Faith. Family. Farming. Future.
Julie Bickelhaupt is a mother, farmer, and community leader committed to bringing common-sense solutions to Washington on behalf of Illinois’ 17th Congressional District.
A seventh-generation farmer, Julie works alongside her husband and adult children in Mount Carroll, raising purebred Hereford cattle and running a grain operation. She was raised on a farm in Greenville and earned her degree from Eastern Illinois University after attending the University of Illinois.
Julie currently serves as Chair of the Carroll County Board, where she has focused on transparency, fiscal stability, and creating efficiencies that help families and businesses thrive. She is active in her local Republican Party as a precinct committeeperson and is a participant in the prestigious Lincoln Series, which equips Republican women to lead and inspire.
Her experiences as a mother, farmer, and business owner give her a firsthand understanding of the challenges families face as the cost of living rises. Julie will fight to ease the financial burden on working families, protect agriculture as Illinois’ economic backbone, and strengthen education by supporting school choice and improving public schools.