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Ward Committeepeople and Township Committeepeople are political party officials who serve many standard committeemen duties on behalf of their political party in Cook County, Illinois.
Structure and election
The city of Chicago, the largest municipality in Cook County, elects committeepeople (known as "committeemen" until 2018) from each of its 50 wards.[1][2][3][4] Each of the 30 suburban civil townships in Cook County also elect committeepeople from each township.[1][5][6] Each established party in Cook County, currently Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians, elects its own committeeperson.
Elections for Chicago ward committeepeople coincide with the primaries for presidential candidates,[7] while elections for township committeepeople coincide with primaries for gubernatorial candidates.
Roles
The positions are unpaid, with responsibilities that include voter registration, community forums, election materials, and election operations.[1] In Chicago, the committeepeople are responsible for producing smooth political processes during the elections in their wards, which includes attempting to produce high voter turnout.[8]
Committeepeople are voting members in the political organization of their party in the County.[8] This role gives them authority on behalf of the party to select replacements for some vacated political posts such as United States Representative and state legislators. Replacements for some other vacancies are selected through other processes: vacated United States Senate posts are appointed by the Illinois Governor and vacated Chicago City Council posts are appointed by the Mayor of Chicago.[9][10][11]
Operationally in Chicago, the committeeperson plays an important role in ward politics. The post of alderman and committeeperson are often closely linked: sometimes the former controls the latter and sometimes the same person holds both posts.[1] In many cases, the committeeman also has influence over the doling out of jobs, favors, and services around the ward. Sometimes a committeeperson accumulates sufficient influence to place their loyalists into political positions outside of the ward.[1]
Cook County Democratic Party
As of March 2024.[12]
| Constituency (ward or township) |
Name | Start | Other Office(s) Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Ward | Daniel La Spata | 2020 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2019–present) |
| 2nd Ward | Tim Egan | 2016 | None |
| 3rd Ward | Pat Dowell | 2008 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2007–present) |
| 4th Ward | Toni Preckwinkle | 1992[13] | Chair of the Cook County Democratic Party (2018–present), President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners (2010–present), Member of the Chicago City Council (1991–2010) |
| 5th Ward | Leslie Hairston | 2000 | Member of the Chicago City Council (1999–2023) |
| 6th Ward | Roderick Sawyer | 2012 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2011–2023) |
| 7th Ward | Greg Mitchell | 2016 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2015–present) |
| 8th Ward | Michelle Harris | 2008 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2006–present) |
| 9th Ward | Anthony Beale | 2000 | Member of the Chicago City Council (1999–present) |
| 10th Ward | Susan Sadlowski Garza | 2016 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2015–2023) |
| 11th Ward | John Daley | 1980[14] | Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners (1992–present), Member of the Illinois Senate (1989–1992), Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1985–1989) |
| 12th Ward | George Cardenas | 2020 | Member of the Cook County Board of Review (2022–present), Member of the Chicago City Council (2003–2022) |
| 13th Ward | Mike Madigan | 1972[14] | Chair of the Illinois Democratic Party (1998–2021), Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives (1997–2021, 1983–1995), Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives (1995–1997, 1981–1983), Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives (1977–1981), Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1971–2021) |
| 14th Ward | Aarón Ortíz | 2020 | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2019–present) |
| 15th Ward | Ray Lopez | 2012 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2015–present) |
| 16th Ward | Stephanie Coleman | 2016 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2019–present) |
| 17th Ward | David Moore | 2016 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2015–present) |
| 18th Ward | Derrick Curtis | 2016 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2015–present) |
| 19th Ward | Matt O'Shea | 2012 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2011–present) |
| 20th Ward | Mattie Hunter | 2020 | Member of the Illinois Senate (2003–present) |
| 21st Ward | Howard Brookins | 2004 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2003–2023) |
| 22nd Ward | Mike Rodriguez | 2016 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2019–present) |
| 23rd Ward | Silvana Tabares | 2020 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2018–present), Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2013–2018) |
| 24th Ward | Michael Scott | 2016 | Member of the Chicago Board of Education (2022–present), Member of the Chicago City Council (2015–2022) |
| 25th Ward | Byron Sigcho-Lopez | 2020 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2019–present) |
| 26th Ward | Angee Gonzalez Rodriguez | 2020 | None |
| 27th Ward | Walter Burnett | 2013[15] | Vice Mayor of Chicago (2023–present), Member of the Chicago City Council (1995–present) |
| 28th Ward | Jason Ervin | 2012 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2011–present) |
| 29th Ward | Chris Taliaferro | 2016 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2015–present) |
| 30th Ward | Ariel Reboyras | 2006 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2003–2023) |
| 31st Ward | Felix Cardona | 2020 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2019–present) |
| 32nd Ward | Scott Waguespack | 2012 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2007–present) |
| 33nd Ward | Iris Martinez | 2020 | Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County (2020–present), Member of the Illinois Senate (2003–2020) |
| 34th Ward | Preston Brown | 2020 | None |
| 35th Ward | Carlos Ramirez-Rosa | 2022 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2015–present) |
| 36th Ward | Gil Villegas | 2020 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2015–present) |
| 37th Ward | Emma Mitts | 2004 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2000–present) |
| 38th Ward | Rob Martwick | 2017[16] | Member of the Illinois Senate (2019–present), Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2013–2019) |
| 39th Ward | Ram Villivalam | 2019 | Member of the Illinois Senate (2019–present) |
| 40th Ward | Maggie O'Keefe | 2020 | None |
| 41st Ward | Joe Cook | 2020 | None |
| 42nd Ward | Brendan Reilly | 2008 | President pro tempore of the Chicago City Council (2019–2023), Vice Mayor of Chicago (2015–2019), Member of the Chicago City Council (2007–present) |
| 43rd Ward | Lucy Moog | 2016 | None |
| 44th Ward | Tom Tunney | 2004 | Vice Mayor of Chicago (2019–2023), Member of the Chicago City Council (2003–2023) |
| 45th Ward | Jim Gardiner | 2020 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2019–present) |
| 46th Ward | Sean Tenner | 2018 | None[17] |
| 47th Ward | Paul Rosenfeld | 2015 | None |
| 48th Ward | Harry Osterman | 2020 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2011–2023), Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2000–2011) |
| 49th Ward | Kelly Cassidy | 2019 | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2011–present) |
| 50th Ward | Debra Silverstein | 2019 | Member of the Chicago City Council (2011–present) |
| Barrington Township | Robert Steffen | Member of the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board[18] | |
| Berwyn Township | Robert Lovero | Mayor of Berwyn[19] | |
| Bloom Township | Monica Gordon | ||
| Bremen Township | Vernard Alsberry | Hazelcrest Village President[20] | |
| Calumet Township | Bob Rita | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2003–present) | |
| Cicero Township | Larry Dominick | ||
| Elk Grove Township | Ted Mason | None | |
| Evanston | Eamon Kelly | None | |
| Hanover Township | Adriana Barriga-Green | ||
| Lemont Township | Kvin Ameriks | ||
| Leyden Township | Barrett Pedersen | Mayor of Franklin Park[21] | |
| Lyons Township | Steven Landek | Member of the Illinois Senate (2011–present) | |
| Maine Township | Laura Murphy | Member of the Illinois Senate (2015–present) | |
| New Trier Township | Dean Maragos | None | |
| Niles Township | Josina Morita | ||
| Northfield Township | Tracy Katz Muhl | None | |
| Norwood Park Township | Frank Avino | None | |
| Oak Park Township | Don Harmon | President of the Illinois Senate (2020–present), President pro tempore of the Illinois Senate (2011–2019), Member of the Illinois Senate (2003–present) | |
| Orland Township | Beth McElroy Kirkwood | ||
| Palatine Township | Maria Galo | None | |
| Palos Township | Robert Maloney | None | |
| Proviso Township | Karen Yarbrough | Acting Chair of the Illinois Democratic Party (2021), Clerk of Cook County (2018–present), Cook County Recorder of Deeds (2012–2018), Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2001–2012) | |
| Rich Township | Calvin Jordan | Rich Township Highway Inspector, Trustee of Rich Township Schools, and member of Village of Hazel Crest Economic Development Board[22] | |
| River Forest Township | Cathy Adduci | ||
| Riverside Township | Micheal Zalewski | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2008–2023) | |
| Schaumburg Township | Mike Cudzik | None | |
| Stickney Township | Vincent Cainkar | None | |
| Thornton Township | Napoleon Harris | Member of the Illinois Senate (2013–present) | |
| Wheeling Township | Mark Walker | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2019–present, 2009–2011) | |
| Worth Township | Patricia Murphy | None |
Cook County Republican Party
| Constituency (ward or township) |
Name | Start | Other Office(s) Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Ward | Richard Scumaci | ||
| 2nd Ward | Eloise Gearson | None | |
| 3rd Ward | Vacant | — | — |
| 4th Ward | Lori Yokoyama | None | |
| 5th Ward | Vacant | — | — |
| 6th Ward | Vacant | — | — |
| 7th Ward | Vacant | — | — |
| 8th Ward | Lynn Franco | None | |
| 9th Ward | Wayland Johnson | None | |
| 10th Ward | Vacant | — | — |