We sent questionnaires to all candidates on the ballot for Illinois State Senate, House, and Comptroller as well as Cook County Board in 2026. And we’ve received responses from 58.

Below, you can read all their responses and see who did not respond, who’s an incumbent (*), party affiliation (🐴 or 🐘), and who we endorsed (✅) They are listed in the order they’ll appear on the ballot.

Read all the survey responses we received from candidates

Cook County Board

Illinois State House of Representatives

  • 1st District

    Aaron M. Ortiz* 🐴 (no response)

    Guadalupe “Lupe” Rivera 🐴

  • 2nd District

    Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez* 🐴 (no response)

    Laura Hruska 🐘 (could not reach)

  • 3rd District

    Eva-Dina Delgado* 🐴 (no response)

    Juvandy A. Rivera 🐘 (could not reach)

  • 4th District

  • 5th District

    Kimberly Neely du Buclet* 🐴 (no response)

  • 6th District

  • 7th District

    Emanuel “Chris” Welch* 🐴 (no response)

  • 8th District

    John Harrell 🐴 (no response)

    Jill Bush 🐴 (no response)

    Shantel Franklin 🐴✅

    Latonya Mitts 🐴 (no response)

  • 9th District

    Yolanda Morris* 🐴 (no response)

  • 10th District

    Jawaharial “Omar” Williams* 🐴 (no response)

  • 11th District

    Ann M. Williams* 🐴 (no response)

  • 12th District

    Litcy Ludvic Kurisinkal 🐴 (could not reach)

    Paul Kendrick 🐴

    Karim Lakhani 🐴

    Mac LeBuhn 🐴✅

    Justin J. Kumar 🐘 (no response)

  • 13th District

    Sunjay Kumar 🐴

    Demerike “Demi” Palacek 🐴

    James O’Brien 🐴✅

    Adam Braun 🐴 (no response)

    Ridge Knapp 🐴

    Terry Nguyen Le 🐘

  • 14th District

    Kelly M. Cassidy* 🐴 (no response)

  • 15th District

    Michael J. Kelly* 🐴 (no response)

  • 16th District

    Kevin John Olickal* 🐴 (no response)

    Neama Abraham 🐴 (no response)

  • 17th District

    Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz* 🐴 (could not reach)

    James “Jim” Geldermann 🐘 (no response)

  • 18th District

    Robyn Gabel* 🐴 (no response)

    Pete Donaghue 🐘 (could not reach)

  • 19th District

    Lindsey LaPointe* 🐴

    John “JZ” Zimmers 🐘 (no response)

  • 20th District

    Brad Stephens* 🐘 (no response)

  • 21st District

    Abdelnasser Rashid* 🐴 (no response)

    Eric Su 🐘 (no response)

  • 22nd District

    Angie Guerrero-Cellular* 🐴 (no response)

    Charles A. Spizzirri 🐘 (no response)

  • 23rd District

    Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.* 🐴 (no response)

  • 24th District

    Theresa Mah* 🐴 (no response)

    Francisco Rodriguez 🐴 (no response)

  • 25th District

    Curtis J. Tarver II* 🐴 (refused)

    Antoinette Jewel Simmons 🐘 (could not reach)

  • 26th District

    Kam Buckner* 🐴✅

    Kenya Franklin 🐴 (could not reach)

    Joan Philomena McGloin 🐘 (no response)

  • 27th District

    Justin Q. Slaughter* 🐴 (no response)

  • 28th District

    Robert “Bob” Rita* 🐴 (no response)

    Dyvonna A. Moss 🐴 (could not reach)

    Nadeja A. Henry 🐴 (could not reach)

    Paris Walker Thomas 🐴 (no response)

  • 29th District

    Thaddeus Jones* 🐴 (no response)

  • 30th District

    William “Will” Davis* 🐴 (no response)

  • 31st District

    Michael Crawford 🐴✅ (no questionnaire, fulfilled interview request)

  • 32nd District

    Lisa J. Davis 🐴 (no response)

  • 33rd District

    Marcus C. Evans, Jr.* 🐴 (no response)

  • 34th District

    Cleopatra “Cleo” Cowley 🐴 (could not reach)

    Aja Kearney 🐴 (no response)

    Antwon T. Russell 🐴 (no response)

    Tracy Murray 🐴 (could not reach)

  • 35th District

    Mary Gill* 🐴 (no response)

    David A. Dewar 🐘 (could not reach)

    Charles (Chuck) Lay 🐘 (could not reach)

  • 36th District

    Rick Ryan 🐴

    David Sheppard 🐘 (could not reach)

  • 37th District

    Patrick Sheehan 🐘 (could not reach)

    August O’Neill Deuser 🐘 (could not reach)

  • 38th District

    Debbie Meyers-Martin* 🐴 (no response)

  • 39th District

    Will Guzzardi* 🐴✅ (no questionnaire, fulfilled interview request)

    Cesar A. Guillen 🐘 (could not reach)

  • 40th District

  • 43rd District

    Anna Moeller* 🐴 (could not reach)

  • 44th District

    Fred Crespo* 🐴 (no response)

    Ralph Black 🐘 (no response)

  • 45th District

    Martha “Marti” Deuter* 🐴 (no response)

    Gina Parrilli 🐘 (could not reach)

  • 46th District

    Diane Blair-Sherlock* 🐴 (no response)

    Pedro Jovany Mendoza 🐘 (no response)

  • 48th District

    Amanda Zahorak 🐴

    Jennifer Sanalitro 🐘 (no response)

  • 49th District

    Maura Hirschauer 🐴 (no response)

    John Paul Augustynowicz 🐘 (could not reach)

  • 51st District

    Jenny Levin 🐴✅

    Tosi Ufodike 🐘 (no response)

    Lori Smith 🐘 (could not reach)

  • 52nd District

    Maria Peterson 🐴✅

    Erin Chan Ding 🐴

    Martin McLaughlin 🐘 (no response)

  • 53rd District

    Nicole Grasse* 🐴 (no response)

    Elizabeth Bauer 🐘 (could not reach)

  • 54th District

    Mary Beth Canty* 🐴✅

    Wayne Keen 🐘 (no response)

  • 55th District

    Justin Cochran 🐴

    Joseph Johnson 🐘 (could not reach)

  • 56th District

    Michelle Mussman* 🐴 (no response)

    Peter R. Dombrowski 🐘 (no response)

    Edward “Ed” Lapinski 🐘 (no response)

  • 57th District

    Tracy Katz Muhl* 🐴 (no response)

    Daniel T. Behr 🐘 (no response)

  • 58th District

    Bob Morgan* 🐴 (no response)

  • 59th District

    Daniel Didech* 🐴 (no response)

  • 77th District

    Norma Hernandez* 🐴 (no response)

    Anthony Airdo 🐘 (could not reach)

  • 78th District

    Camille Lilly* 🐴 (no response)

    Julian-Jahleel Randolph Jemison 🐘 (no response)

  • 79th District

    Robert S. Ellington-Snipes 🐴 (no response)

    Jackie Haas* 🐘 (no response)

  • 80th District

    Anthony DeLuca* 🐴 (could not reach)

    Adam M. Beaty 🐘 (no response)

  • 82nd District

    Nicole La Ha* 🐘 (could not reach)

  • 86th District

    Lawrence “Larry” M. Walsh Jr.* 🐴 (no response)

Illinois State Senate

  • 2nd District

    Omar Aquino* 🐴 (no response)

  • 3rd District

    Mattie Hunter* 🐴 (no response)

  • 5th District

    Lakesia Collins* 🐴 (no response)

    Frederick Collins 🐴 (no response)

  • 6th District

    Nick Uniejewski 🐴✅

    Sara Feigenholtz* 🐴 (no response)

  • 8th District

    Ram Villivalam* 🐴 (no response)

    Vince Romano 🐘 (no response)

  • 9th District

    Rachel Ruttenberg 🐴

    Patrick Hanley 🐴✅

    Tom Lally 🐘 (no response)

  • 11th District

    Mike Porfirio* 🐴 (no response)

  • 12th District

    Celina Villanueva* 🐴 (no response)

  • 14th District

    Emil Jones, III* 🐴 (couldn’t reach)

    Ahmed Karrar* 🐴 (couldn’t reach)

    Kenny Williams 🐴

    Brian Skala 🐘 (couldn’t reach)

  • 15th District

    Napoleon B. Harris III* 🐴 (no response)

    Kenneth “Ken” Henderson 🐘 (no response)

  • 17th District

    Elgie R. Sims. Jr. 🐴 (no response)

    Frederick L. Walls 🐘 (no response)

  • 18th District

    Frances Ann Hurley 🐴 (no response)

    Christine McGovern 🐘 (no response)

  • 20th District

  • 24th District

    Ben McAdams 🐴

    Seth Lewis* 🐘 (no response)

  • 26th District

    Nabeela Syed 🐴 (no response)

    Darby Hills* 🐘 (no response)

  • 39th District

    Don Harmon* 🐴 (no response)

  • 41st District

    John Curran* 🐘 (no response)

Illinois Comptroller