ILLINOIS

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Filing Deadline for Major Party Candidates: December 27, 2011
Filing Deadline for Third Party Candidates: June 25, 2012
Filing Deadline for Write-In Candidates: September 6, 2012
Primary: March 20, 2012

This page was last updated on February 4, 2012

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Pat Quinn (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Sheila Simon (D)*

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Lisa Madigan (D)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Jesse White (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE COMPTROLLER:
Judy Baar Topinka (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Dan Rutherford (R)* - (Campaign Site)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

State Senate - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Dick Durbin (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

Mark Kirk (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.

U.S. CONGRESS:

New 2012 Districts Used Below

District 1:
Bobby Rush (D)*
Harold Bailey (D) - City Parks District Employee & '10 Candidate
Ray Lodato (D) - Pollster & University Lecturer
Clifford Russell Jr. (D)
Jordan Sims (D) - Community Activist
Fred Smith (D) - Youth Care Program Director, Army Veteran & '10 Candidate
Frederick Collins (R) - Police Officer & '10 Cook County Sheriff Nominee
Don Peloquin (R) - Blue Island Mayor, Ex-Blue Island City Alderman & Funeral Home Director
Jimmie Lee Tillman II (R) - Businessman & Cook County Water Reclamation District Commissioner

District 2:
Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Debbie Halvorson (D) - Ex-Congresswoman, Ex-State Senate Majority Leader & Ex-Crete Township Clerk
James Taylor Sr. (R)
Brian Woodworth (R) - Attorney & College Professor

District 3:
Dan Lipinski (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Farah Baqai (D) - Police Officer
Jim Falvey (R) - Attorney
Rich Grabowski (R) - Materials Supervisor
Art Jones (R) - Neo-Nazi Activist, Insurance Salesman, Vietnam Veteran & Frequent Candidate

District 4:
Luis Gutierrez (D)*

District 5:
Mike Quigley (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Dan Schmitt (R) - Self-Employed
Nancy Wade (Green) - Progressive Activist

District 6:
Peter Roskam (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Leslie Coolidge (D) - Accountant
Geoffrey Petzel (D) - Realtor & Community Activist
Maureen Yates (D) - Retired Businesswoman & Community Activist
Khizar Jafri (Independent) - Account Manager

District 7:
Danny K. Davis (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jacques Conway (D) - Methodist Pastor & Ex-Police Officer

District 8:
Joe Walsh (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Tammy Duckworth (D) - Disabled Iraq War Veteran, Ex-US Asst. Veterans Affairs Secy., Ex-State Veterans Affairs Dir. & '06 Nominee
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) - Ex-Deputy State Treasurer, Attorney & '10 State Comptroller Candidate

District 9:
Jan Schakowsky (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Simon Ribeiro (D) - Teacher & '06/'10 Candidate
Tim Wolfe (R) - Accountant

District 10:
Bob Dold (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Vivek Bavda (D) - Attorney
Brad Schneider (D) - Tax Consultant
Ilya Sheyman (D) - Progressive Activist & Political Organizer
John Tree (D) - Businessman & USAF Reserve Officer

District 11:
Judy Biggert (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Bill Foster (D) - Ex-Congressman & Physicist
Jim Hickey (D) - Orland Fire Protection District President & Businessman
Juan Thomas (D) - Ex-Aurora Township Clerk, Ex-West Aurora School Board Member & Attorney

District 12:
[ Jerry Costello (D)* - Retiring in 2012. ]
Brad Harriman (D) - Ex-St. Clair County Regional Schools Superintendent
Chris Miller (D) - Iraq War Veteran & Security Consultant
Kenneth "Bud" Wiezer (D) - Retired Carpenter & Frequent Candidate
Rodger Cook (R) - Ex-Belleville Mayor, Business Development Consultant & Ex-Police Officer
Theresa Kormos (R) - Nurse, Non-Profit Group Founder & '10 Candidate
Jason Plummer (R) - Lumber Company Executive & '10 Lt. Governor Nominee

District 13:
Tim Johnson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Firsching (R) - Ex-Madison County School Board Member, Veterinarian & '10 Candidate
Frank Metzger (R) - Arborist
David Gill (D) - Physician, Democratic Activist & Frequent Candidate
Matt Goetten (D) - Greene County State’s Attorney

District 14:
Randy Hultgren (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dennis Anderson (D) - Retired Medical Researcher & Community Activist
Jonathan Farnick (D) - Computer Consultant & '06/'10 Write-In Candidate

District 15:
John Shimkus (R)* - Current CD-19 Congressman - (Campaign Site)
Angela Michael (D) - Retired Nurse & Pro-Life Activist

District 16:
Adam Kinzinger (R)* - Current CD-11 Congressman - (Campaign Site)
Don Manzullo (R)* - Current CD-16 Congressman - (Campaign Site)
Bronco Bojovic (Independent) - Ex-Alderman & Businessman

District 17:
Bobby Schilling (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Greg Aguilar (D) - College Professor & Latino Community Activist
Cheri Bustos (D) - East Moline Alderwoman, Public Relations Executive & Ex-Journalist
George Gaulrapp (D) - Freeport Mayor, Marketing Executive & '10 Candidate

District 18:
Aaron Schock (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Steve Waterworth (D) - Landscaper, National Guard Veteran & '04/'06 Nominee
Matt Woodmancy (D) - Restaurant Assistant Manager

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

America First Party of Illinois
Constitution Party of Illinois
Democratic Party of Illinois
Illinois Green Party
Libertarian Party of Illinois
Reform Party of Illinois
Practical Party
Republican Party of Illinois
Illinois Socialist Party
US Marijuana Party of Illinois

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

State Board of Elections

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alton Telegraph
Arlington Heights Daily Herald
Aurora Beacon News
Belleville News-Democrat
Belvidere Daily Republican
Benton Evening News
Bloomington Pantagraph
Cambridge Chronicle
Canton Daily Ledger
CapitolFax.com (Politics)
Carbondale Southern Illinoisan
Carmi Times
Centralia Morning Sentinel
Champaign News-Gazette
Chicago Communicator (African-American)
Chicago Daily Southtown
Chicago Free Press (Gay)
Chicago Inside
Chicago Journal
Modern Vertebrate (Chicago - Politics)
Chicago Pioneer Press (49 Local Newspapers)
Chicago Star News (20 Local Newspapers)
Chicago Student Voices
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Windy City Times (Gay)

Clay County Advocate-Press
Collective Interest Radio (Liberal)
Danville Commercial-News
Decatur Herald & Review
Du Quoin Evening Call
Edwardsville Intelligencer
Elgin Courier News
Galesburg Register-Mail
Harrisburg Daily Register
Illinois Campaign for Political Reform - (Blog)
Illinois DemNet (Liberal)
Illinois Leader (Conservative)
Joliet Herald News
Kankakee Daily Journal
Kewanee Star Courier
Lincoln Courier
Lombard Lombardian
Macomb Journal
Mattoon Journal Gazette & Times-Courier
Modern Vertebrate (Politics)
Monmouth Daily Review-Atlas
Naperville Sun
Pekin Daily Times
Peoria Journal Star
Polish News (Chicago - Polish-American)
Pontiac Daily Leader
Pure-News USA (African-American)
Quincy Herald-Whig
Rockford Register Star
Sauk Valley Newspapers (Dixon)
The Southern Illinoisan
Sparta News-Plaindealer
Springfield State Journal-Register
Streator Times-Press
SuburbanChicagoNews.com
Waukegan News Sun
West Frankfort Daily American

WBBM TV-2 (CBS - Chicago)
WBEZ 91.5 FM - Chicago Public Radio
WEEK TV-25 (NBC - Peoria) - (Election News)
WLS TV-7 (ABC - Chicago)
WMAQ TV-5 (NBC - Chicago)