Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district is a electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district
District
District 12
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Municipalities
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Government
 • TypeDistrict
 • BodyCook County Board of Commissioners
 • CommissionerBridget Degnan (D)

The district was established in 1994, when the board transitioned from holding elections in individual districts, as opposed to the previous practice of holding a set of two at-large elections (one for ten seats from the city of Chicago and another for seven seats from suburban Cook County).[1]

Geography

1994 boundaries

When the district was first established, it was located entirely within the city of Chicago, representing parts of the North and Northwest sides of the city.[2]

2001 redistricting

New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census.[3]

The district's new boundaries entirely laid within the city of Chicago. It represented parts of the North and Northwest sides of the city.[4][5]

2012 redistricting

The district currently, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, in large part resembles the general geography it had in its previous, 2001, redistricting.[4][5][6][7][8] It continues to lay entirely within the city of Chicago, representing parts of the city's North Side and Northwest Side.[6][7][8]

The district is 19.11 square miles (12,229.79 acres).[6]

Politics

The district has only had Democratic commissioners. Only once has another party run a nominee in an election for the district.

List of commissioners representing the district
Commissioner Party Years Electoral history
Ted Lechowicz Democratic December 1994–December 2002 Previously served two terms as commissioner from Chicago at-large; elected in 1994 and 1998; lost reelection in 2002

Forrest Claypool		 Democratic December 2002–December 2010 Elected in 2002 and 2006
John Fritchey Democratic December 2010–December 2018 Elected in 2010 and 2014; lost reelection in 2018
Bridget Degnan Democratic December 2018–present Elected in 2018

Election results
Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district general elections
Year Winning candidate Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct)
1994 Thaddeus "Ted" Lechowicz Democratic
1998[9] Thaddeus "Ted" Lechowicz Democratic 47,588 (100%)
2002[10][11] Forrest Claypool Democratic 53,457 (100%)
2006[12] Forrest Claypool Democratic 57,709 (100%)
2010[13] John Fritchey Democratic 50,219 (74.72%) William C. "Bill" Miceli Republican 16,987 (25.28%)
2014[14] John Fritchey Democratic 51,499 (100%)
2018[15] Bridget Degnen Democratic 93,561 (100%)

References
  1. "CHOICES FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. October 22, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  2. "ENDORSEMENTS FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  3. Becker, Robert (August 24, 2001). "County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
  4. "Map Room". www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on December 15, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  5. "Cook County Commissioner Districts" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2010.
  6. "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 12, Commissioner Bridget Degnen (Cook County Commissioner District)". www.chicagocityscape.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  7. "Commissioner Districts 2012 ±" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  8. "Cook County Commissioner Districts". maps.cookcountyil.gov. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  9. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
  10. "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2002 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  11. "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
  12. "Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report November 2006 General Election Tuesday, November 7th, 2006" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  13. "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  14. "General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  15. "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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