Rachelle Aud Crowe
Rachelle Aud Crowe is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for the 56th district. The district, concentrated in the Metro East area, includes all or parts of Alton, Bethalto, Collinsville, East Alton, Edwardsville, Elsah, Glen Carbon, Godfrey, Granite City, Rosewood Heights and Wood River.
Crowe defeated Downstate United and de facto Republican candidate Hal Patton, the Mayor of Edwardsville, in the 2018 general election to succeed longtime Democratic incumbent Bill Haine.
Crowe was previously a prosecutor with the Madison County State's Attorney's Office. She attended University of Missouri–St. Louis and Saint Louis University School of Law.
