Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district explained

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district
Official Name:District 15
Government Type:District
Governing Body:Cook County Board of Commissioners
Leader Party:D
Leader Title:Commissioner
Leader Name:Kevin B. Morrison
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cook
Parts Type:Townships
Parts:list
P1:Barrington
P2:Elk Grove
P3:Hanover
P4:Jefferson
P5:Maine
P6:Schaumburg

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district is an electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It is currently represented by Kevin B. Morrison, 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

1994 boundaries

When the district was first established, it covered part of the western 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 Elk Grove, Hanover, Schaumburg, and Wheeling townships. The district covered the entirety of Hanover and Schaumburg townships.[4]

2012 redistricting

The district as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, included parts of Arlington Heights, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, East Dundee, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Mount Prospect, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Schaumburg, South Barrington, and Streamwood.[5] [6] [7]

In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it included portions of the city of Chicago, as well as portions of Barrington, Elk Grove, Hanover, Palatine, Schaumburg, and Wheeling townships. The district covered the entirety of Barrington, Hanover and Schaumburg townships.[8]

The district was 128.64 square miles (82,328.36 acres).[9]

2022 redistricting

The district as redistricted in 2022, following the 2020 United States Census, contains the entirety of Barrington and Hanover Townships; large portions of Elk Grove, Maine, and Schaumburg Townships; and a minuscule segment of Jefferson Township.[10]

Politics

From 1994 until 2018, the district was represented by Republicans. The district was considered to be a Republican stronghold during this time.[11] [12] In the 2016 United States presidential election, the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine won a strong victory in the district over the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence.[12] The commissioner of the district flipped to the Democratic Party in 2018, a year which saw an overall strong performance by the Democratic Party in that year's elections in Illinois and an unprecedentedly strong and well-funded effort by the Cook County Democratic Party to target the district.[11] [13]

List of commissioners representing the district

CommissionerPartyYearsElectoral history
align=left Carl R. HansenRepublicannowrap December 1994–December 2006Previously served as commissioner from suburban Cook County at-large;[14] elected in 1994, 1998, 2002; lost reelection in 2006
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Tim Schneider		Republicannowrap December 2006–December 2018Elected in 2006, 2010, 2014; lost reelection in 2018
align=left Kevin B. MorrisonDemocraticnowrap December 2018–presentElected in 2018 and 2022

Election results

|-| colspan=16 style="text-align:center;" |Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district general elections|-!Year!Winning candidate!Party!Vote (pct)!Opponent!Party! Vote (pct)!Opponent!Party! Vote (pct)|-|1994| |Carl R. Hansen| | Republican| | |||||||-|1998[15] | |Carl R. Hansen| | Republican| | 35,681 (61.00%)| | Bridget Mary White| | Democratic| | 22,810 (39.00%)||||-|2002[16] [17] | |Carl R. Hansen| | Republican| |38,530 (59.56%)| | Brian J. McPartlin| | Democratic| | 26,165 (40.44%)| | | |-|2006[18] | |Timothy O. Schneider| | Republican| |35,696 (52.67%)| | Jim Steven Dasakis| | Democratic| | 32,075 (47.33%)| | | |-|2010[19] | |Timothy O. Schneider| | Republican| |41,106 (57.55%)| | Jim Steven Dasakis| | Democratic| | 25,976 (36.37%)| | Lara Ehorn| | Green| | 4,342 (6.08%)|-|2014[20] | |Timothy O. Schneider| | Republican| |40,569 (58.83%)| | Michael A Urban| | Democratic| | 28,392 (41.17%)| | | |-|2018[21] | |Kevin B. Morrison| | Democratic| |52,807 (54.93%)| | Timothy O. Schneider| | Republican| | 43,331 (45.07%) | | | |-|2022[22] | |Kevin B. Morrison| | Democratic| |43,858 (57.80%)| | Chuck Cerniglia| | Republican| | 32,027 (42.20%)|||

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Choices for Cook County Board . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune . 16 October 2020 . 22 October 1998.
  2. Web site: Endorsements for Cook County Board . chicagotribune.com . 26 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Becker . Robert . County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune . 24 August 2001.
  4. Web site: Commissioner District 15 . cookcountyclerk.com . Cook County Clerk . https://web.archive.org/web/20101121155521/http://cookcountyclerk.com/aboutus/map_room/Documents/Cook%20County%20Board%20Commissioner%20Districts/Precinct/CB15.pdf . 21 November 2010.
  5. Web site: Leonard . Valerie . Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks . AustinTalks . 26 October 2020 . 11 May 2012.
  6. Web site: Cook County Commissioner District 15 Municipalities. Office of the Cook County Clerk . https://web.archive.org/web/20150122113312/http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/aboutus/map_room/Documents/Cook%20County%20Board%20Commissioner%20Districts/Municipality/CB15.pdf. 22 January 2015. dead.
  7. Web site: Cook County Commissioner District 15 Municipalities . Cook County Clerk . 1 November 2020 . September 2015.
  8. Web site: County Commissioner District 15 . Cook County Clerk . 31 October 2020.
  9. Web site: Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 15, Commissioner Kevin B. Morrison (Cook County Commissioner District) . www.chicagocityscape.com . 31 October 2020 . en.
  10. Web site: Election Viewer . maps.cookcountyil.gov . 5 April 2023.
  11. Web site: Donovan . Lisa . Pratt . Gregory . In Cook County Board races, Republican strongholds lose grip to blue wave — and a lot of green . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune . 26 October 2020 . 7 November 2018.
  12. Web site: Pratt . Gregory . Democrats focus on longtime GOP strongholds hoping to increase Cook County Board lead: 'The suburbs ... are not what they once were.' . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune . 28 October 2020 . 2 November 2018.
  13. Web site: How Illinois Democrats won a statewide sweep and 2 pivotal congressional seats in the midterm elections . Chicago Tribune . 25 June 2020 . 7 November 2018.
  14. Web site: Pohl . Kimberly . Longtime Cook Co. Board member Carl Hansen dies  - Daily Herald . prev.dailyherald.com . Daily Herald . 17 March 2020 . 3 February 2010.
  15. Web site: OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998 . results.cookcountyclerkil.gov .
  16. Web site: 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. . Chicago Board of Election Commissioners . 18 June 2020.
  17. Web site: SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS . voterinfonet.com . Cook County Clerk . https://web.archive.org/web/20050209124209/http://www.voterinfonet.com/results/11502results/ . 9 February 2005 . dead.
  18. Web site: Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report November 2006 General Election Tuesday, November 7th, 2006 . Cook County Clerk's Office . 16 March 2020 . September 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922154748/https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/sites/default/files/2006NovemberCombinedSUMMARY.pdf . dead .
  19. Web site: Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report . Cook County Clerk's Office . 16 March 2020.
  20. Web site: General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Combined Summary . Cook County Clerk's Office . 16 March 2020 . January 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128082518/https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/sites/default/files/CombinedSummaryReport110414%20(1).pdf . dead .
  21. Web site: Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary . March 9, 2020 . Cook County Clerk's Office . July 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210708233020/https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/sites/default/files/CombinedSummary.pdf . dead .
  22. Web site: 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 . www.cookcountyclerkil.gov . Cook County Clerk . 6 December 2022 . 2022.

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