Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district
District
District 4
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Townships and equivalent jurisdictions	list Bloom Township Chicago Thorton Township Worth Township
Government
• Type	District
• Body	Cook County Board of Commissioners
• Commissioner	Stanley Moore (D)

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It is currently represented by Stanley Moore, 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

Since its inception, the district has represented parts of the South Side of Chicago and the southwest suburbs of Cook County.

1994 boundaries

In its initial 1994 iteration, the district encompassed parts of the South Side of Chicago as well as the southwest 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 Thornton Township. ^[4]

2012 redistricting

The district, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, included parts of Burnham, Calumet City, Chicago, Dolton, Evergreen, Lansing, South Holland. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it included portions of the city of Chicago and portions of Bloom, Thornton and Worth townships. ^[8]

The portion of Chicago represented by the district was in the extreme southwest edge of the city, including the Lake Calumet region. ^{[6] [7]}

The district was 57.57 square miles (36,844.00 acres). ^[9]

2022 redistricting

The district, as redistricted in 2022 following the 2020 United States Census covers similar boundaries as its previous incarnation. It includes portions of the city of Chicago and portions of Bloom, Thornton, and Worth townships. The portion located in the Worth Township is an exceptionally small sliver of area. ^[10]

Politics

All commissioners representing this district, since its inception, have been Democrats. The district has voted strongly Democratic in its Cook County Board of Commissioners elections.

List of commissioners representing the district

Commissioner	Party	Years	Electoral history
John Stroger	Democratic	December 1994–August 1, 2006	Elected in 1994, 1998, 2002; resigned on August 1, 2006
William Beavers	Democratic	November 2006–March 2013	Elected in 2006 and 2010; resigned in March 2013
Stanley Moore	Democratic	April 2013–present	Appointed in April 2013; elected in 2014, 2018, 2022

Election results

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district general elections
Year	Winning candidate	Party	Vote (pct)	Opponent	Party	Vote (pct)
1994	John H. Stroger, Jr.	Democratic		Bruce Crosby	Harold Washington Party
1998 [11]	John H. Stroger, Jr.	Democratic	91,847 (100%)
2002 [12] [13]	John H. Stroger, Jr.	Democratic	86,415 (93.12%)	Nathan Peoples	Republican	6,385 (6.88%)
2006 [14]	William Beavers	Democratic	78,252 (91.54%)	Ann Rochelle Hunter	Republican	7,234 (8.46%)
2010 [15]	William Beavers	Democratic	81,046 (90.58%)	Joseph A. Barton	Green	8,431 (9.42%)
2014 [16]	Stanley Moore	Democratic	75,192 (100%)
2018 [17]	Stanley Moore	Democratic	88,736 (100%)
2022 [18]	Stanley Moore	Democratic	67,481 (90.56%)	Lynn Franco	Republican	7,036 (9.44%)

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. Chicago Tribune. October 27, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
3. Becker, Robert (August 24, 2001). "County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
4. "Commissioner District 4" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2010.
5. Leonard, Valerie (May 11, 2012). "Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks". AustinTalks. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
6. "Cook County Commissioner District 4 Municipalities" (PDF). Office of the Cook County Clerk. August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2014.
7. "Cook County Commissioner District 4 Municipalities" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. September 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
8. "County Commissioner District 4" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
9. "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 4, Commissioner Stanley Moore (Cook County Commissioner District)". www.chicagocityscape.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
10. "Election Viewer". maps.cookcountyil.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
11. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
12. "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.
13. "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
14. "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.
15. "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
16. "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.
17. "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.
18. "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.