Paula J. Raschke-Lind (born December 18, 1962) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the

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from 1993 to 1994.

Biography

Born in

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, Raschke-Lind received her associate degree from

Rock Valley College Rock Valley College (RVC) is a Public college, public community college in Rockford, Illinois. It was founded in 1964 and is part of the Illinois Community College System. RVC's district comprises Winnebago County, Illinois, Winnebago County, Bo ...

. She lived in

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and was a legislative aide to Illinois state representative Edolo J. Giorgi. Raschke-Lind was appointed to the

when Giorgi died. Raschke-Lind is a

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. She lost the 1994 Democratic primary to

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, who went on to win the November general election.

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1962 births Living people People from Manitowoc, Wisconsin Politicians from Rockford, Illinois Women state legislators in Illinois Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 21st-century American women 20th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly 20th-century American women politicians {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-Democratic-stub