Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district
District
District 2
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Municipalities	list Chicago
Government
• Type	District
• Body	Cook County Board of Commissioners
• Commissioner	Dennis Deer (D)

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It was represented by Dennis Deer, a Democrat, until his death on June 23rd, 2024.

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 represented central Chicago. ^{[2] [3]}

2001 redistricting

New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census. ^[4]

The district continued to entirely lay within the city of Chicago. It represented parts of the central city, West Side, and South Side of the city. ^{[5] [6]}

2012 redistricting

The district, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, continued to lay entirely within the city of Chicago. ^[7] It represents parts of the central city, West Side, and South Side of the city. ^[8]

The district was 24.91 square miles (15,942.15 acres). ^[7]

2022 redistricting

The district, as redistricted in 2022 following the 2020 United States Census, continues to lay entirely within the city of Chicago. ^[9]

Politics

All commissioners representing this district, since its inception, have been Democrats.

List of commissioners representing the district

Commissioner	Party	Years	Electoral history
Bobbie L. Steele	Democratic	December 1994–December 2006	Previously served two terms as commissioner from Chicago at-large; elected in 1994, 1998, 2002
Robert Steele	Democratic	December 2006–June 19, 2017	Elected in 2006, 2010, 2014; died in office on June 19, 2017
Dennis Deer	Democratic	July 13, 2017 – June 23, 2024	Appointed in July 2017; elected in 2018 and 2022; died in office on June 23, 2024

Election results

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district general elections
Year	Winning candidate	Party	Vote (pct)	Opponent	Party	Vote (pct)
1994 [10] [11]	Bobbie L. Steele	Democratic	41,541	David Whitehead	Harold Washington Party
1998 [12]	Bobbie L. Steele	Democratic	61,487 (100%)
2002 [13] [14]	Bobbie L. Steele	Democratic	59,011 (100%)
2006 [15]	Robert B. Steele	Democratic	59,668 (88.18%)	Michael Smith	Green	7,996 (11.82%)
2010 [16]	Robert B. Steele	Democratic	61,499 (87.53%)	Michael Smith	Green	8,761 (12.47%)
2014 [17]	Robert B. Steele	Democratic	57,091 (100%)
2018 [18]	Dennis Deer	Democratic	78,380 (100%)
2022 [19]	Dennis Deer	Democratic	53,053 (87.92%)	Evan Kasal	Republican	7,292 (12.08%)

References

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3. "Endorsements for Cook County Board". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. October 27, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
4. Becker, Robert (August 24, 2001). "County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
5. "Map Room". www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on December 15, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
6. "Cook County Commissioner Districts" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2010.
7. "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 2, Commissioner Dennis Deer (Cook County Commissioner District)". www.chicagocityscape.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
8. "Historical - ccgismap - Cook County Commissioner District 02 | Cook County Open Data". datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov. Cook County Government. June 24, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
9. "Election Viewer". maps.cookcountyil.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
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11. "Cook" . Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. October 17, 1994. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
12. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
13. "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.
14. "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
15. "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.
16. "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
17. "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.
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.