Our Statewide Selection Committee conducts interviews of statewide candidates and makes recommendations for endorsements. Each committee member understands the profound impact statewide office holders have on the condition of Illinois. They work to ensure that the best candidates who stand for our shared values are supported.
Chair: Robert Rita
Calumet Township
Vice Chair: Walter Burnett Jr
27th Ward
27th Ward
Committee Members
| Ward or | Committeeperson |
| Township | Name |
| 4 | Toni Preckwinkle |
| 8 | Michelle Harris |
| 9 | Anthony Beale |
| 11 | John P. Daley |
| 12 | George Cardenas |
| 17 | David Moore |
| 20 | Mattie Hunter |
| 22 | Mike Rodriguez |
| 27 | Walter Burnett |
| 28 | Jason Ervin |
| 34 | Preston Brown, Jr. |
| 35 | Carlos Rosa |
| 36 | Gilbert Villegas |
| 37 | Emma Mitts |
| 38 | Robert F. Martwick, Jr. |
| 39 | Ram Villivalam |
| 43 | Lucy Moog |
| 47 | Paul Rosenfeld |
| Bloom | Monica Gordon |
| Calumet | Bob Rita |
| Cicero | Larry Dominick |
| Elk Grove | Ted Mason |
| Evanston | Eamon Kelly |
| Leyden | Barrett F. Pedersen |
| Maine | Laura Murphy |
| New Trier | Dean Maragos |
| Niles | Josina Morita |
| Northfield | Tracy Katz-Muhl |
| Norwood Park | Frank Avino |
| Oak Park | Don Harmon |
| Orland | Beth McElroy Kirkwood |
| Palatine | Maria Galo |
| Proviso | Karen Yarbrough |
| Rich | Calvin Jordan |
| River Forest | Cathy Adduci |
| Schaumburg | Mike Cudzik |
| Thornton | Napoleon Harris |
| Wheeling | Mark Walker |
| Worth | Patricia Murphy |
