Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district
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Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Cook |
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Government | |
• Type | District |
• Body | Cook County Board of Commissioners |
• Commissioner | Anthony Quezada (D) |
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It is currently represented by Anthony Quezada, a Democrat.
History
The district was established in 1994, when the board transitioned from holding elections in individual districts, as opposed to the previous practice of having two multi-member districts districts: one for ten members from the city of Chicago and another for seven members from suburban Cook County.[1]
Geography
Throughout its history, the district has been located in the Near Northwest Side of Chicago.
1994 boundaries
When the district was first established, it represented parts of the Near Northwest Side of Chicago.[2]
2001 redistricting
New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census.[3] The boundaries were entirely within the city of Chicago.[4] It represented Near Northwest Chicago.[5]
2012 redistricting
The district currently, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, continued to be entirely located entirely within the city boundaries of Chicago, and largely resembled the shape that the district already had before the redistricting.[5][6][7][8]
The district was 14.26 square miles (9,130 acres).[8]
2022 redistricting
The district, as redistricted in 2022 following the 2020 United States Census is entirely located in the city of Chicago.[9]
Politics
The district has only ever been represented by Democratic commissioners. Only once has another party run a nominee in an election in this district.
List of commissioners representing the district
Commissioner | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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![]() Roberto Maldonado | Democratic | December 1994–August 2009 | Elected in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006; resigned in August 2009 to serve on the Chicago City Council |
Edwin Reyes | Democratic | August 2009–December 2014 | Appointed in August 2009;[10] elected in 2010; lost reelection in 2014 |
Luis Arroyo Jr. | Democratic | December 1, 2014 – December 5, 2022 | Elected in 2014 and 2018; lost reelection in 2022 |
Anthony Quezada | Democratic | December 5, 2022–present | Elected in 2022 |
Election results
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district general elections | |||||||||||||||
Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote (pct) | Opponent | Party | Vote (pct) | |||||||||
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1994 | Roberto Maldonado | Democratic | |||||||||||||
1998[11] | Roberto Maldonado | Democratic | 31,356 (100%) | ||||||||||||
2002[12][13] | Roberto Maldonado | Democratic | 38,741 (100%) | ||||||||||||
2006[14] | Roberto Maldonado | Democratic | 38,795 (100%) | ||||||||||||
2010[15] | Edwin Reyes | Democratic | 37,147 (100%) | ||||||||||||
2014[16] | Luis Arroyo Jr. | Democratic | 37,529 (100%) | ||||||||||||
2018[17] | Luis Arroyo Jr. | Democratic | 73,296 (89.29%) | Walter Zarnecki | Republican | 8,792 (10.71%) | |||||||||
2022[18] | Anthony Joel Quezada | Democratic | 53,400 (100%) |
References
- ^ "Choices for Cook County Board". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. October 22, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ "Endorsements for Cook County Board". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ Becker, Robert (August 24, 2001). "County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "County Board of Commissioners District Precinct Maps". Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on April 10, 2010.
- ^ a b "Cook County Commissioner Districts" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2010.
- ^ Leonard, Valerie (May 11, 2012). "Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks". AustinTalks. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Historical - Cook County Commissioner District Map | Cook County Open Data". Cook County. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 8, Commissioner Luis Arroyo Jr. (Cook County Commissioner District)". www.chicagocityscape.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ "Election Viewer". maps.cookcountyil.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ Arnold, Tony (August 31, 2009). "Committeemen Pick New County Commissioner". WBEZ Chicago. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
- ^ "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2002 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
- ^ "Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report November 2006 General Election Tuesday, November 7th, 2006" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Tabulated Statement of the Returns and Proclamation of the Results of the Canvass of the Election Returns for the November 8, 2022 Gubernatorial General Election Held in Each of the Precincts in Cook County, Illinois Including the City of Chicago" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerkil.gov. Cook County Clerk. 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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