Christine Svenson to seek 13th Subcircuit vacancy

Attorney Christine Svenson has announced her intention to seek the Republican nomination for the O'Donnell vacancy in the 13th Subcircuit in the March 2018 primary. Her supporters recently launched a campaign website on her behalf. That's a link to the site in the preceding sentence; a link has also been added to the blog Sidebar.

Svenson has been licensed as an attorney in Illinois since 1995, according to ARDC. Her campaign bio notes that she has headed her own law firm since 2008. Before that, according to her LinkedIn page, Svenson was a partner in the firm of Stone and Moore, Chtd.

Svenson's campaign bio notes that she "served as General Counsel and Parliamentarian for the Cook County Republican Party, Committeewoman for the Palatine Township Republican Organization, and an officer for the Republican National Lawyers Association." A lifelong resident of the far northwestern suburbs, Svenson is a graduate of Barrington High School. Her bio also notes that Svenson is fluent in French and "proficient" in both Spanish and Italian.