Litesa is running for Congress because she believes the people of our district deserve a government that works, for all of us.

Litesa is running for Congress because she believes the people of our district deserve a government that works, for all of us.
MEET LITESA
Litesa Wallace has spent her career fighting hard for Illinois working families. She has been a fearless, effective advocate for our communities. Now she is running for Congress because she believes the people of our district deserve a government that works — for all of us.
Her parents worked hard to make sure she got a good education, and they were fiercely proud when she graduated from Western Illinois University and became the first in her family to earn a college diploma.
Her son, Isaiah, was born while Litesa was putting herself through graduate school at Northern Illinois University. As a single mom, she often struggled to make ends meet, but she persevered and went on to earn an Ed.D. in educational psychology.



In 2018, Litesa ran for Lieutenant Governor and traveled all over Illinois, talking with working people across our state and hearing from them about the issues that are most important to them and their families. Since then, she’s kept on working to improve the lives of people in Illinois, serving as a leader of Rockford’s efforts to end homelessness and advocating for cleaner, more sustainable energy for people across Illinois.
Litesa is running for Congress because she believes the people of our district deserve a government that works, for all of us.
Now Litesa is running for Congress, where she will stand up for the hard-working people of Illinois’ 17th district. With your support, she will join the national fight for affordable childcare, expanded health care, accessible college and job training programs, and an economic recovery that creates real prosperity, for all of us.