EFFINGHAM – Julie Fortier, the Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Bost for his seat in Congress, discussed everything from universal Medicare to increasing taxes on the rich during a forum on Sunday.
Fortier, of O’Fallon, is a mother, a veteran, a scientist and a community advocate. She has a Ph. D. in biomedicine from St. Louis University. She has volunteered in schools for over 10 years, and she substitute taught off-and-on for 10 years.
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