AFSCME Recommendations: 2022 General Election
Workers’ rights are on the ballot in Illinois this November. From critical state Supreme Court elections all the way down to county boards, AFSCME Illinois PEOPLE has endorsed the following candidates based on their voting records, review of questionnaires, or candidate interviews.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Early voting begins Sept. 29.
- Election Day is Nov. 8.
- To find your polling place, request a mail-in ballot or learn how to register to vote, visit elections.il.gov.
AFSCME does not typically endorse in uncontested races.
NATIONAL
U.S. SENATE:
Tammy Duckworth
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
District 2: Robin Kelly
District 3: Delia Ramirez
District 4: Jesus “Chuy” Garcia
District 5: Mike Quigley
District 6: Sean Casten
District 8: Raja Krishnamoorthi
District 9: Jan Schakowsky
District 10: Brad Schneider
District 11: Bill Foster
District 12: Homer “Chip” Markel
District 13: Nikki Budzinski
District 14: Lauren Underwood
District 17: Eric Sorensen
STATE
STATEWIDE OFFICE:
Attorney General: Kwame Raoul
Secretary of State: Alexi Giannoulias
Comptroller: Susana Mendoza
Treasurer: Michael Frerichs
JUDICIAL:
1st Supreme Court District, Retain: Mary Jane Theis
2nd Supreme Court District (Thomas): Elizabeth “Liz” Rochford
3rd Supreme Court District (Kilbride): Mary K. O’Brien
2nd Appellate Court District (Burke): Chris Kennedy
3rd Appellate Court District (Wright): Sonni Choi Williams
5th Appellate Court District, Retain: Judy Cates
ILLINOIS SENATE:
Senate District 1: Javier Loera Cervantes
Senate District 5: Patricia Van Pelt
Senate District 6: Sara Feigenholtz
Senate District 9: Laura Fine
Senate District 11: Mike Porfirio
Senate District 14: Emil Jones III
Senate District 15: Napoleon Harris III
Senate District 17: Elgie Sims
Senate District 18: Bill Cunningham
Senate District 20: Cristina Pacione-Zayas
Senate District 21: Laura Ellman
Senate District 23: Suzanne Glowiak Hilton
Senate District 25: Karina Villa
Senate District 26: Maria Peterson
Senate District 27: Ann Gillespie
Senate District 28: Laura Murphy
Senate District 29: Julie Morrison
Senate District 31: Mary Edly-Allen
Senate District 34: Steve Stadelman
Senate District 36: Mike Halpin
Senate District 40: Patrick Joyce
Senate District 42: Linda Holmes
Senate District 43: Rachel Ventura
Senate District 46: Dave Koehler
Senate District 48: Doris Turner
Senate District 49: Meg Loughran Cappel
Senate District 52: Scott Bennett
Senate District 56: Kris Tharp
Senate District 57: Christopher Belt
ILLINOIS HOUSE:
House District 3: Eva-Dina Delgado
House District 4: Lilian Jimenez
House District 5: Lamont J. Robinson
House District 6: Sonya Marie Harper
House District 7: Emmanuel “Chris” Welch
House District 8: La Shawn K. Ford
House District 9: Lakesia Collins
House District 10: Jawaharial “Omar” Williams
House District 11: Ann Williams
House District 12: Margaret Croke
House District 13: Hoan Huynh
House District 15: Michael Kelly
House District 16: Kevin Olickal
House District 17: Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
House District 18: Robyn Gabel
House District 19: Lindsey LaPointe
House District 21: Abdelnasser Rashid
House District 22: Angie Gurrerro-Cuellar
House District 23: Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
House District 25: Curtis Tarver II
House District 27: Justin Slaughter
House District 29: Thaddeus Jones
House District 30: William “Will” Davis
House District 31: Mary Flowers
House District 32: Cyril Nichols
House District 33: Marcus Evans, Jr.
House District 34: Nicholas “Nick” Smith
House District 35: Frances Ann Hurley
House District 36: Kelly Burke
House District 38: Debbie Meyers-Martin
House District 39: Will Guzzardi
House District 41: Janet Yang Rohr
House District 42: Terra Costa Howard
House District 43: Anna Moeller
House District 44: Fred Crespo
House District 49: Maura Hirschauer
House District 50: Barbara Hernandez
House District 51: Nabeela Syed
House District 53: Mark Walker
House District 54: Mary Beth Canty
House District 55: Martin Moylan
House District 56: Michelle Mussman
House District 57: Jonathan Carroll
House District 58: Bob Morgan
House District 59: Daniel Didech
House District 61: Joyce Mason
House District 62: Laura Faver Dias
House District 66: Suzanne Ness
House District 67: Maurice West
House District 68: Dave Vella
House District 69: Peter Janko
House District 72: Gregg Johnson
House District 76: Lance Yednock
House District 77: Norma Hernandez
House District 80: Anthony DeLuca
House District 81: Anna Stava-Murray
House District 83: Matt Hanson
House District 84: Stephanie Kifowit
House District 85: Dagmara “Dee” Avelar
House District 86: Larry Walsh, Jr.
House District 91: Sharon Chung
House District 92: Jehan Gordon-Booth
House District 96: Sue Scherer
House District 98: Natalia Manley
House District 111: Joe Silkwood
House District 112: Katie Stuart
House District 113: Jay Hoffman
House District 114: LaToya Greenwood
COUNTY
Champaign County
Executive: Steve Summers
Clerk: Aaron Ammons
Sheriff: Dustin Heuerman
Board District 4: Jennifer Lokshin
Board District 4: Elizabeth Hanauer-Friedman
Board District 5: Leah Taylor
Board District 5: Bethany Vanichtheeranont
Board District 11: Wayne Williams
Board District 11: Lorraine Cowart
Cook County
President: Toni Preckwinkle
District 1: Brandon Johnson
District 2: Dennis Deer
District 4: Stanley Moore
District 5: Monica Gordon
District 6: Donna Miller
District 7: Alma Anaya
District 8: Anthony Quezada
District 11: John Daley
District 12: Bridget Degnen
District 13: Josina Morita
District 14: Scott Britton
District 15: Kevin Morrison
District 16: Frank Aguilar
District 17: Daniel Calandriello
DuPage County
Chair: Deb Conroy
District 2: Yeena Yoo
District 2: Paula Deacon Garcia
District 2: Elizabeth “Liz” Chaplin
District 3: Lucy Chang Evans
District 5: Dawn DeSart
District 6: Greg Schwarze
Jackson County
County Clerk: Frank Byrd
Kane County
District 4: Mavis Bates
District 5: Deidre L. Battaglia
District 8: Michelle Gumz
District 12: Steve Bruesewitz
District 13: Michael Linder
District 16: Ted Penesis
District 23: Christopher W. Kious
Knox County
Treasurer: Robin Davis
Sheriff: James Robertson
Clerk & Recorder: Scott Erickson
District 1: Cheryl Nache
District 2: David Amor
District 3: Pamela Davidson
District 4: Pam Godsil
District 5: James Secrist
Lake County
District 1: Brian Hayden
District 4: Gina Roberts
District 6: John Wasik
District 7: Carissa Casbon
District 10: Jessica Vealitzek
District 11: Paul Frank
District 12: Paras Parekh
District 13: Sandy Hart
District 15: Jennifer Clark
District 16: Esiah Campos
District 17: Alicia Timm
District 18: Sara Frederick Knizhnik
District 19: Marah Altenberg
Madison County
Clerk & Recorder: Debbie Ming-Mendoza
Board District 16: Chris Hankins
Board District 17: Victor A. Valentine, Jr.
Board District 19: Nick Petrillo
Board District 21: Emily Gavilsky
Board District 26: Collin VanMeter
McHenry County
District 1: Theresa Meshes
District 2: John K. Collins
District 3: Carolyn “Lyn” Campbell
District 5: Kelli Wegener
District 6: Chamille “Cece” Adams
Rock Island County
Sheriff: Darren Hart
Stephenson County
Board District C: Casey Jacobs Anthony
Board District C: Debra Devine
Board District D: William “Bill” Hadley
Board District E: Laura Youngblut
Board District I: Edward Klein
Board District I: Shannon Muick
Whiteside County
Board District 1: James Duffy
Board District 1: Fidencio Hooper-Campos
Board District 1: Joan Padilla
Board District 1: Sean Bond
Board District 2: Shawn Dowd
Board District 2: Cody Dornes
Will County
Clerk: Lauren Staley Ferry
Board District 1: Joe VanDuyne
Board District 2: Judy Ogalla
Board District 3: Michael Flanagan
Board District 5: Sherry Williams
Board District 7: Vince Logan
Board District 8: Mica Freeman
Board District 10: Meta Mueller
Board District 11: Jacqueline Traynere
Winnebago County
Board District 2: Lindsey Lancaster
Board District 5: Dave Tassoni
Board District 6: Richard Kennedy
Board District 10: Joe Hoffman
Board District 15: Christopher Scrol
Board District 19: Angela Fellars