Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district is a electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district
District
District 15
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Municipalitites
Government
 • TypeDistrict
 • BodyCook County Board of Commissioners
 • CommissionerKevin B. Morrison (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 covered part of the western suburbs of Cook County.[2]

2001 redistricting

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

In regards to townships, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of Elk Grove, Hanover, Schaumburg, and Wheeling townships. The district covered the entirety of Hanover and Schaumburg townships.[4]

2012 redistricting

The district currently, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, includes parts of Arlington Heights, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, East Dundee, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Mount Prospect, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Schaumburg, South Barrington, and Streamwood.[5][6][7]

In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it includes portions of the city of Chicago, as well as portions of Barrington, Elk Grove, Hanover, Palatine, Schaumburg, and Wheeling townships. The district covers the entirety of Barrington, Hanover and Schaumburg townships.[8]

The district is 128.64 square miles (82,328.36 acres).[9]

Politics

From 1994 until 2018, the district was represented by Republicans. The district was considered to be a Republican stronghold during this time.[10][11] In the 2016 United States presidential election, the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine won a strong victory in the district over the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence.[11] The commissioner of the district flipped to the Democratic Party in 2018, a year which saw an overall strong performance by the Democratic Party in that year's elections in Illinois and an unprecedentedly strong and well-funded effort by the Cook County Democratic Party to target the district.[10][12]

List of commissioners representing the district
Commissioner Party Years Electoral history
Carl R. Hansen Republican December 1994–December 2006 Previously served as commissioner from suburban Cook County at-large;[13] elected in 1994, 1998, 2002; lost reelection in 2006
Tim Schneider Republican December 2006–December 2018 Elected in 2006, 2010, 2014; lost reelection in 2018
Kevin B. Morrison Democratic December 2018–present Elected in 2018

Election results
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district general elections
Year Winning candidate Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct)
1994 Carl R. Hansen Republican
1998[14] Carl R. Hansen Republican 35,681 (61.00%) Bridget Mary White Democratic 22,810 (39.00%)
2002[15][16] Carl R. Hansen Republican 38,530 (59.56%) Brian J. McPartlin Democratic 26,165 (40.44%)
2006[17] Timothy O. Schneider Republican 35,696 (52.67%) Jim Steven Dasakis Democratic 32,075 (47.33%)
2010[18] Timothy O. Schneider Republican 41,106 (57.55%) Jim Steven Dasakis Democratic 25,976 (36.37%) Lara Ehorn Green 4,342 (6.08%)
2014[19] Timothy O. Schneider Republican 40,569 (58.83%) Michael A Urban Democratic 28,392 (41.17%)
2018[20] Kevin B. Morrison Democratic 52,807 (54.93%) Timothy O. Schneider Republican 43,331 (45.07%)

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. "Commissioner District 15" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010.
  5. Leonard, Valerie (May 11, 2012). "Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks". AustinTalks. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  6. "Cook County Commissioner District 15 Municipalities" (PDF). Office of the Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2015.
  7. "Cook County Commissioner District 15 Municipalities" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. September 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  8. "County Commissioner District 15" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  9. "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 15, Commissioner Kevin B. Morrison (Cook County Commissioner District)". www.chicagocityscape.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  10. Donovan, Lisa; Pratt, Gregory (November 7, 2018). "In Cook County Board races, Republican strongholds lose grip to blue wave — and a lot of green". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  11. Pratt, Gregory (November 2, 2018). "Democrats focus on longtime GOP strongholds hoping to increase Cook County Board lead: 'The suburbs ... are not what they once were.'". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  12. "How Illinois Democrats won a statewide sweep and 2 pivotal congressional seats in the midterm elections". Chicago Tribune. November 7, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  13. Pohl, Kimberly (February 3, 2010). "Longtime Cook Co. Board member Carl Hansen dies -- Daily Herald". prev.dailyherald.com. Daily Herald. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  14. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
  15. "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.
  16. "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
  17. "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.
  18. "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  19. "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.
  20. "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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