2026 - March Primary

Illinois  Seventh US congressional district:

(According to Ballotpedia)

Richard Boykin (D) is a lawyer who served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 2014 to 2018 and previously worked as Davis’s chief of staff. Boykin says he would focus on lowering the cost of living and promoting public safety. 

Kina Collins (D) is a political organizer. Collins says she would support "Medicare for All, housing as a human right, fair wages, clean air and water, and an economy that centers people over profit."

 Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D) was elected Chicago City Treasurer in 2019 and previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019. Conyears-Ervin says she would focus on the economy and would support "apprenticeships, fair wages, and local manufacturing." Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia and former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot endorsed Conyears-Ervin. 

Thomas Fisher (D) is an emergency physician. Highlighting his experience as a doctor, Fisher says he would support universal healthcare and would address "inadequate insurance, inflexible jobs, and a frayed safety net." 314 Action endorsed Fisher. 

La Shawn Ford (D) is a former teacher who was elected to the Illinois House in 2007. Ford says he would focus on creating jobs, improving public health, and supporting criminal justice reform. Davis endorsed Ford.

 Jason Friedman (D) is the owner and former president of a real estate business. Friedman says he would work to create jobs, support unions, and improve the education system. The Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs endorsed Friedman.

Also running in the primary are

 Jerico Brown (D), 

Anthony Driver Jr. (D), 

David Ehrlich (D), 

Rory Hoskins (D), 

 Kali (D), 

Danica Leigh (D), 

John McCombs (D), 

Anabel Mendoza (D), 

Jazmin Robinson (D), 

Reed Showalter (D), 

Felix Tello (D),

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He’s far down on the above list - but I’m familiar enough with Rory Hoskins, the mayor of Forest Park,  to trust that he wants to serve the public rather than the other way around. He’s a proven leader unlike those at the bottom of the above list, and unlike those at the top, he’s distant from the statehouse speaker and the Democratic machine.

That’s the kind of person I want in Congress.

Go Rory!

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United States Senator:

 U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D), first elected in 2013 (Declared) 

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D), first elected in 2016 (Declared) 

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D), who took office with Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) in 2018 (Declared) 

Both Raja and Robin are in Congress, so they both have something of a national record.  Raja’s stands out for authoring bills, joining dozens of caucuses, and engaging controversies. He seems to be on fire. His website is full of energy, too.  Half of his program is stopping the despicable wannabe tyrant with orange hair.  A mechanical engineering degree from Princeton  and a law degree from Harvard.  He does seem to be among our best and brightest.

So far the biggest issue that divides the candidates is what to do about ICE.

Stratton says dismantle it, Robin says rebuild it, Raja says restrain it.

None of them says enable it to do the best job legally possible - which is my position - probably because that will not get many votes in a Democratic primary.  But at least Raja comes closest among the three.

All three branches of national government are currently Republican to a large part because Americans want illegal immigrants to go back where they came from.  Many of us, including myself, strongly disagree, but as Obama once said, elections have consequences - and we should allow the will of the people to be enforced.  That’s democracy - and it’s not an unreasonable demand.

Go Raja!

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Comptroller, State of Illinois 4 Year Term, 

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