Elected Officials
Federal

DICK DURBIN
United States Senate
Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Springfield, is the 47th U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois, the state’s senior senator, and the convener of Illinois’ bipartisan congressional delegation.
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Durbin also serves as the Democratic Whip, the second highest ranking position among the Senate Democrats. Senator Durbin has been elected to this leadership post by his Democratic colleagues every two years since 2005. Elected to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 1996, and re-elected in 2002, 2008, and 2014, Durbin fills the seat left vacant by the retirement of his long-time friend and mentor, U.S. Senator Paul Simon. Durbin sits on the Senate Judiciary, Appropriations, Agriculture, and Rules Committees. He is the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and the Appropriations Committee’s Defense Subcommittee.

CHERI BUSTOS
17th Congressional District
Since Cheri was first elected in 2012, she has gone out on “Cheri on Shift” job shadowing stops. Expand bio During those visits, she has walked in the shoes of hardworking men and women from all over our community. She listens for their insight, their ideas and their input so she can bring their voices to Washington. Now in her fourth term in Congress, Cheri is the only member of elected Democratic House Leadership from the Midwest. She also serves on the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. In both of these roles, she is a relentless advocate for steering the Democratic agenda to address the very real economic challenges millions of Americans struggle with at the kitchen table each night. Cheri knows that if we want to put hardworking families first once again, we need Washington to spend a lot more time listening to the Heartland.
State

JB PRITZKER
IL Governor
Governor JB Pritzker was sworn in as the 43rd governor of the state of Illinois on January 14, 2019 and won election with the largest margin of victory over a sitting governor in more than a century.
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Before becoming governor, Pritzker founded 1871, the non-profit small business incubator in Chicago that has helped entrepreneurs create more than 11,000 jobs and more than 1,000 new companies. Since the creation of 1871, Chicago has been named one of the top ten technology startup hubs in the world, and 1871 was named the best incubator in the world. As governor, he has expanded support for new business incubators and cut taxes for hundreds of thousands of small businesses while incentivizing job creation and innovation. Before becoming governor, he led the creation of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, a nationally recognized institution where hundreds of thousands of students, teachers, police officers and others learn to fight bigotry and hatred. As governor, he has built the most diverse cabinet and governor’s office in Illinois history. Governor Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker have been married for more than a quarter century, and they are the proud parents of two children.

STEVE STADELMAN
34th State Senate District
Steve Stadelman is an award-winning TV news anchor and father of four who ran for a seat in the Illinois Senate because his experiences as a journalist and parent convinced him of the need for fresh, common-sense representation in Springfield. Expand bio

MAURICE WEST
67th State House District
Maurice A. West II has a B.S. in psychology and sociology from Illinois College and a M.A. from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in industrial and organizational psychology. Expand bio He is an expert in career and workforce development having worked at Rockford University as the Director of Career Development for five years and Rock Valley College as a Career Counselor for the Dislocated Workers Program for over three years. He is a product of the Rockford Public Schools having graduated from Jefferson High. He is active in his community, founder of Share the Warmth-Rockford, and an ordained minister in his church. He is also an award-winning music composer and founder of TheWESTMelodies. A month before being sworn-in for his first term, Maurice married his beautiful bride, Leslie.

DAVE VELLA
68th State House District
Dave Vella is a local attorney who is running for State Representative in the 68th District, which includes all or part of Loves Park, Machesney Park, Rockford, and Roscoe. Expand bio
County

BILL CROWLEY
Winnebago County Auditor

DAVE TASSONI
County Board District 1

JOE C. HOFFMAN
County Board District 10

JAIME SALGADO
County Board District 12

ANGIE GORAL
County Board District 13
I am very qualified for this position to help bring Winnebago County forward into the next decade. Expand bio

TIM NABORS
County Board District 14

DOROTHY L. REDD
County Board District 18

City of Rockford

THOMAS MCNAMARA
City of Rockford Mayor
Tom McNamara was sworn-in as the 41st mayor of Rockford on May 1, 2017. Expand bio

JONATHAN K LOGEMANN
Rockford City Council Ward 2
Jonathan is deeply involved with his community, as a teacher, an Army infantry officer, and has served as 2nd Ward Alderman since 2017.
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Currently, Jonathan is a business and career teacher at Auburn High School, and his wife, Sarah, is a newcomer teacher at East High School, helping refugee families and students transition to Rockford and the United States. Both are proud and involved union members with the Rockford Education Association, working on behalf of students and teachers to improve education in RPS205. With a deep record of military service and faith in his family as the nephew of a Catholic priest who served as a Navy Chaplain with the 5th Marine Regiment in Desert Storm, Jonathan serves as a Company Commander in the Illinois Army National Guard, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Jonathan is a veteran of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan. He has served as a political activist with REA-IEA. He has also coached JV baseball at Auburn High School and 7th Grade basketball at Kennedy Middle School. Jonathan is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Military Officers Association of America, and the National Guard Association of the United States. Jonathan lives in the Highland neighborhood of Rockford with his wife, Sarah, and two daughters, Eleanor and Maya.




KAREN HOFFMAN
Rockford City Council Ward 8
Karen Hoffman is the current Alderman of the 8th Ward in Rockford. From 2005 to December of 2010 she served on the Winnebago County Board.
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Her husband is Joe Hoffman, the current Chairman of the Democratic Caucus for the Winnebago County Board, serving the 14th District. Karen previously worked for the Winnebago County Juvenile Detention Home. She went on to work for the Winnebago County Dept of Human Services. She also served in Belvidere and Elgin for a total of 34 years. She worked with low-income families as well as refugees and those affected by severe weather crises. Karen has served on the Community Action Board for a total of 17 years and the Head Start Board for 3 years. She is the co-founder and now President of the Rolling Green Neighborhood Association which was started in January of 2008 in response to 2 years of severe flooding and increased crime. She is also the current Board Chairman of the Rockford Housing Authority where she has served since 2013. She is running for a second term because there is still a lot of work to be done in the 8th Ward. She has put into place multiple plans for road improvements and wants to make sure they are completed. She has worked to revitalize at least two areas of the Ward and a third area is planned for 2021.

BILL ROSE
Rockford City Council Ward 9
Bill grew up in a large family that made sacrifices to ensure that education could be a priority for him and his siblings. Expand bio

