2023 Election Results for AFSCME-Recommended Candidates
In communities all across Illinois, candidates recommended by AFSCME Area PEOPLE Committees won their elections on April 4. Overall, more than 80% of AFSCME-recommended candidates won their races.
Check the list below to see how the AFSCME-recommended candidates in your community performed.
Chicago
Mayor: Brandon Johnson W
Ward 1: Daniel LaSpata W
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| AFSCME retiree Peter Mendoza and his wife knock on doors for Ald. Nicole Lee in Chicago's 11th Ward. |
Ward 3: Pat Dowell W
Ward 4: Lamont Robinson W
Ward 5: Desmon Yancy W
Ward 6: Will Hall W
Ward 10: Ana Guajardo L
Ward 11: Nicole Lee W
Ward 15: Raymond López W
Ward 18: Derrick Curtis W
Ward 20: Jeanette Taylor W
Ward 22: Michael Rodríguez W
Ward 24: Monique Scott W
Ward 25: Byron Sigcho Lopez W
Ward 26: Jessie Fuentes W
Ward 28: Jason Ervin W
Ward 29: Chris Taliaferro W
Ward 30: Ruth Cruz W
Ward 31: Felix Cardona W
Ward 33: Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez W
Ward 34: Bill Conway W
Ward 35: Carlos Ramírez Rosa W
Ward 36: Gil Villegas W
Ward 37: Emma Mitts W
Ward 39: Samantha Nugent W
Ward 40: Andre Vasquez W
Ward 43: Timmy Knudsen W
Ward 44: Bennett Lawson W
Ward 46: Angela Clay W
Ward 48: Joe Dunne L
Ward 49: Maria Hadden W
Ward 50: Debra Silverstein W
East Moline City Council
Ward 1: Kenneth Porter L
Ward 2: Jeffrey Deppe W
Ward 4: Adam Guthrie W
East Moline School District #37
Kimberly Dyer W
Evelyn Denise Gay W
Debra Faralli W
Elk Grove Village Library Board
6-year: Emily Glimco L
Forest Park
Mayor: Rory E. Hoskins W
Fox Metro Water Reclamation District
District 5: Chuck Nelson W
Galesburg City Council
Ward 1: Bradley Hix W
Ward 5: Heather Ziegler Acerra W
Ward 7: Steve Cheesman W
Harvey
Mayor: Marshaun Tolbert L
Homewood Library Board
At-large: Amanda "Jo" Greep W
At-large: Thomas Popelka W
Joliet
Mayor: Bob O'DeKirk L
Ward 1: Larry Hug W
Ward 2: Pat Mudron W
Ward 3: Sharon Sherri Reardon W
Ward 4: Rosa Hernandez L
Ward 5: Terry Morris L
Moline City Council
Ward 7: Anna Castro W
Moline/Coal Valley School District #40
Lindsey Hines W
Jason Farrell W
Ramona Dixon W
Audrey Adamson W
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| AFSCME member Mary Ann Rohn greetsRep. Jan Schakowsky at a fundraiser forAFSCME-recommended Niles-Maine District Librarycandidates in March. |
Niles-Maine Library District
2-year: Roberto Botello W
4-year: Jason Trunco W
6-year: Becky Keane W
6-year: Umair Qadeer W
Oak Lawn Library Board
At-large: Heather McCarthy W
Orland Park Referendum
Shall the Village of Orland Park retain the managerial form of government? Vote YES. W
Peoria City Council
At-large: Michael Vespa W
At-large: Clara Underwood-Foreman L
At-large: Demario Boone L
At-large: Bernice Gordon-Young W
Rockford School District #205
A: Denise Pearson W
D: Nicole Bennett W
F: Kimberly Haley W
Rock Island City Council
Ward 4: Jenni Swanson W
Ward 6: Mark Poulos W
Springfield
Mayor: Jim Langfelder L
Ward 3: Roy Williams, Jr. W
Ward 4: Larry Rockford W
Ward 5: Lakeisha Purchase W
Ward 6: Jennifer Notariano W
Ward 7: John Houlihan L
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| CGH workers, AFSCME members and community supporters didn't let the snow stop them from spreading the word about Diana Merdian, AFSCME's endorsed candidate for mayor of Sterling. |
St. Charles Library Board Trustee
At-large: Ali Lanthrum W
Silvis City Council
Ward 1: Robert Cervantes W
Ward 2: Craig Pirman W
Sterling
Mayor: Diana Merdian W
University Park
Mayor: Joseph E. Roudez III W
Clerk: Dorothy "Dee" Jones W