# Cook County Board of Commissioners

The Cook County Board of Commissioners is a legislative body made up of 17 commissioners who are elected by district, and a president who is elected county-wide, all for four-year terms. Cook County, which includes the City of Chicago, is the United States' second-largest county with a population of 5.2 million residents. The county board sets policy and laws for the county regarding property, public health services, public safety, and maintenance of county highways. It is presided over by its president and the county's chief executive, currently Toni Preckwinkle.
The commissioners, president, and county clerk (who serves as clerk of the board), hold the same offices ex officio on the separate governmental taxing body, the Cook County Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners.

## History

Until 1870, Cook County had been governed under the "township supervisor" system, under which each Chicago ward elected a supervisor, and each township elected one or more as well depending on population, creating a board of 50 members, less than half from Chicago. In the wake of a scandal involving then board chairman J. J. Kearney (who was eventually unseated and expelled from the board), the new commission was created pursuant to an amendment to the state constitution, initially with ten Chicago commissioners elected from groups of wards within the city, and five members elected from groups of townships outside the city, presided over by a chairman elected by the board from among their own number. The commissioners were elected for three-year terms, on a staggered basis. The first meeting of the new board took place December 4, 1871; they elected businessman and Civil War general Julius White of Evanston as their chairman.

## Elections

The board's seventeen commissioners are elected from individual constituencies for four year terms, with elections for all constituencies held during United States midterm elections. Its president is elected at-large to a four-year term in elections held during United States midterm elections.
Up through 1990, commissioners were elected through two sets of elections, one held in Chicago to elect ten commissioners and another held in suburban Cook County to elect the remaining seven commissioners. In 1994, the board switched to having commissioners elected from individual constituencies.

## Commissioners
### Current

This is a list of the Cook County Commissioners in order by district. This list is current as of December 2022.
| District | Commissioner | Residence | Start | Party |
| President (at large) | Toni Preckwinkle | Chicago | 2010 | Democratic |
| 1 | Tara Stamps | Chicago | 2023 | Democratic |
| 2 | Michael Scott Jr. | Chicago | 2024 | |
| 3 | Bill Lowry | Chicago | 2018 | Democratic |
| 4 | Stanley Moore | Chicago | 2013 | Democratic |
| 5 | Monica Gordon | Chicago Heights | 2022 | Democratic |
| 6 | Donna Miller | Lynwood | 2018 | Democratic |
| 7 | Alma Anaya | Chicago | 2018 | Democratic |
| 8 | Anthony Quezada | Chicago | 2022 | Democratic |
| 9 | Maggie Trevor | Rolling Meadows | 2022 | Democratic |
| 10 | Bridget Gainer | Chicago | 2009 | Democratic |
| 11 | John Daley | Chicago | 1992 | Democratic |
| 12 | Bridget Degnen | Chicago | 2018 | Democratic |
| 13 | Josina Morita | Skokie | 2022 | Democratic |
| 14 | Scott Britton | Glenview | 2018 | Democratic |
| 15 | Kevin Morrison | Mount Prospect | 2018 | Democratic |
| 16 | Frank Aguilar | Cicero | 2020 | Democratic |
| 17 | Sean Morrison | Palos Park | 2015 | Republican |

### Past
#### Before 1994

Individuals who, before 1994, served as president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners included J. Frank Aldrich, Edward J. Brundage, Anton Cermak, George Dunne, Richard B. Ogilvie, Richard Phelan, Dan Ryan Jr. Charles C. P. Holden, and Seymour Simon. The first county board chairman (a role which preceded the creation of the president position) was Julius White.
Individuals who served as commissioners before the move to individual constituencies in 1994 included Charles Bernardini, George Marquis Bogue, Charles S. Bonk, Jerry Butler, Allan C. Carr, Carl R. Chindblom, John P. Daley, Danny K. Davis, Oscar Stanton De Priest, Marco Domico, Carl R. Hansen, Martin Emerich, Carter Harrison III, John Humphrey, John Jones, Walter J. LaBuy, Ted Lechowicz, Maria Pappas, Lillian Piotrowski, Herb Schumann, Harry H. Semrow, Francis Cornwall Sherman, Seymour Simon, Horace M. Singer, Bobbie L. Steele, Alanson Sweet, William Hale Thompson, and Jill Zwick.

#### Since 1994

Members serving (by term) :
| Term | Members |
| 1994–1998 | President: John Stroger (D) 1st district: Danny Davis (D) 2nd district: Bobbie L. Steele (D) 3rd district: Jerry Butler (D) 4th district: John Stroger (D) 5th district: Deborah Sims (D) 6th district: Barclav "Bud" Fleming (R) 7th district: Joseph Mario Moreno (D) 8th district: Roberto Maldonado (D) 9th district: Peter N. Silvestri (R) 10th district: Maria Pappas (D) 11th district: John P. Daley (D) 12th district: Ted Lechowicz (D) 13th district: Calvin Sutker (D) 14th district: Richard Seibel (R) 15th district: Carl R. Hansen (R) 16th district: Allan C. Carr (R) 17th district: Herb Schumann (R) |
| 1998–2002 | President: John Stroger (D) 1st district: Danny Davis (D) through Jan. 1999; Darlena Williams–Burnett (D) beginning in 1999 2nd district: Bobbie L. Steele (D) 3rd district: Jerry Butler (D) 4th district: John Stroger (D) 5th district: Deborah Sims (D) 6h district: William Moran (D) 7th district: Joseph Mario Moreno (D) 8th district: Roberto Maldonado (D) 9th district: Peter N. Silvestri (R) 10th district: Mike Quigley (D) 11th district: John P. Daley (D) 12th district: Ted Lechowicz (D) 13th district: Calvin Sutker (D) 14th district: Gregg Goslin (R) 15th district: Carl R. Hansen (R) 16th district: Allan C. Carr (R) 17th district: Herb Schumann (R) |
| 2002–2006 | President: John Stroger (D) through Aug. 2006; Bobbie L. Steele (D) beginning in Aug. 2006 1st district: Earlean Collins (D) 2nd district: Bobbie L. Steele (D) 3rd district: Jerry Butler (D) 4th district: John Stroger (D) through Nov. 2006; William Beavers (D) beginning in Nov. 2006 5th district: Deborah Sims (D) 6th district: Joan Patricia Murphy (D) 7th district: Joseph Mario Moreno (D) 8th district: Roberto Maldonado (D) 9th district: Peter N. Silvestri (R) 10th district: Mike Quigley (D) 11th district: John P. Daley (D) 12th district: Forrest Claypool (D) 13th district: Larry Suffredin (D) 15th district: Gregg Goslin (R) 15th district: Carl R. Hansen (R) 16th district: Tony Peraica (R) 17th district: Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman (R) |
| 2006–2010 | President: Todd Stroger 1st district: Earlean Collins (D) 2nd district: Robert Steele (D) 3rd district: Jerry Butler (D) 4th district: William Beavers (D) 5th district: Deborah Sims (D) 6th district: Joan Patricia Murphy (D) 7th district: Joseph Mario Moreno (D) 8th district: Roberto Maldonado (D) through Aug. 2009; Edwin Reyes (D) since Aug. 2009 9th district: Peter N. Silvestri (R) 10th district: Mike Quigley (D) through Apr. 2009; Bridget Gainer (D) since Apr. 2009 11th district: John P. Daley (D) 12th district: Forrest Claypool (D) 13th district:Larry Suffredin(D) 14th district: Gregg Goslin (R) 15th district: Tim Schneider (R) 16th district: Tony Peraica (R) 17th district: Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman (R) |
| 2010–2014 | President: Toni Preckwinkle (D) 1st district: Earlean Collins (D) 2nd district: Robert Steele (D) 3rd district: Jerry Butler (D) 4th district: William Beavers (D) through Mar. 2013; Stanley Moore (D) beginning in Apr. 2013 5th district: Deborah Sims (D) 6th district: Joan Patricia Murphy (D) 7th district: Chuy García (D) 8th district: Edwin Reyes (D) 9th district: Peter N. Silvestri (R) 10th district: Bridget Gainer (D) 11th district: John P. Daley (D) 12th district: John Fritchey (D) 13th district: Larry Suffredin (D) 14th district: Gregg Goslin (R) 15th district: Tim Schneider (R) 16th district: Jeff Tobolski (D) 17th district: Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman (R) |
| 2014–2018 | President: Toni Preckwinkle (D) 1st district: Richard Boykin (D) 2nd district: Robert Steele (D) through June 2017; Dennis Deer (D) beginning in July 2017 3rd district: Jerry Butler (D) 4th district: Stanley Moore (D) 5th district: Deborah Sims (D) 6th district: Joan Patricia Murphy (D) through Sep. 2016; Edward Moody (D) beginning in Oct. 2016 7th district: Chuy García (D) 8th district: Luis Arroyo Jr. (D) 9th district: Peter N. Silvestri (R) 10th district: Bridget Gainer (D) 11th district: John P. Daley (D) 12th district: John Fritchey (D) 13th district: Larry Suffredin (D) 14th district: Gregg Goslin (R) 15th district: Tim Schneider (R) 16th district: Jeff Tobolski (D) 17th district: Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman (R) through July 2015; Sean M. Morrison (R) beginning in July 2015 |
| 2018–2022 | President: Toni Preckwinkle (D) 1st district: Brandon Johnson (D) 2nd district: Dennis Deer (D) 3rd district: Bill Lowry (D) 4th district: Stanley Moore (D) 5th district: Deborah Sims (D) 6th district: Donna Miller (D) 7th district: Alma E. Anya (D) 8th district: Luis Arroyo Jr. (D) 9th district: Peter N. Silvestri (R) 10th district: Bridget Gainer (D) 11th district: John P. Daley (D) 12th district: Bridget Degenen (D) 13th district: Larry Suffredin (D) 14th district: Scott R. Britton (D) 15th district: Kevin B. Morrison (D) 16th district: Jeff Tobolski (D) until Mar. 2020; Frank Aguilar (D) since Apr. 2020 17th district: Sean M. Morrison (R) |
| 2022–present | President: Toni Preckwinkle (D) 1st district: Brandon Johnson (D) through May 2023; Tara Stamps (D) beginning in June 2023 2nd district: Dennis Deer (D) through July 2024; Michael Scott Jr. beginning in July 2024 3rd district: Bill Lowry (D) 4th district: Stanley Moore (D) 5th district: Monica Gordon (D) 6th district: Donna Miller (D) 7th district: Alma E. Anya (D) 8th district: Anthony Quezada (D) 9th district: Maggie Tevor (D) 10th district: Bridget Gainer (D) 11th district: John P. Daley (D) 12th district: Bridget Degenen (D) 13th district: Josina Morita (D) 14th district: Scott R. Britton (D) 15th district: Kevin B. Morrison (D) 16th district: Frank Aguilar (D) 17th district: Sean M. Morrison (R) |
1st district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
| Danny Davis | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Jan. 1997 | ½ term |
| Darlena Williams-Burnett | Democratic | 1997–Dec. 1998 | ½ term |
| Earlean Collins | Democratic | Dec. 1998–Dec. 2014 | 4 terms |
| Richard Boykin | Democratic | Dec. 2014–Dec. 2018 | 1 term |
| Brandon Johnson | Democratic | Dec. 2018–May 2023 | 1⅓ terms |
| Tara Stamps | Democratic | June 2023–present | |
2nd district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
| Bobbie L. Steele | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2006 | 3 terms |
| Robert Steele | Democratic | Dec. 2006–June 2017 | |
| Dennis Deer | Democratic | July 2017–July 2024 | |
| Michael Scott Jr. | Democratic | July 2024–present | |
3rd district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
| Jerry Butler | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2018 | 6 terms |
| Bill Lowry | Democratic | Dec. 2018–present | |
4th district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served | Notes |
| John Stroger | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Aug. 2006 | 3 terms | Also coincidingly served as board president |
| William Beavers | Democratic | Nov. 2006–March 2013 | | |
| Stanley Moore | Democratic | Apr. 2013–present | | |
5th district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
| Deborah Sims | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2022 | 7 terms |
| Monica Gordon | Democratic | Dec. 2022–present | |
6th district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
| Barclav "Bud" Fleming | Republican | Dec. 1994–Dec. 1998 | 1 term |
| William Moran | Democratic | Dec. 1998–Dec. 2002 | 1 term |
| Joan Patricia Murphy | Democratic | Dec. 2002–Sep. 2016 | 3½ terms |
| Edward Moody | Democratic | Oct. 2016–Dec. 2018 | ½ term |
| Donna Miller | Democratic | Dec. 2018–present | |
7th district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
| Joseph Mario Moreno | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2010 | 4 terms |
| Chuy García | Democratic | Dec. 2010–Dec. 2018 | 2 terms |
| Alma E. Anya | Democratic | Dec. 2018–present | |
8th district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
| Roberto Maldonado | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Aug. 2009 | |
| Edwin Reyes | Democratic | Aug. 2009–Dec. 2014 | |
| Luis Arroyo Jr. | Democratic | Dec. 2014–Dec. 2022 | 3 terms |
| Anthony Quezada | Democratic | Dec. 2022–present | |
9th district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
| Peter N. Silvestri | Republican | Dec. 1994–present | |
10th district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
| Peter N. Silvestri | Republican | Dec. 1994–2022 | 7 terms |
| Maggie Trevor | Democratic | Dec. 2022–present | |
11th district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
| John P. Daley | Democratic | Dec. 1994–present | |
12th district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
| Ted Lechowicz | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2002 | 2 terms |
| Forrest Claypool | Democratic | Dec. 2002–Dec. 2010 | 2 terms |
| John Fritchey | Democratic | Dec. 2010–Dec. 2018 | 2 terms |
| Bridget Degnen | Democratic | Dec. 2018–present | |
13th district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
| Calvin Sutker | Democratic | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2002 | 2 terms |
| Larry Suffredin | Democratic | Dec. 2002–Dec. 2022 | 5 terms |
| Josina Morita | Democratic | Dec. 2022–present | |
1rth district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
| Richard Seibel | Republican | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2002 | 1 term |
| Gregg Goslin | Republican | Dec. 1998–Dec. 2018 | 5 terms |
| Scott R. Britton | Democratic | Dec. 2018–present | |
15th district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
| Carl R. Hansen | Republican | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2006 | 3 terms |
| Tim Schneider | Republican | Dec. 2006–Dec. 2018 | 3 terms |
| Kevin B. Morrison | Democratic | Dec. 2018–present | |
16th district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
| Allan C. Carr | Republican | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2002 | 2 terms |
| Tony Peraica | Republican | Dec. 2002–Dec. 2010 | 2 terms |
| Jeff Tobolski | Democratic | Dec. 2010–Mar. 2020 | |
| Frank Aguilar | Democratic | Aug. 2020–present | |
17th district :
| Name | Party | Tenure | Terms served |
| Herb Schumann | Republican | Dec. 1994–Dec. 2002 | 2 terms |
| Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman | Republican | Dec. 2002–July 20, 2015 | |
| Sean M. Morrison | Republican | July 2015–present | |