Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district
District
District 13
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Townships and equivalent jurisdictions	list Chicago Evanston Jefferson Township Niles Township
Government
• Type	District
• Body	Cook County Board of Commissioners
• Commissioner	Josina Morita (D)

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It is currently represented by Josina Morita, 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 covered parts of the North Side of Chicago and the northern suburbs of Cook County. ^[2]

2001 redistricting

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

In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of the city of Chicago and portions of the Evanston, Maine, New Trier, Niles, and Northfield townships. ^[4]

2012 redistricting

The district, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, largely resembled its 2001 form. ^{[5] [6]} It included the West Ridge and Rogers Park areas of the City of Chicago as well as Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Kenilworth, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Northbrook, Northfield, Skokie, Wilmette, and Winnetka in the north suburbs. In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it included portions of the cities of Chicago, Evanston, as well as Niles, Northfield, and New Trier townships. With Evanston and New Trier Township, the district covered their entirety. It also covered the majority of Niles Township. Only a small segment of Northfield township was included in the district. ^{[7] [8] [9]} Evanston was in Evanston Township, until it dissolved in 2014.

The district was 47.75 square miles (30,562.12 acres). ^[10]

2022 redistricting

The district as redistricted in 2022, following the 2020 United States Census, contains the entirety of Evanston, the entirety of Niles and Rogers Park Townships, and small portions of the Lake View and Rogers Park neighborhoods of Chicago. ^[11]

Politics

The district has leaned strongly Democratic in its elections to the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

List of commissioners representing the district

Commissioner	Party	Years	Electoral history
Calvin Sutker	Democratic	December 1994–December 2002	Elected in 1994 and 1998; lost reelection in 2002
Larry Suffredin	Democratic	December 2002–December 5, 2022	Elected in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
Josina Morita	Democratic	December 5, 2022–present	Elected in 2022

Election results

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district general elections
Year	Winning candidate	Party	Vote (pct)	Opponent	Party	Vote (pct)	Opponent	Party	Vote (pct)
1994	Calvin Sutker	Democratic		Lourdes Gagui Mon	Republican
1998 [12]	Calvin Sutker	Democratic	53,277 (70.74%)	Ellen R. Schrodt	Republican	22,037 (29.26%)
2002 [13] [14]	Larry Suffredin	Democratic	59,151 (69.92%)	Robert D. Shearer Jr.	Republican	25,450 (30.08%)
2006 [15]	Larry Suffredin	Democratic	71,801 (100%)
2010 [16]	Larry Suffredin	Democratic	62,562 (67.71%)	Linda Thompson LaFianza	Republican	24,597 (26.62%)	George E. Milkowski	Green	5,241 (5.67%)
2014 [17]	Larry Suffredin	Democrat	68,715 (100%)
2018 [18]	Larry Suffredin	Democratic	95,500 (77.54%)	Chris J. Hanusiak	Republican	27,662 (22.46%)
2022 [19]	Josina Morita	Democratic	70,431 (80.16%)	Andrew Border	Republican	17,435 (19.84%)

References

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11. "Election Viewer". maps.cookcountyil.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
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18. "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.
19. "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.