Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district | |
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District 2 | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Cook |
Municipalities | list |
Government | |
• Type | District |
• Body | Cook County Board of Commissioners |
• Commissioner | Michael Scott Jr. (D) |
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It is currently represented by Michael Scott Jr., a Democrat.
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]
When the district was first established, it represented central Chicago. [2] [3]
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]
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, as redistricted in 2022 following the 2020 United States Census, continues to lay entirely within the city of Chicago. [9]
All commissioners representing this district, since its inception, have been Democrats.
Commissioner | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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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 |
Michael Scott Jr. | Democratic | July 30, 2024–present | Appointed in 2024 |