Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It is currently represented by Michael Scott Jr., 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: one for ten members from the city of Chicago and another for seven members from suburban Cook County.
Geography 1994 boundaries When the district was first established, it represented central Chicago.
2001 redistricting New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States census.
The district continued to entirely lay within the city of Chicago. It represented parts of the central city, West Side, and South Side of the city.
2012 redistricting The district, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States census, continued to lay entirely within the city of Chicago. It represents parts of the central city, West Side, and South Side of the city.
The district was 24.91 square miles (15,942.15 acres).
2022 redistricting The district, as redistricted in 2022 following the 2020 United States census, continues to lay entirely within the city of Chicago.
Politics All commissioners representing this district, since its inception, have been Democrats.
List of commissioners representing the district Commissioner Party Years Electoral history Bobbie L. Steele Democratic December 1994–December 2006 Previously served two terms as commissioner from Chicago at-large; elected in 1994, 1998, 2002 Robert Steele Democratic December 2006–June 19, 2017 Elected in 2006, 2010, 2014; died in office on June 19, 2017 Dennis Deer Democratic July 13, 2017 – June 23, 2024 Appointed in July 2017; elected in 2018 and 2022; died in office on June 23, 2024Michael Scott Jr. Democratic July 30, 2024–present Appointed in 2024
Election results
| colspan=16 style="text-align:center;" |Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district general elections |- !Year !Winning candidate !Party !Vote (pct) !Opponent !Party ! Vote (pct) |- |1994 | |Bobbie L. Steele | |Democratic | | 41,541 |Text style="background:#D2B48C | David Whitehead |Text style="background:#D2B48C |Harold Washington Party |Text style="background:#D2B48C | |- |1998 | |Bobbie L. Steele | | Democratic | |61,487 (100%)
|2002 | |Bobbie L. Steele | | Democratic | |59,011 (100%)
|2006 | |Robert B. Steele | | Democratic | |59,668 (88.18%) | | Michael Smith | | Green | | 7,996 (11.82%) |- |2010 | |Robert B. Steele | | Democratic | |61,499 (87.53%) | | Michael Smith | | Green | | 8,761 (12.47%) |- |2014 | |Robert B. Steele | | Democratic | |57,091 (100%)
|2018 | |Dennis Deer | | Democratic | |78,380 (100%)
|2022 | |Dennis Deer | | Democratic | |53,053 (87.92%) | | Evan Kasal | | Republican | | 7,292 (12.08%)
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