George Cardenas is currently in his fifth term as Alderman of the 12th Ward, which consists of portions of Little Village, Brighton Park, and McKinley Park. Alderman Cardenas is the Deputy Floor Leader of City Council, Chair of the Environmental Protection and Energy Committee, and Vice-Chair of the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights. His Committee memberships include Budget and Government Operations; Committees and
Maria Pappas has been Treasurer of Cook County since 1998. She awakened a sleeping office and has made it efficient in its processes and economic in its expenditures. Pappas is a native of West Virginia and a proud granddaughter of Greek immigrants. She came to Chicago with a degree in psychology and plunged into public service, managing a drug program in Chicago’s Altgeld Gardens
Tom Dart has dedicated his career to challenging injustice, fighting violence plaguing our communities, and bringing new, thoughtful approaches to public service. After serving as a prosecutor and state legislator, Tom Dart was elected by the people of Cook County, and has brought his reformative vision, and his commitment to action, to his role as sheriff. He has rewritten the book on what a
