View who filed for Cook County commissioners, county offices
The candidate filings are in.
All five seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners will be on the ballot this fall when Election Day rolls around. The reasoning stems from, at least partially, the results of the 2020 census.
Candidates for county commissioner and other offices had until May 31 at 5 p.m. to file.
The candidates who filed to serve on the Cook County Board of Commissioners are:
Commissioner District 1 Yastrianne Spry; Debra White
Commissioner District 2 Stacey Hawkins; David Berglund
Commissioner District 3 David Mills
Commissioner District 4 Ann Sullivan; Theresa Luther-Dolan
Commissioner District 5 Ginny Storlie; Bruce Martinson
For County Offices:
Sheriff Patrick Eliasen
Attorney Molly Hicken
Recorder Dusty Nelms
Auditor-Treasurer Braidy Powers
SWCD District 1 Gregg Westigard
SWCD District 2 Stanley Tull
There are no primaries for county offices this year as three or more candidates did not file for any given seat up for election. Nevertheless, the statewide Primary Election Day is Tuesday, Aug. 9.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Due to the standard election process, the commissioners from districts 1, 3 and 5 were all up for election in 2022 regardless of redistricting. The commissioners currently serving in these seats are Bob Svaleson, Dave Mills and Ginny Storlie, respectively.
District 2 Commissioner Stacey Hawkins and District 4 Commissioner Ann Sullivan were both elected in 2020. On the standard election calendar, their seats on the county board would not be up for reelection until 2024. However, the redistricting process is likely to put both of their seats on the county board up for election in 2022, Auditor Braidy Powers explained earlier this month.
WTIP will host candidate interviews and forums ahead of the November election. These forums will be in September or early October.
WTIP’s Joe Friedrichs spoke with Powers about the 2022 filings and what comes next in the process. Audio below.
Joe Friedrichs May 31, 2022
