# Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It is currently represented by Donna Miller, 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.

## Geography

Throughout its existence, the district has represented areas of Chicago Southland.

### 1994 boundaries

When the district was first established, it represented parts of the southern suburbs of Cook County.

### 2001 redistricting

New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census.
In regards to townships, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of the Bloom, Bremen, Lyons, Palos, Rich, Thornton, and Worth townships.

### 2012 redistricting

The district, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, strongly resembled the geography it took in its previous, 2001, redistricting.
The district included parts of Alsip, Bedford Park, Blue Island, Bridgeview, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge, Country Club Hills, Crestwood, Dolton, Flossmoor, Ford Heights, Frankford, Glenwood, Homewood, Justice, Lansing, Lynwood, Matteson, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Orland Hills, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Park Forest, Richton Park, Robbins, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights, South Holland, Steger, Thornton, Tinley Park, and Worth.
In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it included portions of the Bloom, Bremen, Lyons, Orland, Palos, Rich, Thornton, and Worth townships.
The district was 119.73 square miles (76,625.33 acres).

### 2022 redistricting

The district, as redistricted in 2022 following the 2020 United States Census includes portions of the Bloom, Bremen, Lyons, Orland, Palos, Rich, Thornton, and Worth townships.

## Politics

The district, at inception, was originally regarded as a potential "swing district", feasible for either major party to win.

## List of commissioners representing the district

| Commissioner | Party | Years | Electoral history |
| Barclav "Bud" Fleming | Republican | December 1994–December 1998 | Elected in 1994; lost reelection in 1998, |
| William Moran | Democratic | December 1998–December 2002 | Elected in 1998; lost reelection in 2002 |
| Joan Patricia Murphy | Democratic | December 2002–September 18, 2016 | Elected in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014; died in office on September 18, 2016 |
| Edward Moody | Democratic | October 2016–December 2018 | Appointed in October 2016 |
| Donna Miller | Democratic | December 2018–present | Elected in 2018 and 2022 |

## Election results

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district general elections :
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote (pct) | Opponent | Party | Vote (pct) |
| 1994 | Barclav "Bud" Fleming | Republican | | Joan Patricia Murphy | Democratic | |
| 1998 | William Moran | Democratic | 36,771 (50.40%) | Barclav "Bud" Fleming | Republican | 36,186 (49.60%) |
| 2002 | Joan Patricia Murphy | Democratic | 66,238 (100%) | | | |
| 2006 | Joan Patricia Murphy | Democratic | 56,814 (73.93%) | Michael Hawkins | Republican | 20,038 (26.07%) |
| 2010 | Joan Patricia Murphy | Democratic | 54,227 (65.37%) | Sandra K Czyznikiewicz | Republican | 28,727 (34.63%) |
| 2014 | Joan Patricia Murphy | Democratic | 65,796 (100%) | | | |
| 2018 | Donna Miller | Democratic | 82,556 (100%) | | | |
| 2022 | Donna Miller | Democratic | 55,250 (62.28%) | Ana Biedrzycki | Libertarian | 25,664 (31.72%) |