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Meg Loughran Cappel is a Democrat State Senate representative for Illinois district 49 and holds an OppScore of -1.81. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.
Meg Loughran Cappel is the Democratic Illinois State Senator for the 49th District, serving since December 2020 after winning election with a 12-point margin. A lifelong Joliet-area resident and former special education teacher, she rose through local school board service and union representation before entering statewide office. Education funding, fiscal responsibility, and government ethics reforms define her legislative focus.
We hold little public record for Meg Loughran Cappel so far, so most of this score is inferred from their stated party and general positions rather than from documented votes. It will change as a record appears, or when they complete the OppScore self assessment.
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