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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Blair Hull |
| Address | 1702 N. Crilly Ct
Chicago, Illinois 60610, United States |
| Email | blair@blairhull.com |
| Website | http://www.blairhull.com |
| Born |
September 03, 1942
(81 years)
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| Contributor | None Entered |
| Last Modifed | RBH
May 28, 2020 06:54pm |
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| Info | Born to Jean and Marson Hull in 1942, Blair was raised with the Midwestern values of hard work, community, and discipline. Blair understands working families because he came from a working family. His parents struggled during the Depression and lived paycheck to paycheck, and after completing high school, he went to work on the assembly line of a cannery factory to help support his family, ultimately joining Union Local 679 and earning himself a union card by age 19.
During the Vietnam buildup, Blair answered his nation's call and served four years in the United States Army. And after completing his military service, Blair turned to the classroom, teaching high school level math and physics before becoming a student again himself and going on to higher education with the GI Bill, as his father had done before him.
While working full-time at a manufacturing company, Blair took his mathematical and analytical skills to the blackjack tables in Las Vegas, where he proved to be a skilled and disciplined player. Blair took his accumulated winnings and was able to start a business on the Chicago financial exchanges. Once there, Blair established himself as a pioneer in the trading industry, and it wasn't long before Blair began to revolutionize the financial markets through the use of innovative and state-of-the-art technology.
As Founder of Hull Trading Company, Blair built a business from scratch here in Illinois, creating hundreds of jobs, putting people to work, and growing his company into one of the most successful trading firms in the country. Blair believes that in government, as in business, leaders must lay out long term visions for the future, must be innovative in their approach to new and challenging problems, and must never be afraid to challenge the status quo.
Because of his working class roots, Blair has always believed that the role of government is to serve the people, not the corporate special interests. His rich and humble history bears out his commitment to working families and real people, and Blair brings to this race decades of advocacy in the name of equal opportunity and women's rights.
Blair is an outspoken supporter of a woman's right to choose, currently serves on the national board of NARAL Pro-Choice America, and is actively involved with Planned Parenthood, Emily's List, and Voters for Choice. In Illinois, Blair has been recognized by the Illinois General Assembly for his lifelong advocacy and dedication to protecting the rights of all women, and has been honored as a Lifetime Activist by Personal PAC, Illinois' largest and most influential pro-choice organization. Blair serves on the Board of the Women's Sports Foundation, and endowed the first chair in Women's Studies at his alma mater.
The father of four grown children and two grandchildren, Blair brings to politics a lifetime of real-world experience, a record of challenging the status quo, and a unique independence from corporate special interests. Blair Hull is 60 years old and lives in the Old Town neighborhood on Chicago's North side.
"I have not used any illegal drug in a substantial amount of time."
�M. Blair Hull
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