Jerry Newton

"In her law practice, Newton specializes in cases of employment discrimination. She is the chair of the board of Personal PAC, a single-issue not-for-profit organization in Illinois that supports candidates for election who are pro-choice. Newton is also on the board of Planned Parenthood and is actively involved with Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union. And she is a big fan of the Obamas. She worked on Barack’s senatorial campaign and recently traveled to South Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to support him in the primaries. "