Elizabeth Bauer

Elizabeth Bauer is the Republican candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives, District 53, in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] An actuary who has worked in pension consulting and health care, she says her priorities include public-sector pension funding and fiscal accountability.[3]

In a Ballotpedia survey, Elizabeth Bauer said she is a 29-year resident of District 53 whose three children attended Rolling Meadows High School.[3] She said she is an actuary who has worked in pension consulting and more recently in the health care sector, holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history, and recently earned a master's degree in applied economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago.[3] She said she has written about retirement issues as a senior contributor at Forbes and has contributed occasional op-eds to the Chicago Tribune.[3]

Bauer advanced from the Republican primary on March 17, 2026.[1] In the survey, she listed fiscal responsibility, opposition to subsidies for individual businesses, and changes to the SAFE-T Act among her key messages, and named pensions and education spending among her priorities.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.