Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th District
District
District 12
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Townships and equivalent jurisdictions	list Chicago
Government
• Type	District
• Body	Cook County Board of Commissioners
• Commissioner	Bridget Degnen (D)

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. The district is located entirely within the municipal boundaries of the city of Chicago. It is currently represented by Bridget Degnen, 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

1994 boundaries

When the district was first established, it was located entirely within the city of Chicago, representing parts of the North and Northwest sides of the city. ^[2]

2001 redistricting

New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census. ^[3]

The district's new boundaries still were fully laid within the city of Chicago. It represented parts of the North and Northwest sides of the city. ^{[4] [5]}

2012 redistricting

The district currently, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, in large part resembled the general geography it had in its previous, 2001, redistricting. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]} It continued to lay entirely within the city of Chicago, representing parts of the city's North Side and Northwest Side. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

The district was 19.11 square miles (12,229.79 acres). ^[6]

2022 redistricting

The district as redistricted in 2022, following the 2020 United States Census, contains a portion of the city of Chicago. ^[9]

Politics

The district has only had Democratic commissioners. Only twice has another party run a nominee in an election for the district.

List of commissioners representing the district

Commissioner	Party	Years	Electoral history
Ted Lechowicz	Democratic	December 1994–December 2002	Previously served two terms as commissioner from Chicago; elected in 1994 and 1998; lost reelection in 2002
Forrest Claypool	Democratic	December 2002–December 2010	Elected in 2002 and 2006
John Fritchey	Democratic	December 2010–December 2018	Elected in 2010 and 2014; lost reelection in 2018
Bridget Degnen	Democratic	December 2018–present	Elected in 2018 and 2022

Election results

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district general elections
Year	Winning candidate	Party	Vote (pct)	Opponent	Party	Vote (pct)
1994	Thaddeus "Ted" Lechowicz	Democratic
1998 [10]	Thaddeus "Ted" Lechowicz	Democratic	47,588 (100%)
2002 [11] [12]	Forrest Claypool	Democratic	53,457 (100%)
2006 [13]	Forrest Claypool	Democratic	57,709 (100%)
2010 [14]	John Fritchey	Democratic	50,219 (74.72%)	William C. "Bill" Miceli	Republican	16,987 (25.28%)
2014 [15]	John Fritchey	Democratic	51,499 (100%)
2018 [16]	Bridget Degnen	Democratic	93,561 (100%)
2022 [17]	Bridget Degnen	Democratic	80,278 (81.21%)	Xiaoli "Alice" Hu	Republican	18,571 (18.78%)

References

1. "Choices for Cook County Board". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. October 22, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
2. "Endorsements for Cook County Board". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
3. Becker, Robert (August 24, 2001). "County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
4. "Map Room". www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on December 15, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
5. "Cook County Commissioner Districts" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2010.
6. "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 12, Commissioner Bridget Degnen (Cook County Commissioner District)". www.chicagocityscape.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
7. "Commissioner Districts 2012 ±" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
8. "Cook County Commissioner Districts". maps.cookcountyil.gov. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
9. "Election Viewer". maps.cookcountyil.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
10. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
11. "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.
12. "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
13. "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.
14. "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
15. "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.
16. "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.
17. "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.