All 17 seats on the county board are up for election this year; the GOP currently holds only two.
With all 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election this year, party leaders on both sides of the aisle say they are bullish on their chances of gaining ground in November.This year’s election cycle follows a once-a-decade redistricting process that — unlike the Chicago ward and state legislative seat remaps — saw little strife on the Democratic-controlled County Board led by President Toni Preckwinkle, who is also running for another term.
He has not yet endorsed in the race, in which three Republicans — Matt Podgorski and Frank Coconate, both of Chicago, and Mark Hosty of River ForestDespite the district being redrawn to lean more Republican, Cook County Democratic Party executive director Jacob Kaplan, questioned whether Podgorski, who has been endorsed by Morrison and other local Republicans, could be that unifying figure if he wins the GOP nomination.
Matt Podgorski, a candidate for Cook County commissioner in the 9th District, campaigns on June 15, 2022, outside an early voting site at the Roden Branch of Chicago Public Library in Norwood Park. , as no Republican has filed to run in the majority Black district stretching from Chicago’s South Side to the south suburbs. Sims, who has said she wants another Black woman to replace her, endorsed Prairie State College Trustee Monica Gordon.
Arroyo Jr. said his strength lies in his track record with bringing resources to his district, including ain Belmont-Cragin that opened last year. But Quezada has attempted to cast Arroyo Jr.’s past work lobbying the state legislature while on the County Board as a “huge mistake.”
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