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Jason A. Helland

Republican · Illinois · 2026

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Biography

Jason A. Helland was elected Grundy County State's Attorney in 2012 and has worked as a professor at the University of St. Francis and as an assistant state's attorney in Kankakee County, per the Illinois State Bar Association's judicial evaluations. He received the ISBA's Recommended rating. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jason A. Helland.

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