WCT IVI CAI GIA SEIU CTU Election 2015 ALDERMAN - 8th WARD Michelle A. Harris (incumbent) Faheem Shabazz WCT - In this election cycle, Windy City Times mailed questionnaires to every registered citywide and aldermanic Tara F. Baldridge B+ Y Y candidate, to their address on file with the board of elections. The questions were about a wide range of issues, LGBT, HIV/AIDS, minimum wage, crime, youth experiencing ALDERMAN - 9th WARD homelessness, and more. Some questions did not have a yes/or no or “correct” answer, but involved more nuance Anthony A. Beale (incumbent) A Y and detailed narrative answers. Therefore, this cycle we are rating candidates on an A-F scale, not by numbers. Michael E. Lafargue Readers will note not very many were below a “C” because those candidates likely did not even bother to respond Harold “Noonie” Ward to a survey from an LGBT newspaper. One surprising “C” was 3rd Ward Ald. , who noted her opposition Theodore “Ted” Williams to marriage equality, despite being progressive on most other questions. Also this year, we are doing something different, since some candidates really took the time to explain their ALDERMAN - 10th WARD positions in detail. We will be posting all surveys, as turned in by candidates, on our website. Look for a link John A. Pope (incumbent) under the Politics button at the top of our website, or search for the headline “2015 Election Survey Responses.” Susan Sadlowski-Garza Y Y Y Windy City Times does not endorse in any elections, but we hope our survey educates readers who are making Richard L. Martinez, Jr. tough choices for citywide and aldermanic races Tuesday, Feb. 24. Unfortunately, no local LGBT political organi- Frank J. Corona zations are engaged in this election cycle, despite the important decisions ahead for LGBT Chicagoans and our Samantha M. Webb allies. However, there are endorsements from organizations this publication deems to be relevant. Olga Bautista A+ Juan B. Huizar In addition, readers are urged to check out the mayoral and aldermanic candidates’ responses to question- naires from the Active Transportation Alliance (http://www.activetransportation.org/blog/kwhitehead/where-do- ALDERMAN - 11th WARD -candidates-stand-active-transportation-check-out-our-2015-voter-gui) and Organization Neighborhoods John K. Kozlar for Equality: Northside, or ONE: Northside (http://onenorthside.org/aldermanic-candidate-questionnaire-respons- Y es/). Maureen F. Sullivan A+ Y Y Also, responses to Access Living’s questionnaire are at https://www.accessliving.org/1410ga87. Access Living is committed to fostering an inclusive society that enables Chicagoans with disabilities to live fully engaged and ALDERMAN - 12th WARD self–directed lives. (incumbent) IVI - Independent Voters of Illinois Independent Precinct Organization CAI - Citizen Action Illinois ALDERMAN - 13th WARD GIA - Grassroots Illinois Action Marty Quinn (incumbent) SEIU - Service Employees International Union CTU - Chicago Teachers’ Union ALDERMAN - 14th WARD Edward M. Burke (incumbent)

ALDERMAN - 15th WARD In addition, the Victory Fund has endorsed the following candidates for : Adolfo Mondragon (15th); Deb Mell (33rd); (44th); and James Cappleman (46th). Raymond A. Lopez Rafael Yañez A Y Y Y Y Eddie L. Daniels WCT IVI CAI GIA SEIU CTU Otis Davis, Jr. Raul O. Reyes

CHICAGO MAYOR ALDERMAN - 16th WARD Rahm Emanuel (incumbent) A- JoAnn Thompson (incumbent, deceased) Willie Wilson Cynthia Lomax Robert W. “Bob” Fioretti A- Toni L. Foulkes (incumbent) Y Y Y Y Jesus “Chuy” Garcia A+ Y Y Y Y Jose A. Garcia William “Dock” Walls, III

ALDERMAN - 17th WARD CHICAGO CITY CLERK Glenda Franklin Susana A. Mendoza (incumbent) David H. Moore A- Y Y Y Y James E. Dukes

CHICAGO CITY TREASURER ALDERMAN - 18th WARD Kurt A. Summers (incumbent) Lona Lane (incumbent) Derrick G. Curtis CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL Michael A. Davis Y ALDERMAN - 1st WARD Chuks Onyezia Y Proco “Joe” Moreno (incumbent) A- Y Consandra Harris Anne Shaw B Y Brandon Loggins Andrew Hamilton B- Ronda Locke B ALDERMAN - 19th WARD Matthew J. O’Shea (incumbent) Y ALDERMAN - 2nd WARD Anne Schaible Stephen Niketopoulos Bita Buenrostro A ALDERMAN - 20th WARD Brian Hopkins A Willie Ray, Jr. Alyx S. Pattison A- Y Y Andre Smith Cornell Wilson A Willie B. Cochran (incumbent) Y Y Y Stacey Pfingsten A Y Kevin Bailey C Ernest Radcliffe, Jr. ALDERMAN - 3rd WARD Pat Dowell (incumbent) C Y Y Y ALDERMAN - 21st WARD Patricia Horton Marvin McNeil B Jeffrey Baker Y ALDERMAN - 4th WARD Howard B. Brookins, Jr. (incumbent) Y Tracey Y. Bey Joseph C. Ziegler, Jr. William D. “Will” Burns (incumbent) A- Y Y Doris Lewis Brooks Norman H. Bolden Patricia A. Foster Ken Lewis ALDERMAN - 5th WARD Leslie A. Hairston (incumbent) A Y Y Y Y Y ALDERMAN - 22nd WARD Tiffany N. Brooks Ricardo Muñoz (incumbent) Y Y Y Y Jocelyn Hare A+ Neftalie Gonzalez Robin Boyd Clark Raul Montes, Jr. Jedidiah L. Brown Robert Martinez Anne Marie Miles ALDERMAN - 23rd WARD ALDERMAN - 6th WARD Michael R. Zalewski (incumbent) Y Y Roderick T. Sawyer (incumbent) Y Y Y Y Y Martin Arteaga Richard A. Wooten Anna Goral Brian T. Garner B+ ALDERMAN - 24th WARD ALDERMAN - 7th WARD Frank M. Bass Y Y Joseph J. Moseley, II B- Regina D. Lewis C Gregory L. Mitchell Wallace E. “Mickey” Johnson Lashonda “Shonnie” Curry Y Sherita Ann Harris Keiana Barrett B Roger L. Washington Flora “Flo” Digby Y Vetress Boyce Natashia L. Holmes (incumbent) B LaDarius R. Curtis Bernie Riley Darren Tillis Margie Reid Larry G. Nelson Michael Scott, Jr. WCT IVI CAI GIA SEIU CTU WCT IVI CAI GIA SEIU CTU ALDERMAN - 25th WARD ALDERMAN - 38th WARD Ed Hershey Y Jerry Paszek Daniel “Danny” Solis (incumbent) A- Y Tom Caravette Jorge Mujica Heather Sattler Roberto “Beto” Montano (incumbent) Y Y Y Y Y Byron Sigcho Y Michael C. Duda Carmen Hernandez ALDERMAN - 26th WARD Belinda Cadiz (incumbent) A- Adam Corona ALDERMAN - 39th WARD Juanita Irizarry A- Y Y Y Y Margaret Laurino (incumbent) A- Robert Murphy A- ALDERMAN - 27th WARD Joseph “Joe” Laiacona A Y Gabe Beukinga Walter Burnett, Jr. (incumbent) Y Y ALDERMAN - 40th WARD Patrick J. O’Connor (incumbent) A ALDERMAN - 28th WARD Dianne Daleiden A Y Y Jason C. Ervin (incumbent) Y ALDERMAN - 41st WARD ALDERMAN - 29th WARD Mary O’Connor (incumbent) Deborah L. Graham (incumbent) Joe Lomanto Y Lawrence Andolino Anthony V. Napolitano Bob Galhotra Y ALDERMAN - 42nd WARD LaCoulton J. Walls Brendan Reilly (incumbent) Zerlina A. Smith A Y Y Y Oddis “O.J.” Johnson ALDERMAN - 43rd WARD Stephen Robinson Caroline Vickrey Jennifer “Jen” Kramer C ALDERMAN - 30th WARD Michelle Smith (incumbent) B Ariel E. Reboyras (incumbent) C Jerry Quandt

ALDERMAN - 31st WARD ALDERMAN - 44th WARD Sean C. Starr B Mark Thomas B+ Y Irma Cornier Y Tom Tunney (incumbent) A Milagros “Milly” Santiago Scott Davis Regner “Ray” Suarez (incumbent) ALDERMAN - 45th WARD ALDERMAN - 32nd WARD John Garrido (incumbent) A Y Y Y Y John S. Arena (incumbent) A+ Y Y Y Y Elise Doody-Jones B Michelle R. Baert Michael S. Diaz B ALDERMAN - 33rd WARD Tim Meegan Y Y ALDERMAN - 46th WARD Deborah L. Mell (incumbent) A+ James Cappleman (incumbent) A Y Annisa Wanat B Y Amy Crawford A+ Y Y Denice L. Davis B Y Y Y ALDERMAN - 34th WARD Carrie M. Austin (incumbent) ALDERMAN - 47th WARD Henry Moses Ameya Pawar (incumbent) Shirley J. White Rory A. Fiedler Charles R. Thomas, Sr. ALDERMAN - 48th WARD ALDERMAN - 35th WARD (incumbent) Rey Colón (incumbent) Carlos Ramirez-Rosa A Y Y Y Y Y ALDERMAN - 49th WARD Joe Moore (incumbent) A Y ALDERMAN - 36th WARD Don Gordon B Christopher M. Vittorio Omar Aquino A- ALDERMAN - 50th WARD Debra L. Silverstein (incumbent) Y Alonso Zaragoza A Y Shajan M. Kuriakose Zehra Quadri ALDERMAN - 37th WARD Leroy Duncan Emma M. Mitts (incumbent) Maretta Brown-Miller Tara Stamps Y Y Y