Maria for 52: Maria Peterson for State Rep

Please join the “Maria for 52” Exploratory Committee in this important fundraiser for Maria Peterson, running in 2024 for State Representative in Illinois House District 52.

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Maria Peterson is a lifelong believer in Service before Politics.  Maria grew up in the Western Suburbs of Chicago in a hard-working, middle-class family.

After attending public schools, Maria attended Loyola University of Chicago, where she double majored in Criminal Justice and Organizational Communications, and interned as a mediator with the Chicago Justice Center. It was there that she met her soul mate and husband, Ken Peterson. She then attended the John Marshall Law School, where she learned to be an effective and compassionate advocate, writing letters to call out stores or employers that discriminated against the local Latinos in Melrose Park. After passing the Bar, Maria opted to become an attorney at the U.S. Department of Labor litigating workplace safety violations and arguing on behalf of coal miners during the Black Lung hearings to fight for the benefits they were due.

Twenty-five years ago, Maria and Ken moved their family to the Barrington area from Chicago for less density, more green space, and lower taxes. As a retired attorney raising her three sons in the Northwest Suburbs, Maria started and ran her woman-owned company, FitCore, Inc., to help those who needed continued strength training after being released from physical therapy, in addition to offering personal training and small group exercise classes.

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