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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent

Filing Filing Deadline for Major Party Candidates: November 2, 2009
Filing Deadline for Third Party Candidates: June 21, 2010
Primary: February 2, 2010

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Roland Burris (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Alexi Giannoulias (D) - State Treasurer & Ex-Banker
David Hoffman (D) - Ex-City of Chicago Inspector General, Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Cheryle Robinson Jackson (D) - Chicago Urban League President
Robert Marshall (D) - Physician, Vietnam War Veteran & '90/'98 GOP US Rep. Nominee
Jacob Meister (D) - Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide

John Arrington (R) - Ex-Harvey City Alderman, Community Resource Center Founder & '04 US Rep. Candidate
Patrick Hughes (R) - Attorney & Anti-Tax Activist
Mark Kirk (R) - Congressman, Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & Afghan War Veteran
Don Lowery (R) - Retired Circuit Judge, Ex-Massac County State's Attorney & Vietnam War Veteran
Andy Martin (R) - Legal Activist & Frequent Candidate

Kathleen Thomas (R) - Ex-New Berlin School Board Member & College Professor
LeAlan Jones (Green) - Freelance Journalist & Author
Mike Labno (Libertarian) - Engineer & Construction Manager
John Blyth (Independent) - Health Insurance Agency Owner & Ex-Bricklayer
Will Boyd Jr. (Independent) - Greenville City Councilman, Minister & Ex-Democrat

Stan Jagla (Independent) - Businessman & '08 US Rep. Candidate
Eric Wallace (Independent) - Apostolic Minister, Businessman & Conservative Activist

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Bobby Rush (D)*
Harold Bailey (D)
JoAnne Guillemette (D) - Attorney & Frequent Candidate
Fred Smith (D) - Youth Care Program Director & Army Veteran
Jeff Adams (Green)

District 2:
Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Isaac Hayes (R) - Minister

Michael Mayden (Green) - TV/Radio Producer
Anthony Williams (Green) - Lutheran Pastor & Frequent Candidate

District 3:
Dan Lipinski (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jorge Mujica (D) - Immigrant Rights Activist
Michael Bendas (R) - Business Consultant & Retired Army Officer
Laurel Lambert Schmidt (Green)

District 4:
Luis Gutierrez (D)*
Rob Burns (Green) - Economist & Community Activist

District 5:
Mike Quigley (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ashvin Lad (R) - Businessman & Biomedical Engineer
Rosanna Pulido (R) - Illinois Minuteman Project Founder/Director & '09 Nominee
David Ratowitz (R) - Real Estate Developer, Attorney & Army Veteran
Terrence Gilhooly (Green) - '08 Cook County Recorder Nominee
Matt Reichel (Green) - Political Organizer, Peace Activist, French Translator & '09 Candidate
Andy Williams (Green)

District 6:
Peter Roskam (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ben Lowe (D) - Author & Environmental Activist

District 7:
Danny K. Davis (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jim Ascot (D) - Commercial Real Estate Broker & '06 Candidate
Darlena Burnett (D) - Cook County Deputy Recorder of Deeds & Democratic State Committeewoman
Clarence Desmond Clemons (D) - Self-Employed Salesman & '92 Candidate
Sharon Dixon (D) - Chicago Alderwoman

Mark Weiman (R) - Dentist
Kip Robbins (Green) - Financial Analyst

District 8:
Melissa Bean (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Dirk Beveridge (R) - Business Consultant, Educator & Author
John Dawson (R) - Home Builder, Ex-Crystal Lake School Board Member & Ex-Teacher
Chris Geissler (R) - Business Consultant
Greg Jacobs (R) - Retired Police Officer & Vietnam War Veteran
Maria Rodriguez (R) - Long Grove Village President
Joe Walsh (R) - Teacher, '96 Candidate & '98 State Rep. Candidate
Bill Scheurer (Green) - Attorney, Peace Activist & Frequent Candidate
Bill Fraser (Independent) - Teacher

District 9:
Jan Schakowsky (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Susanne Atanus (R) - Retired Federal Contracting Officer & Ex-Substitute Teacher
Joel Pollak (R) - Attorney, Author & Conservative Activist
Simon Ribeiro (Green) - Teacher & '06 Candidate
Moe Shanfield (Green) - Retiree & '08 Nominee

District 10:
[ Mark Kirk (R)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2010. ]
Elizabeth Coulson (R) - State Rep., Physical Therapist & Ex-Medical School Professor
Bob Dold (R) - Businessman
Arie Friedman (R) - Pediatrician & Navy Veteran
Dick Green (R) - Stock Market Analyst
Paul Hamann (R) - Electrical Engineer
Julie Hamos (D) - State Rep., Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Elliot Richardson (D) - Attorney
Dan Seals (D) - Marketing Executive, Ex-Congressional Aide & '06/'08 Nominee

District 11:
Debbie Halvorson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Adam Kinzinger (R) - Ex-McLean County Commissioner & Iraq War Veteran
David McAloon (R) - Church Staffer, Businessman, Conservative Activist & '08 State Rep. Candidate
Henry Meers Jr. (R) - Financial Advisor
Darrel Miller (R) - Farmer

District 12:
Jerry Costello (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Theresa Kormos (R) - Nurse & Non-Profit Group Founder
Teri Davis Newman (R) - Professional Wedding Planner
Christian Falconer (Constitution) - Researcher
Rodger Jennings (Green) - Information Technology Project Manager, Metro East Green Party Chair & '08 Nominee

District 13:
Judy Biggert (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Harper (D) - Marketing Firm Owner & '08 Nominee

District 14:
Bill Foster (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ethan Hastert (R) - Attorney, Ex-Aide to VP Cheney & Son of Ex-US House Speaker Denny Hastert
Randy Hultgren (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-DuPage County Commissioner & Attorney

Dan Kairis (Green) - Teacher, Community Activist & Ex-Reform Party State Chair
Dan Druck (Libertarian) - Business Development Consultant, USAF Veteran & '08 Nominee

District 15:
Tim Johnson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
David Gill (D) - Physician, Democratic Activist & '04/'06 Nominee

District 16:
Don Manzullo (R)* - (Campaign Site)
George Gaulrapp (D) - Freeport Mayor & Marketing Executive
Terry Campbell (Green)

District 17:
Phil Hare (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bobby Schilling (R) - Pizza Restaurant Owner & Ex-Factory Worker
Roger Davis (Green) - Disabled Laborer, Ex-Truck Driver & Ex-Prison Guard

District 18:
Aaron Schock (R)* - (Campaign Site)
D.K. Hirner (D) - Environmental Activist, Ex-College Professor & Ex-Missouri Gubernatorial Aide
Carl Ray (D) - Software Consultant & Gulf War Veteran
Sheldon Schafer (Green) - College Professor, Astronomer, Peace Corps Veteran & '08 Nominee

District 19:
John Shimkus (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Firsching (R) - Ex-Madison County School Board Member & Veterinarian
Tim Bagwell (D) - IT Consultant, Teacher & '04 Nominee

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

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


Written by :
Andrea Miller
 
 

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