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Bradley S. Schneider
Current job: Managing principal, Cadence Consulting Group
Age: 50
Born in: Denver
Lives in: Deerfield
Personal: Married to Julie Dann Schneider; two children
Education: Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Northwestern University (1983); master’s degree in business administration, Northwestern (1988)
Previous positions: Former life insurance agency owner
Campaign website: schneiderforcongress.com
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John Tree
Current job: Colonel, U.S. Air Force Reserve; CEO of Caymen Ventures, a holding company for health food brands
Age: 45
Born: Raised in military family and moved 18 times before college
Lives in: Long Grove
Personal: Married to Michelle Tree, a second marriage for both; father of five
Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science, United States Air Force Academy (1990); master’s degree in economics, University of Oklahoma (1998)
Previous positions: Served two years as a missionary in Haiti
Campaign website: johntree.com
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Vivek Bavda
Current job: Attorney in private practice
Age: 34
Born in: Columbus, Ohio
Lives in: Mundelein
Personal: Single
Education: Bachelor’s degree in economics and political science, Northwestern University (1999); master’s degree in public affairs, University of Wisconsin at Madison (2004); law degree, John Marshall Law School (2009)
Previous positions: Educator in the Teach for America program in Compton, Calif.; volunteer on Democratic campaigns
Campaign website: bavdaforcongress.com
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Ilya Sheyman
Current job: Teaches weekly job skills training workshops for ex-offenders
Age: 25
Born in: The former Soviet Union
Lives in: Waukegan
Personal: Single
Education: Bachelor’s degree in U.S. history and political science, McGill University (2006).
Previous positions: National mobilization director for Moveon.org.
Campaign website: ilyasheyman.com
