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Juliana Stratton is excited to serve Illinois as the state’s 48th Lieutenant Governor. Previously, Lt. Governor Stratton represented the 5th District in the Illinois House of Representatives. Prior to her time in state government, she was the Director of the Center for Public Safety and Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she trained law enforcement agencies on how to build strong relationships with the communities they serve. She also is a professional mediator and operated her own small business for over 20 years.

Lt. Governor Stratton is a lifelong Illinoisan and was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. She is a proud graduate of Kenwood Academy High School, the University of Illinois, and DePaul University College of Law. She has three daughters and enjoys going to concerts and running marathons and triathlons.

Auri Hatheway is best known as a leader that inspires, encourages and challenges you. She is a former actuary and her background in math, finance and economics led her to believe that gray just didn’t exist – that is, until Mary Kay entered her life. Today Auri holds the highest and most honored position at Mary Kay Cosmetics as a National Director. She is one of the youngest women in the world to have reached the position of National Director. Auri has conducted international training at Mary Kay Germany, Mexico, Colombia and Peru. She is also currently a board member for the Mary Kay Sales Council in the United States. The organization Auri so proudly serves and leads, The Driven National Area, is top-ranked with over $6 million in annual sales last year. Auri has led her personal unit to the prestigious highest ranking of the Million-Dollar-Unit Club three times and as the #3 unit in America. Collectively, her team has earned over 200 Mary Kay career cars including those prestigious Pearl-Pink Cadillacs. All of the above has also earned her and her husband Shane a number of annual luxury five-star trips to exotic destinations.

As a child, Auri learned the importance of a strong work ethic as she helped her mom clean houses. Auri said, “We cleaned houses every day except for Sunday. And on Sunday we cleaned the church! It was tough work but I wanted to be there for my mom; I was her encourager day in and day out. It’s so simple to see today, that I was born to encourage. I hope to show people the importance of living in their vision, and not in their reality. I am living proof that what you envision for yourself really can come true!”

Auri was born and raised in Miami, FL and is married to Shane Hatheway. They reside in Miami with their two children, Haley and Gavin.