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Chicago Elected:
City of Chicago Elected Officials
Chicago voters can cast ballots for the following elected positions:

Position	Current Term	Next Elections
City Mayor	2019-2023	2023
City Clerk	2019-2023	2023
City Treasurer	2019-2023	2023

To run for any office above, contact the Chicago City Clerk office. Please be aware of the filing window. One day late is one life to regret.
-- From City of Chicago 

Chicago Elected:
Other Offices On The Ballots
Besides the City of Chicago officials, Chicago voters can cast ballots to elect other candidates that work for the well-being of Chicago residents.

Position	Term	Next Elections
Board Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (9)	6-Year	2022
City Ward Alderman (50)	2-Year	2021

To run for any office above, contact the Chicago City Clerk office. Good luck on your campaign!
-- From Chicago Board of Election 

Chicago Elected:

State Legislators Serving Chicago

The Illinois General Assembly comprises the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. An Illinois House Representative serves a 2-year term. An Illinois Senator serves two 4-year terms and one two-year term each decade. House districts are formed by dividing each Senate district in half.

State Representatives

District	Incumbent	Current Term	Next Election
District 1	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 2	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 3	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 4	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 5	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 6	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 7	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 8	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 9	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 10	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 11	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 12	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 13	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 14	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 15	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 16	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 19	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 20	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 21	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 22	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 24	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 25	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 26	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 27	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 28	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 29	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 31	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 32	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 33	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 34	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 35	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 36	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 39	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020
District 40	Aaron Ortiz	2019-2021	2020

State Senators

District	Incumbent	Current Term	Next Election
District 1	Antonio Munoz	2019-2021	2020
District 4	Kimberly Lightford	2019-2021	2020
District 7	Heather Steans	2019-2021	2020
District 10	Robert Martwick	2019-2021	2020
District 11	Celina Villanueva	2019-2021	2020
District 13	Robert Peters	2019-2021	2020
District 16	Jacqueline Collins	2019-2021	2020
District 28	Laura Murphy	2019-2021	2020

-- From Illinois General Assembly 

Chicago Elected:

U.S. Congressmen Serving Chicago

Illinois sends two senators to the U.S. Senate for a six-year term and 18 representatives to the US House of Representatives for a two-year term. For each election cycle, you can vote for one senator and the representative candidate representing your district in the City of Chicago.

U.S. Representative

District	Incumbent	Current Term	Next Election
District 1	Bobby Rush	2019-2021	2020
District 2	Robin Kelly	2019-2021	2020
District 3	Daniel Lipinski	2019-2021	2020
District 4	Jesus Garcia	2019-2021	2020
District 5	Mike Quigley	2019-2021	2020
District 7	Danny K. Davis	2019-2021	2020
District 9	Jan Schakowsky	2019-2021	2020

U.S. Senators

Incumbent	Current Term	Next Election
Dick Durbin	2015-2021	2020
Tammy Duckworth	2017-2023	2022

"Only one out of every 600,000 people will ever actually win a Congressional race. It takes a specific type of person to even want to run, and of that number, the people who can actually win a race is minuscule."
-- WikiHow

Can you be such a person?

County:
Kane County Candidates
The County Clerk office maintains the list of candidates running for any upcoming elections for positions in Kane County.
-- From Kane County Elections 

County:
Kane County Candidates
The County Clerk office maintains the list of candidates running for any upcoming elections for positions in Kane County.
-- From Kane County Elections 

State:
Directory of Illinois Office Holders
"Your complete directory of Illinois candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources."
-- From Politics1 

State:
Search For Political Candidates In Illinois
Search and view all candidates in current and past elections who filed nominating petitions with the Illinois State Board of Elections.
-- From Illinois State Board of Elections 

State:
OpenBook
Enter the name of an Illinois elected politician and find contributions to his or her campaign. This portal of transparency is set up by the state comptroller to allow Illinoisans to follow the money.
-- From Illinois Comptroller 

State:
The Sunshine Database
"The Sunshine Database, developed by the Sunshine Project, presents information about office holders, candidates for office, political parties, and others. The Sunshine Database is currently focused on the statewide, legislative, judicial, Cook County, and City of Chicago arenas."
-- From Illinois Campaign for Political Reform 

Last update: 08/09/16

State:
Campaign Finance Data of Illinois politicians
Have you ever wondered how much an Illinois politician has raised and how much he or she has spent on their election campaigns? This information has to be reported to the Federal Election Commission, which makes the data available to you online.
-- From Federal Election Commission