Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district explained

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district
Official Name:District 6th
Government Type:District
Governing Body:Cook County Board of Commissioners
Leader Party:D
Leader Title:Commissioner
Leader Name:Donna Miller
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:Bloom
P2:Bremen
P3:Bloom
P4:Bremen
P5:Lyons
P6:Orland
P7:Palos
P8:Rich
P9:Rich
P10:Thornton
P11:Worth

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

CommissionerPartyYearsElectoral history
align=left Barclav "Bud" FlemingRepublicannowrap December 1994–December 1998Elected in 1994; lost reelection in 1998,
align=left William MoranDemocraticnowrap December 1998–December 2002Elected in 1998; lost reelection in 2002
align=left Joan Patricia MurphyDemocraticnowrap December 2002–September 18, 2016Elected in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014; died in office on September 18, 2016
align=left Edward MoodyDemocraticnowrap October 2016–December 2018Appointed in October 2016[11] [12]
align=left Donna MillerDemocraticnowrap December 2018–presentElected in 2018 and 2022

Election results

|-| colspan=16 style="text-align:center;" |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%)

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 6 . cookcountyclerk.com . Cook County Clerk . https://web.archive.org/web/20101121155638/http://cookcountyclerk.com/aboutus/map_room/Documents/Cook%20County%20Board%20Commissioner%20Districts/Precinct/CB6.pdf . 21 November 2010 . August 2009.
  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 6 Municipalities . Office of the Cook County Clerk. https://web.archive.org/web/20150122135127/http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/aboutus/map_room/Documents/Cook%20County%20Board%20Commissioner%20Districts/Municipality/CB6.pdf. 22 January 2015. dead . August 2012 .
  7. Web site: Cook County Commissioner District 5 Municipalities . Cook County Clerk . 28 October 2020 . September 2015.
  8. Web site: County Commissioner District 6 . www.cookcountyclerk.com . Cook County Clerk . 29 October 2020.
  9. Web site: Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 6, Commissioner Donna Miller (Cook County Commissioner District) . www.chicagocityscape.com . 30 October 2020 . en.
  10. Web site: Election Viewer . maps.cookcountyil.gov . 5 April 2023.
  11. News: Koeske . Zak . October 8, 2016 . Moody unanimous choice for vacant Cook County Board seat . . . August 5, 2017.
  12. Web site: Edward Moody . Ballotpedia . 5 November 2020 . en.
  13. Web site: OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998 . results.cookcountyclerkil.gov .
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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 .
  17. Web site: Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report . Cook County Clerk's Office . 16 March 2020.
  18. 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 .
  19. 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 .
  20. 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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