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2027 Chicago Mayoral Election
An election for mayor of Chicago is scheduled to be held on February 23, 2027. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, a runoff election will be held on April 6, 2027. Candidates Expressed interest *Rahm Emanuel, former mayor (2011–2019), senior advisor to the U.S. president (1993–1998), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from IL–5 (2003–2009), White House chief of staff (2009–2010), and U.S. ambassador to Japan (2022–2025) *Susana Mendoza, Illinois comptroller (2016–present), former member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2001–2011) and Chicago city clerk (2011–2016), and 2019 mayoral candidate *Liam Stanton, technological executive Potential The following individuals have received media speculation as being prospective candidates: * Kam Buckner, member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 26th district (2019–present), 2023 mayoral candidate * Bill Conway, Chicago City Council alderperson (2023–present) and 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Johnson
Brandon Johnson (born March 27, 1976) is an American politician and educator who is currently serving as the 57th mayor of Chicago since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Johnson previously served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 2018 to 2023, representing the Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district, 1st district. Born and raised in Elgin, Illinois, Johnson started his career as a social studies teacher in the Chicago Public Schools system. He also was an active member of the Chicago Teachers Union, helping organize their 2012 Chicago teachers strike, 2012 strike. In his first race for public office, Johnson was elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 2018 Cook County Board of Commissioners election, 2018, defeating the incumbent. Johnson represented parts of Chicago's West Side, Chicago, West Side and some of the city's western suburbs. He won reelection in 2022 Cook County Board of Commissioners election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Cook County State's Attorney Election
The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 3, 2020. Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Cook County State's Attorney, State's Attorney, Cook County Board of Review district 1, three seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County. Primary elections, held using the open primary system, took place on March 17, 2020. Election information The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal races (2020 United States presidential election in Illinois, President, 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, House, and 2020 United States Senate election in Illinois, Senate) and those for 2020 Illinois elections#State elections, state elections. Voter turnout Primary election For the primaries, turnout was 33.54%, with 1,037,951 ballot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
