 100% absolutely doable."
With a diverse background spanning radio, counseling and business sectors since March 2018, Gasca has been actively engaged as a Radio Program Content Coordinator and Data Analyst at Moody Radio. According to her LinkedIn profile, she also owns and operates God Heard LLC—a multifaceted platform established in July 2021 that offers pastoral counseling, life coaching, and business consulting services.
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