District in Illinois, United States
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district
District 6th Country United States State Illinois County Cook Townships • Type District • Body Cook County Board of Commissioners • Commissioner Donna Miller (D )
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners . It is currently represented by Donna Miller, 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 districts: one for ten members from the city of Chicago and another for seven members from suburban Cook County.[ 1]
Geography
Throughout its existence, the district has represented areas of Chicago Southland .
1994 boundaries
When the district was first established, it represented parts of the southern suburbs of Cook County.[ 2]
2001 redistricting
New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census .[ 3]
In regards to townships , the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of the Bloom , Bremen , Lyons , Palos , Rich , Thornton , and Worth townships.[ 4]
2012 redistricting
The district, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census , strongly resembled the geography it took in its previous, 2001, redistricting.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
The district included parts of Alsip , Bedford Park , Blue Island , Bridgeview , Chicago Heights , Chicago Ridge , Country Club Hills , Crestwood , Dolton , Flossmoor , Ford Heights , Frankford , Glenwood , Homewood , Justice , Lansing , Lynwood , Matteson , Midlothian , Oak Forest , Oak Lawn , Orland Park , Orland Hills , Palos Heights , Palos Hills , Park Forest , Richton Park , Robbins , Sauk Village , South Chicago Heights , South Holland , Steger , Thornton , Tinley Park , and Worth .[ 6] [ 7]
In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it included portions of the Bloom, Bremen, Lyons, Orland , Palos, Rich, Thornton, and Worth townships.[ 8]
The district was 119.73 square miles (76,625.33 acres ).[ 9]
2022 redistricting
The district, as redistricted in 2022 following the 2020 United States Census includes portions of the Bloom, Bremen, Lyons, Orland, Palos, Rich, Thornton, and Worth townships.[ 10]
Politics
The district, at inception, was originally regarded as a potential "swing district", feasible for either major party to win.[ 2]
List of commissioners representing the district
Election results
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district general elections
Year
Winning candidate
Party
Vote (pct)
Opponent
Party
Vote (pct)
1994
Barclav "Bud" Fleming
Republican
Joan Patricia Murphy
Democratic
1998 [ 13]
William Moran
Democratic
36,771 (50.40%)
Barclav "Bud" Fleming
Republican
36,186 (49.60%)
2002 [ 14] [ 15]
Joan Patricia Murphy
Democratic
66,238 (100%)
2006 [ 16]
Joan Patricia Murphy
Democratic
56,814 (73.93%)
Michael Hawkins
Republican
20,038 (26.07%)
2010 [ 17]
Joan Patricia Murphy
Democratic
54,227 (65.37%)
Sandra K Czyznikiewicz
Republican
28,727 (34.63%)
2014 [ 18]
Joan Patricia Murphy
Democratic
65,796 (100%)
2018 [ 19]
Donna Miller
Democratic
82,556 (100%)
2022 [ 20]
Donna Miller
Democratic
55,250 (62.28%)
Ana Biedrzycki
Libertarian
25,664 (31.72%)
References
^ "Choices for Cook County Board" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. October 22, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2020 .
^ a b "Endorsements for Cook County Board" . chicagotribune.com . Retrieved October 26, 2020 .
^ Becker, Robert (August 24, 2001). "County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune.
^ a b "Commissioner District 6" (PDF) . cookcountyclerk.com . Cook County Clerk. August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2010.
^ Leonard, Valerie (May 11, 2012). "Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks" . AustinTalks . Retrieved October 26, 2020 .
^ a b "Cook County Commissioner District 6 Municipalities" (PDF) . Office of the Cook County Clerk. August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2015.
^ a b "Cook County Commissioner District 5 Municipalities" (PDF) . Cook County Clerk. September 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2020 .
^ "County Commissioner District 6" (PDF) . www.cookcountyclerk.com . Cook County Clerk. Retrieved October 29, 2020 .
^ "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 6, Commissioner Donna Miller (Cook County Commissioner District)" . www.chicagocityscape.com . Retrieved October 30, 2020 .
^ "Election Viewer" . maps.cookcountyil.gov . Retrieved April 5, 2023 .
^ Koeske, Zak (October 8, 2016). "Moody unanimous choice for vacant Cook County Board seat" . Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois . Retrieved August 5, 2017 .
^ "Edward Moody" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved November 5, 2020 .
^ "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF) . results.cookcountyclerkil.gov .
^ "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2002 A.D." (PDF) . Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .
^ "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS" . voterinfonet.com . Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
^ "Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report November 2006 General Election Tuesday, November 7th, 2006" (PDF) . Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2020 .
^ "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF) . Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020 .
^ "General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Combined Summary" (PDF) . Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2020 .
^ "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF) . Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2020 .
^ "Tabulated Statement of the Returns and Proclamation of the Results of the Canvass of the Election Returns for the November 8, 2022 Gubernatorial General Election Held in Each of the Precincts in Cook County, Illinois Including the City of Chicago" (PDF) . www.cookcountyclerkil.gov . Cook County Clerk. 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022 .