Committeepeople (Cook County, Illinois)

Ward Committeepeople and Township Committeepeople are political party officials who serve many standard committeemen duties on behalf of their political party in Cook County, Illinois.

Cook County overall

In Cook County, the city of Chicago is divided into 50 wards that each have elected committeepeople (until 2018 legal name change, "committeemen"), one for each party that participates (Democratic Party of Illinois, Republican Party, and possibly others), in addition to a single elected alderman.[1][2][3][4] In addition, each of the 30 suburban civil townships within Cook County, outside of the city of Chicago, has a committeeperson for each party.[1][5][6] The Chicago ward committeepeople are elected coinciding with the presidential primaries,[7] while the township committepeople are elected coinciding with gubernatorial primaries. The positions are unpaid, with responsibilities that include voter registration, community forums, election materials, and election operations.[1] In addition, the committeepeople are responsible for producing smooth political processes during the elections in their wards, which includes attempting to produce high voter turnout.[8]

Committeepeople are voting members in the political organization of their party in the County.[8] This role gives them authority on behalf of the party to endorse replacements for some vacated political posts such as United States Congressman and state legislators (vacated United States Senate posts are appointed by the Illinois Governor and vacated Chicago City Council posts are appointed by the Chicago Mayor).[9][10][11]

Chicago

Operationally in Chicago, sometimes the committeeperson controls the ward, sometimes the alderman controls the committeeperson and sometimes the committeeperson and the alderman are one and the same.[1] In many cases the committeeman also has influence over the doling out of jobs, favors, and services around the ward. Sometimes a committeeperson accumulates sufficient influence to place his loyalists into political positions outside of the ward.[1]

Incumbent Cook County Democratic Party Committeepeople

As of June 2020:[12]

Constituency (ward or township)CommitteepersonAssumed PositionOther Office(s) Held
1st Ward Daniel La Spata 2020 Member of the Chicago City Council
2nd Ward Tim Egan 2016 None
3rd Ward Pat Dowell 2008 Member of the Chicago City Council
4th Ward Toni Preckwinkle 1992[13] President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and Chair of the Cook County Democratic Party
5th Ward Leslie Hairston 2000 Member of the Chicago City Council
6th Ward Roderick Sawyer 2012 Member of the Chicago City Council
7th Ward Gregory Mitchell 2016 Member of the Chicago City Council
8th Ward Michelle A. Harris 2008 Member of the Chicago City Council
9th Ward Anthony Beale 2000 Member of the Chicago City Council
10th Ward Susan Sadlowski Garza 2016 Member of the Chicago City Council
11th Ward John Daley 1980[14] Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
12th Ward George Cardenas 2020 Member of the Chicago City Council
13th Ward Michael Madigan 1972[14] Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and Chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party
14th Ward Aaron Ortiz 2020 Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
15th Ward Raymond Lopez 2012 Member of the Chicago City Council
16th Ward Stephanie D. Coleman 2016 Member of the Chicago City Council
17th Ward David H. Moore 2016 Member of the Chicago City Council
18th Ward Derrick Curtis 2016 Member of the Chicago City Council
19th Ward Matthew O'Shea 2012 Member of the Chicago City Council
20th Ward Mattie Hunter 2020 Member of the Illinois Senate
21st Ward Howard B. Brookins Jr. 2004 Member of the Chicago City Council
22nd Ward Michael D. Rodriguez 2016 Member of the Chicago City Council
23rd Ward Silvana Taberes 2020 Member of the Chicago City Council
24th Ward Michael Scott Jr. 2016 Member of the Chicago City Council
25th Ward Byron Sigcho-Lopez 2020 Member of the Chicago City Council
26th Ward Angee Gonzalez Rodriguez 2020 None
27th Ward Walter Burnett, Jr. 2013[15] Member of the Chicago City Council
28th Ward Jason Ervin 2012 Member of the Chicago City Council
29th Ward Chris Taliaferro 2016 Member of the Chicago City Council
30th Ward Ariel Reboyras 2006 Member of the Chicago City Council
31st Ward Felix Cardona, Jr. 2020 Member of the Chicago City Council
32nd Ward Scott Waguespack 2012 Member of the Chicago City Council
33nd Ward Iris Martinez 2020 Member of the Illinois Senate
34th Ward Preston Brown, Jr. 2020 None
35th Ward Anthony Joel Quezada 2020 None
36th Ward Gilbert Villegas 2020 Member of the Chicago City Council
37th Ward Emma Mitts 2004 Member of the Chicago City Council
38th Ward Robert F. Martwick, Jr. 2017[16] Member of the Illinois Senate
39th Ward Ram Villivalam 2019 Member of the Illinois Senate
40th Ward Maggie O'Keefe 2020 None
41st Ward Joe Cook 2020 None
42nd Ward Brendan Reilly 2008 Member of the Chicago City Council
43rd Ward Lucy Moog 2016 None
44th Ward Thomas M. Tunney 2004 Member of the Chicago City Council and Vice Mayor of Chicago
45th Ward James "Jim" Gardiner 2020 Member of the Chicago City Council
46th Ward Sean Tenner 2018 None[17]
47th Ward Paul Rosenfeld 2015 None
48th Ward Harry Osterman 2020 Member of the Chicago City Council
49th Ward Kelly Cassidy 2019 Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
50th Ward Debra Silverstein 2019 Member of the Chicago City Council
Barrington Township Robert Steffen Member of the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board[18]
Berwyn Township Robert Lovero Mayor of Berwyn, Illinois[19]
Bloom Township Lori Wilcox Chicago Heights City Clerk[20]
Bremen Township Vernard Alsberry Hazelcrest Village President[21]
Calumet Township Robert Rita Member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Calumet Township Supervisor
Cicero Township Blanca M Vargas none
Elk Grove Township Ted Mason none
Evanston Eamon Kelly none
Hanover Township Steve Caramelli none
Lemont Township Edward M Smollen none
Leyden Township Barrett F Pedersen Mayor of Franklin Park[22]
Lyons Township Steven Landek Member of the Illinois Senate and Mayor of Bridgeview
Maine Township Laura Murphy Member of the Illinois Senate
New Trier Township Dean Maragos none
Niles Township Lou Lang none
Northfield Township Tracy Katz Muhl none
Norwood Park Township Frank Avino none
Oak Park Township Don Harmon President of the Illinois Senate
Orland Township Michael Hastings Member of the Illinois Senate
Palatine Township Maria Galo none
Palos Township Robert Maloney none
Proviso Township Karen Yarbrough County Clerk of Cook County
Rich Township Calvin Jordan Rich Township Highway Inspector, Trustee of Rich Township Schools, and member of Village of Hazel Crest Economic Development Board[23]
River Forest Township Thomas Cargie River Forest, Illinois Trustee[24]
Riverside Township Michael J. Zalewski Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Schaumburg Township Mike Cudzik none
Stickney Township Vincent Cainkar none
Thornton Township Frank M Zuccarelli Thornton Township Supervisor[25]
Wheeling Township Mark L. Walker Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Worth Township Patricia Joan Murphy none

Incumbent Cook County Republican Party Committeepeople

As of June 2020:[26][27]

Constituency (ward or township)CommitteepersonAssumed PositionOther Office(s) Held
1st Ward Vacant N/A N/A
2nd Ward Eloise Gearson none
3rd Ward Vacant N/A N/A
4th Ward Lori Yokoyama none
5th Ward Matthew Foldi none
6th Ward Darnell Macklin none
7th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
8th Ward Lynn Renee Franco none
9th Ward Wayland Johnson none
10th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
11th Ward Carl Segvich none
12th Ward Antonio Mannings none
13th Ward David Krupa N/A N/A
14th Ward Emma Walsh none
15th Ward Rosa Pritchett none
16th Ward Richard Munnich none
17th Ward Sherri Griffith none
18th Ward Symeon Brown none
19th Ward Steven Graves none
20th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
21st Ward Vacant N/A N/A
22nd Ward Vacant N/A N/A
23rd Ward Vacant N/A N/A
24th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
25th Ward Martin Ozinga none
26th Ward Jason Wroble none
27th Ward Mark Spognardi none
28th Ward Eric Pulia none
29th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
30th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
31st Ward Bob Howington none
32nd Ward Stephen Rossi none
33rd Ward Stan Bartkus none
34th Ward Percy Coleman none
35th Ward Walter Zarnecki none
36th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
37th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
38th Ward Chuck Hernandez none
39th Ward Matt Podgorski none
40th Ward Daniel Kelley none
41st Ward Ammie Kessem none
42nd Ward Rita Zak none
43rd Ward Chris Cleveland none
44th Ward Scott Davis none
45th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
46th Ward Dianne Shapiro none
47th Ward Jessica White none
48th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
49th Ward Jesus Solorio none
50th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
Barrington Township Chris Geissler none
Berwyn Township Vacant N/A N/A
Bloom Township Doug Troiani Director of the Regional Transportation Authority[28]
Bremen Township Kevin Suggs none
Calumet Township Vacant N/A N/A
Cicero Township Maria Moreno none
Elk Grove Township Russ Nowak none
Evanston Blair Garber none
Hanover Township Michael H. Baumer Streamwood Village Trustee[29]
Lemont Township Michael Shackel Lemont Township Trustee[30]
Leyden Township Bradley Stephens Member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Mayor of Rosemont
Lyons Township Christine Cook none
Maine Township Char Foss-Eggemann State Central Committeewoman, 9th Congressional District
New Trier Township Kathy Myalls none
Niles Township Chris Hanusiak none
Northfield Township T.J. Brown none
Norwood Park Township Anthony Beckman none
Oak Park Township Linda Tibensky none
Orland Township Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman none
Palatine Township Aaron Del Mar Palatine Township Highway Commissioner[31]
Palos Township Sean M. Morrison Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners[32] and Chairman of the Cook County Republican Party[33]
Proviso Township Mike Corrigan none
Rich Township Eric Wallace none
River Forest Township Tom Cronin none
Riverside Township Mike Dropka none
Schaumburg Township Joeseph C. Folisi none
Stickney Township Natasa Dzolic Member of Stickney, Illinois Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission[34]
Thornton Township Tim DeYoung none
Wheeling Township Kathy Penner Wheeling Township Supervisor
Worth Township Shaun Murphy none

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  15. "Biography". Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr. Retrieved March 26, 2018. Burnett was appointed Committeeman of the 27th Ward Organization by his mentor, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, (and former Committeeman of the 27th Ward) on July 6, 2013.
  16. "'Independent' Sposato To Step Down As Dem Committeeman, Stay On As Alderman". DNAinfo.com. October 10, 2017. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
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  18. "PTAB - Board Member Robert J. Steffen". www.ptab.illinois.gov. Property Tax Appeal Board. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  19. "Mayor Lovero Biography | City of Berwyn". berwyn-il.gov. Berwyn, Illinois. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
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  23. "Calvin Jordan, Highway Commissioner | Elected Officials". www.richtownship.org. Rich Township. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  24. Kennedy, W. J. (April 17, 2020). "River Forest Trustee Thomas Cargie insults local residents and national figures in Facebook posts". West Cook News. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  25. "The Honorable Frank M. Zuccarelli Thornton Township Supervisor". Thornton Township. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
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  28. "Douglas M. Troiani - Director | Regional Transportation Authority". www.rtachicago.org. Regional Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  29. "Streamwood, Illinois - President And Board of Trustees". www.streamwood.org. Streamwood, Illinois. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  30. Earnest, Andrea (January 15, 2020). "Lemont Township Trustee Resigns, New Trustee Appointed". Lemont, IL Patch. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  31. "Forms & Permits :". Palatine Township Road District. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  32. "Sean M. Morrison | CookCountyIL.gov". www.cookcountyil.gov. Coo County, Illinois. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  33. "Leadership". Cook County Republican Party. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  34. "Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission « Village of Stickney". www.villageofstickney.com. Village of Stickney. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
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