Welcome to the official site to elect Ernie Marcelain to the IL Senate 38th district.

Bringing a working-class voice to Springfield.

  • Making living in Illinois more Affordable

  • Healthcare

  • Small Business and Union advocate

  • Working for the residents and not the other way around.

  • Always present and active in the community.

  • Willing to reach across the aisles.

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About Me

  • Former Union member for both the TWUA and IAM.

  • Firefighter/EMT at Montgomery FD for 4 years.

  • Veterans advocate

  • Conservationist

  • Strong Constitution values

  • Leading people since 19 years old

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“You can’t escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today”

-Abraham Lincoln

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends”

-MLK