Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district
District
District 6th
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Townships	list Bloom Bremen Bloom Bremen Lyons Orland Palos Rich Rich Thornton Worth
Government
• Type	District
• Body	Cook County Board of Commissioners
• Commissioner	Donna Miller (D)

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It is currently represented by Donna Miller, 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

Throughout its existence, the district has represented areas of Chicago Southland.

1994 boundaries

When the district was first established, it represented parts of the southern 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, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of the Bloom, Bremen, Lyons, Palos, Rich, Thornton, and Worth townships. ^[4]

2012 redistricting

The district, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, strongly resembled the geography it took in its previous, 2001, redistricting. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

The district included parts of Alsip, Bedford Park, Blue Island, Bridgeview, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge, Country Club Hills, Crestwood, Dolton, Flossmoor, Ford Heights, Frankford, Glenwood, Homewood, Justice, Lansing, Lynwood, Matteson, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Orland Hills, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Park Forest, Richton Park, Robbins, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights, South Holland, Steger, Thornton, Tinley Park, and Worth. ^{[6] [7]}

In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it included portions of the Bloom, Bremen, Lyons, Orland, Palos, Rich, Thornton, and Worth townships. ^[8]

The district was 119.73 square miles (76,625.33 acres). ^[9]

2022 redistricting

The district, as redistricted in 2022 following the 2020 United States Census includes portions of the Bloom, Bremen, Lyons, Orland, Palos, Rich, Thornton, and Worth townships. ^[10]

Politics

The district, at inception, was originally regarded as a potential "swing district", feasible for either major party to win. ^[2]

List of commissioners representing the district

Commissioner	Party	Years	Electoral history
Barclav "Bud" Fleming	Republican	December 1994–December 1998	Elected in 1994; lost reelection in 1998,
William Moran	Democratic	December 1998–December 2002	Elected in 1998; lost reelection in 2002
Joan Patricia Murphy	Democratic	December 2002–September 18, 2016	Elected in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014; died in office on September 18, 2016
Edward Moody	Democratic	October 2016–December 2018	Appointed in October 2016 [11] [12]
Donna Miller	Democratic	December 2018–present	Elected in 2018 and 2022

Election results

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district general elections
Year	Winning candidate	Party	Vote (pct)	Opponent	Party	Vote (pct)
1994	Barclav "Bud" Fleming	Republican		Joan Patricia Murphy	Democratic
1998 [13]	William Moran	Democratic	36,771 (50.40%)	Barclav "Bud" Fleming	Republican	36,186 (49.60%)
2002 [14] [15]	Joan Patricia Murphy	Democratic	66,238 (100%)
2006 [16]	Joan Patricia Murphy	Democratic	56,814 (73.93%)	Michael Hawkins	Republican	20,038 (26.07%)
2010 [17]	Joan Patricia Murphy	Democratic	54,227 (65.37%)	Sandra K Czyznikiewicz	Republican	28,727 (34.63%)
2014 [18]	Joan Patricia Murphy	Democratic	65,796 (100%)
2018 [19]	Donna Miller	Democratic	82,556 (100%)
2022 [20]	Donna Miller	Democratic	55,250 (62.28%)	Ana Biedrzycki	Libertarian	25,664 (31.72%)

References

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4. "Commissioner District 6" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. August 2009. 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 6 Municipalities" (PDF). Office of the Cook County Clerk. August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2015.
7. "Cook County Commissioner District 5 Municipalities" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. September 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
8. "County Commissioner District 6" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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10. "Election Viewer". maps.cookcountyil.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
11. Koeske, Zak (October 8, 2016). "Moody unanimous choice for vacant Cook County Board seat". Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois . Retrieved August 5, 2017.
12. "Edward Moody". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
13. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
14. "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.
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18. "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.
19. "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.
20. "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.