John M. Cabello
2023 - Present
2025
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John M. Cabello (Republican Party) is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 90. He assumed office on January 11, 2023. His current term ends on January 8, 2025.
Cabello (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 90. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary on March 19, 2024.
Biography
John M. Cabello was born in Texas and lives in Machesney Park, Illinois. Cabello graduated from Harlem High School. His career experience includes working as a detective and police officer with the Rockford Police Department. Cabello served as a Harlem Township Trustee and on the Winnebago County Board.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Cabello was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations-Public Safety Committee
- Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- Labor & Commerce Committee
- Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
- Appropriations-Capital Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations-Public Safety |
| • Construction Industry & Code Enforcement |
| • Judiciary - Criminal |
| • Police & First Responders |
| • Tollway Oversight |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Cabello served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations-Public Safety |
| • Intermodal Infrastructure |
| • Judiciary - Criminal |
| • Labor & Commerce |
| • Public Utilities |
| • Tollway Oversight |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Cabello served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations-Public Safety |
| • Consumer Protection |
| • Human Services |
| • Public Utilities |
| • Restorative Justice |
| • State Government Administration |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
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General election
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General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 90
Incumbent John M. Cabello is running in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 90 on November 5, 2024.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 90
Incumbent John M. Cabello advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 90 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John M. Cabello | 100.0 | 6,237 |
| Total votes: 6,237 | |||
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Campaign finance
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2022
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 90
John M. Cabello won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 90 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John M. Cabello (R) | 100.0 | 32,352 |
| Total votes: 32,352 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 90
John M. Cabello defeated Mark Szula in the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 90 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John M. Cabello | 73.6 | 8,864 |
 | Mark Szula | 26.4 | 3,175 | |
| Total votes: 12,039 | |||
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2020
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 68
Dave Vella defeated incumbent John M. Cabello in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 68 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Vella (D) | 50.2 | 26,770 |
| John M. Cabello (R) | 49.8 | 26,531 | |
| Total votes: 53,301 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 68
Dave Vella advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 68 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Vella | 100.0 | 9,833 |
| Total votes: 9,833 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent John M. Cabello advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 68 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John M. Cabello | 100.0 | 7,248 |
| Total votes: 7,248 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent John M. Cabello defeated Jake Castanza in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 68 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John M. Cabello (R) | 51.3 | 21,052 |
 | Jake Castanza (D) | 48.7 | 19,980 | |
| Total votes: 41,032 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 68
Jake Castanza advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 68 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Castanza | 100.0 | 7,855 |
| Total votes: 7,855 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent John M. Cabello advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 68 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John M. Cabello | 100.0 | 10,119 |
| Total votes: 10,119 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.[3]
Incumbent John M. Cabello defeated Tricia Sweeney in the Illinois House of Representatives District 68 general election.[4][5]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 68 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John M. Cabello Incumbent |
63.82% | 31,139 | |
| Democratic | Tricia Sweeney | 36.18% | 17,655 | |
| Total Votes | 48,794 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Tricia Sweeney ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 68 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 68 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Tricia Sweeney (unopposed) | |
Incumbent John M. Cabello ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 68 Republican primary.[8][9]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 68 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | John M. Cabello Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 18, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 2, 2013. Incumbent John M. Cabello ran unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[10][11][12]
2012
Cabello won election in the 2012 election for Illinois House of Representatives District 68. Cabello was unopposed in the March 20 Republican primary and defeated Carl R. Wasco (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[13][14][15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | John M. Cabello Incumbent |
53.3% | 25,169 | |
| Democratic | Carl R. Wasco | 46.7% | 22,091 | |
| Total Votes | 47,260 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2023
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In 2023, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 27.
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2022
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In 2022, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 9.
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2021
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In 2021, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 1.
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2020
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In 2020, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 8 to May 23.
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2019
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In 2019, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 31.
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2017
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In 2017, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 31. There were also special sessions. The 1st special session was June 21-July 6. The 2nd special session was July 26-July 31. During the 3rd special session, the Senate met on August 13, and the House met on August 16. The 4th special session was on August 28-29. There was a veto session from October 24-November 9.
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2016
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In 2016, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 13 through May 31.
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2015
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In 2015, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 14 through December 7 (extended session).
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2014
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In 2014, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 29 through June 2.
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2013
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In 2013, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 31.
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2012
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In 2012, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 31.
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| John M. Cabello | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | At-large delegate |
| State: | Illinois |
| Bound to: | Donald Trump |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Cabello was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Illinois. Cabello was one of 54 delegates from Illinois bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[18] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
RNC Rules Committee
- See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016
Cabello was a member of the RNC Rules Committee, a 112-member body responsible for crafting the official rules of the Republican Party, including the rules that governed the 2016 Republican National Convention.[19]
Appointment process
The convention Rules Committee in 2016 consisted of one male and one female delegate from each state and territorial delegation. The Rules of the Republican Party required each delegation to elect from its own membership representatives to serve on the Rules Committee.
Delegate rules
District-level delegates from Illinois were elected directly by voters at the state primary election on March 15, 2016. At-large delegates were selected at the state convention in May 2016. District-level delegates to the national convention could run as "uncommitted" delegates or they could declare their support for a specific candidate. 2016 Illinois GOP bylaws considered a vote for a delegate to be an "expression of sentiment" and "only advisory to the Delegate or Alternate Delegate so elected, unless otherwise directed by the Rules of the Republican Party." At-large delegates were bound to support the winner of the statewide vote in Illinois' primary election for an undetermined number of ballots.
Illinois primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Illinois, 2016
| Illinois Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
38.8% | 562,464 | 54 | |
| Ted Cruz | 30.2% | 438,235 | 9 | |
| John Kasich | 19.7% | 286,118 | 6 | |
| Marco Rubio | 8.7% | 126,681 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.8% | 11,469 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.8% | 11,188 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 4,718 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 3,428 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 2,737 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 1,540 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 1,154 | 0 | |
| JoAnn Breivogel | 0% | 16 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,449,748 | 69 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Delegate allocation
Illinois had 69 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 54 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 18 congressional districts). According to the Republican National Committee, Illinois' district-level delegates were "elected directly on the primary ballot and bound to the candidate for whom they [declared] themselves."[20][21]
Of the remaining 15 delegates, 12 served at large. Illinois' at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[20][21]
See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ John Cabello for State Representative, "About John," accessed May 12, 2023
- ↑ John Cabello, "About," accessed May 12, 2023
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list: General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election results, General election 2016," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "General Primary Election Official Canvass," April 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed January 18, 2013
- ↑ Citizen Action Illinois, "99th General Assembly Legislative Scorecard 2016," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities, "2016 Illinois Community Living Report," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Illinois Review, "IL GOP meets at state convention in Peoria," May 21, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of 2016 RNC Rules Committee members is based on an official list from the Republican National Committee obtained by Ballotpedia on June 24, 2016
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
