Cook County Board of Review 1st district

Cook County Board of Review 1st district is a electoral district for the Cook County Board of Review.

Cook County Board of Review 1st district
District
District 1
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Government
 • TypeDistrict
 • BodyCook County Board of Review
 • CommissionerTammy Wendt (D)

The district was established in 1998, when what was formerly the at-large elected two member Cook County Board of Appeals was reconstituted as the three-member Cook County Board of Review, elected by districts.[1][2]

Geography

The district's current boundaries, redistricted in 2012 after the 2010 United States Census, have the district almost entirely in suburban Cook County, with only a small fragment of the district lying within the boundaries of the city of Chicago. It largely covers eastern Cook County, northern suburbs, as well the far southern end of Cook County.[3][4] In its previous redistricting, following the 2000 United States Census, it occupied a very similar geography.[5]

Politics

The district has primarily been represented by Republican commissioners over the years, but has twice elected Democratic commissioners.

Every election since 2006 has had a close result.

After its first redistricting, the district was seen as designed to lean Republican, as it covered a portion of Cook County largely without any ethnic minorities or areas with large populations of more liberal-leaning whites. Nevertheless, a Democrat won election to the district when it had this form.[6][7] Others characterized it as a "swing district".[8] The district's current boundaries still largely resemble that previous redistricting.

As of 2020, the district was considered to be relatively politically conservative.[9]

List of commissioners representing the district
Commissioner Party Years Electoral history
Maureen Murphy Republican December 1998–December 2006 Elected in 1998, 2002; lost reelection in 2006
Brendan Houlihan Democratic December 2006–December 2010 Elected in 2006; lost reelection in 2010
Dan Patlak Republican December 2010–December 1, 2020 Elected in 2010, 2014, 2016; lost reelection in 2020[10]
Tammy Wendt Democratic December 1, 2020–present Elected in 2020[10]

Election schedule

The Cook County Board of Review has its three seats rotate the length of terms. In a staggered fashion (in which no two seats have coinciding two-year terms), the seats rotate between two consecutive four-year terms and a two-year term.[2] Future elections over the next twenty years will be held for the district in 2020, 2022, 2026, 2030, 2032, 2036, and 2040.

Election results
Cook County Board of Review 1st district general elections
Year Winning candidate Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct)
1998[11] Maureen Murphy Republican 272,921 (60.76%) David B. McAfee Democratic 176,252 (39.24%)
2002[12][13] Maureen Murphy Republican 381,157 (100%)
2006[14] Brendan F. Houlihan Democratic 245,227 (51.48%) Maureen Murphy Republican 231,153 (48.52%)
2010[15] Dan Patlak Republican 256,891 (51.69%) Brendan F. Houlihan Democratic 240,070 (48.31%)
2012[16] Dan Patlak Republican 316,190 (51.52%) Casey Thomas Griffin Democratic 297,517 (48.48%)
2016[17] Dan Patlak Republican 353,705 (51.89%) Marty Stack Democratic 327,998 (48.11%)
2020[18] Tammy Wendt Democratic 394,202 (50.75%) Dan Patlak Republican 382,509 (49.25%)

Results
  1. "History of The Board of Review". Cook County Board Of Review. May 23, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  2. "35 ILCS 200/5-5". ilga.gov. Government of Illinois. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  3. Leonard, Valerie (May 11, 2012). "Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks". AustinTalks. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  4. "View District Map - Cook County Board Of Review" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  5. "Board of Review Districts" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2010.
  6. Stewart, Russ. "Political Analyst - Article July 14, 2010". www.russstewart.com. Russ Stewart. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  7. Pallasch, Abdon M. (December 25, 2006). "Corporate property tax breaks may slow down. Board of Review changes may help homeowners". Chicago Sun-Times.
  8. Hinz, Greg (November 27, 2006). "Tax Tale". Crain's Chicago Business.
  9. Kapos, Shia (March 19, 2020). "LEANING TOWARD A LOCKDOWN — LIPINSKI: 'I WAS PILLORIED and SHUNNED' — BRACING FOR BUDGET CLIFF". www.politico.com. Politico. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  10. Hanania, Ray (November 19, 2020). "Tammy Wendt defeats Dan Patlak and the radical Left". Orland Park, IL Patch. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  11. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
  12. "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.
  13. "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
  14. "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.
  15. "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  16. "Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report General Election November 6, 2012" (PDF). Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  17. "General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Combined Summary" (PDF). Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  18. "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 3, 2020 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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