BREAKING: SEIU Illinois State Council Endorses Candidates Who Will Fight for Working Families

SEIU Illinois State Council Endorses Candidates Who Will Fight for Working Families and Community Members

CHICAGO – The SEIU Illinois State Council is proud to announce its endorsements for the 2026 primary election, reaffirming its commitment to support candidates who stand with working families by protecting the right to organize and fighting for economic, racial, and social justice.

From Springfield to Washington, we are backing candidates committed to ensuring that all workers have a voice on the job and who will fight alongside our members to raise wages and strengthen public services. Together, these leaders represent a new generation of public servants who believe that when working people thrive, our entire state moves forward.

SEIU Illinois State Council State, Municipal, and Federal Candidate Endorsements:

U.S. House of Representatives:

  • Patty Garcia, 4th District
  • Anthony Driver Jr., 7th District
  • Daniel Biss, 9th District 

Illinois Senate:

  • Fran Hurley, 18th District
  • Carina Santa Maria, 27th District 

Illinois House of Representatives:

  • Jenny Levin, 51st District 
  • Aja Kearney, 34th District
  • Karim Lakhani, 12th District 
  • Rev. John Harrell, 8th District  

State of Illinois:

  • Karina Villa, Comptroller

Cook County:

  • Pat Hynes, Cook County Assessor
  • Ted Mason, 15th District
  • Elizabeth Granato, 12th District
  • Jessica Vásquez, 8th District 
  • Wesam Shahed, 6th District
  • Kiana Belcher, 5th District

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

  • Precious Brady Davis
  • Eira Corral Sepúlveda
  • Cam Davis

The SEIU Illinois State Council – made up of SEIU Healthcare Illinois, SEIU Local 73, and SEIU Local 1 – represents over 160,000 members who power a wide variety of industries across the state, including janitors, healthcare workers, childcare workers, private and public employees, all banding together to fight back against attacks on working families. Working people are the backbone of our state, and we are building a future for workers, by workers. 

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