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North Cook County Representative Daniel J. Burke (D) Senator Antonio Muñoz (D) 1st District 1st District Assistant Majority Leader Springfield Office: Springfield Office: Senator 1st District 233-E Stratton Office Building 323 Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-1117 (217) 782-9415 (217) 782-0927 FAX (217) 558-1042 FAX District Office: 2650 W. 51st Street District Office: Chicago, IL 60632 1836 West 35th Street, 1st Floor (773) 471-2299 Chicago, IL 60609 (773) 471-1648 FAX (773) 869-9050 (773) 869-9046 FAX Email: [email protected] Representative Edward J. Acevedo (D) Senator William Delgado (D) 2nd District 2nd District Assistant Majority Leader Springfield Office: Springfield Office: Senator 2nd District 109 Capitol Building 623 Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-2855 (217) 782-5652 (217) 557-5148 FAX (217) 782-1631 FAX District Office: 1836 W. 35th St. District Office: Chicago, IL 60609 4150 W. Armitage (773) 843-1500 Chicago, IL 60639 (773) 843-9500 FAX (773) 292-0202 (773) 292-1903 FAX Representative Luis Arroyo (D) Representative Cynthia Soto (D) 3rd District 4th District Springfield Office: Springfield Office: 274-S Stratton Office Building 288-S Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-0480 (217) 782-0150 (217) 557-9609 FAX (217) 557-7210 FAX District Office: 5001 W. Fullerton Ave. District Office: Chicago, IL 60639 1341 W. Grand Ave. (773) 637-2000 Chicago, IL 60642 (773) 637-2002 FAX (773) 252-0402 (312) 829-3707 FAX Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Senator Mattie Hunter (D) Representative Kenneth Dunkin (D) 3rd District 5th District Springfield Office: Springfield Office: Senator 3rd District 278-S Stratton Office Building 619 Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-4535 (217) 782-5966 (217) 782-4213 FAX (217) 782-1631 FAX District Office: 1543 North Wells Street District Office: Chicago, IL 60610 2929 S. Wabash Avenue (312) 266-0340 Suite 102 (312) 266-0699 FAX Chicago, IL 60616 (312) 949-1908 Email: [email protected] (312) 949-1958 FAX Representative Esther Golar (D) Senator Kimberly A. Lightford (D) 6th District 4th District Springfield Office: Springfield Office: 268-S Stratton Office Building Senator 4th District Springfield, IL 62706 323 Capitol Building (217) 782-5971 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 558-6370 FAX (217) 782-8505 District Office: (217) 558-2068 FAX 4926 South Ashland Chicago, IL 60609 (773) 925-6580 (773) 925-6584 FAX Email: [email protected] Representative Emanuel Chris Welch (D) Representative La Shawn K. Ford (D) 7th District 8th District Springfield Office: Springfield Office: 266-S Stratton Office Building 239-E Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-8120 (217) 782-5962 (217) 524-0448 FAX (217) 557-4502 FAX District Office: 10055 W. Roosevelt Rd. District Office: Suite E 5104 W. Chicago Ave. Westchester, IL 60154 2nd Floor (708) 450-1000 Chicago, IL 60651 (708) 450-1104 FAX (773) 378-5902 Email: [email protected] (773) 378-5903 FAX Additional District Addresses Email: [email protected] Senator Patricia Van Pelt (D) Representative Arthur Turner (D) 5th District 9th District Assistant Majority Leader Springfield Office: Senator 5th District Springfield Office: 519 Capitol Building 238-W Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-6252 (217) 782-8116 (217) 782-0888 FAX District Office: District Office: 2312 W. Harrison Street 3849 West Ogden Avenue Chicago, IL 60612 Chicago, IL 60623 (312) 888-9191 (773) 277-4700 (312) 888-9192 FAX (773) 277-4703 FAX Representative Derrick Smith (D) Senator John J. Cullerton (D) 10th District 6th District Springfield Office: Springfield Office: 260-W Stratton Office Building Senator 6th District Springfield, IL 62706 327 Capitol Building (217) 782-8077 Springfield, IL 62706 District Office: (217) 782-2728 2532A W. Warren Blvd. (217) 782-3242 FAX Chicago, IL 60612 (312) 243-7129 District Office: (312) 243-7405 FAX 1726 W. Belmont Chicago, IL 60657 (773) 883-0770 (773) 880-9083 FAX Representative Ann Williams (D) Representative Sara Feigenholtz (D) 11th District 12th District Assistant Majority Leader Springfield Office: 275-S Stratton Office Building Springfield Office: Springfield, IL 62706 300 Capitol Building (217) 782-2458 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-8062 (217) 557-7214 FAX (217) 557-7203 FAX District Office: 1726 W. Belmont District Office: Chicago, IL 60657 1051 W. Belmont Ave. (773) 880-9082 Chicago, IL 60657 (773) 880-9083 FAX (773) 296-4141 (773) 296-0993 FAX Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Senator Heather A. Steans (D) Representative Greg Harris (D) 7th District 13th District Springfield Office: Springfield Office: Senator 7th District 253-S Stratton Office Building M120 Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-3835 (217) 782-8492 (217) 557-6470 FAX (217) 782-2115 FAX District Office: 1967 W. Montrose District Office: Chicago, IL 60613 5533 North Broadway (773) 348-3434 Chicago, IL 60640 (773) 348-3475 FAX (773) 769-1717 (773) 769-6901 FAX Representative Kelly M. Cassidy (D) Senator Ira I. Silverstein (D) 14th District 8th District Springfield Office: Springfield Office: 265-S Stratton Office Building Senator 8th District Springfield, IL 62706 501A Capitol Building (217) 782-8088 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-6592 FAX (217) 782-5500 District Office: (217) 782-5340 FAX 5533 North Broadway Chicago, IL 60640 District Office: (773) 784-2002 2951 West Devon (773) 784-2060 FAX Chicago, IL 60659 (773) 743-5015 Email: [email protected] (773) 743-4750 FAX Representative John D'Amico (D) Representative Lou Lang (D) 15th District 16th District Deputy Majority Leader Springfield Office: 279-S Stratton Office Building Springfield Office: Springfield, IL 62706 109 Capitol Building (217) 782-8198 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-1252 (217) 782-2906 FAX (217) 782-9903 FAX District Office: 4404 W. Lawrence Avenue District Office: Chicago, IL 60630 4121 Main Street (773) 736-0218 Skokie, IL 60076 (773) 736-2333 FAX (847) 673-1131 (847) 982-0393 FAX Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Senator Daniel Biss (D) Representative Laura Fine (D) 9th District 17th District Springfield Office: Springfield Office: Senator 9th District 231-E Stratton Office Building M121 Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-4194 (217) 782-2119 (217) 524-0449 FAX District Office: District Office: 1812 Waukegan Road 3706 Dempster Street Suite A Skokie, IL 60076 Glenview, IL 60025 (847) 568-1250 (847) 998-1717 (847) 568-1256 FAX (847) 998-1707 FAX Email: [email protected] Representative Robyn Gabel (D) Senator John G. Mulroe (D) 18th District 10th District Springfield Office: Springfield Office: 248-W Stratton Office Building Senator 10th District Springfield, IL 62706 127 Capitol Building (217) 782-8052 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 558-4553 FAX (217) 782-1035 District Office: (217) 782-2331 FAX 820 Davis Street Suite 103 District Office: Evanston, IL 60201 6107 B North Northwest Highway (847) 424-9898 Chicago, IL 60631 (847) 424-9828 FAX (773) 763-3810 (773) 763-3881 FAX Email: [email protected] Representative Robert F Martwick (D) Representative Michael P. McAuliffe (R) 19th District 20th District Springfield Office: Springfield Office: 282-S Stratton Office Building 218-N Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-8400 (217) 782-8182 District Office: (217) 558-1073 FAX 5433 N. Milwaukee Ave. District Office: Chicago, IL 60630 5515 N. East River Road (773) 286-1115 Chicago, IL 60656 (773) 545-7106 FAX (773) 444-0611 (773) 444-0711 FAX Email: [email protected] Senator Martin A. Sandoval (D) Representative Silvana Tabares (D) 11th District 21st District Springfield Office: Springfield Office: Senator 11th District 280-S Stratton Office Building 111 Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-7752 (217) 782-5304 (217) 524-0450 FAX (217) 558-6006 FAX District Office: 2458 S. Millard District Office: Unit 2A 5807 W. 35th Street Chicago, IL 60623 Cicero, IL 60804 (773) 522-1315 (708) 656-2002 (773) 522-1317 FAX (708) 656-7608 FAX Email: [email protected] Representative Michael J. Madigan (D) Senator Steven M. Landek (D) 22nd District 12th District Speaker of the House Springfield Office: Springfield Office: Senator 12th District 300 Capitol Building 113 Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-5350 (217) 782-0054 (217) 524-1794 FAX District Office: District Office: 6500 South Pulaski Road 6215 W. 79th Street, Suite 1A Chicago, IL 60629 Burbank, IL 60459 (773) 581-8000 (708) 430-2510 (773) 581-9414 FAX Representative Michael J. Zalewski (D) Representative Elizabeth Hernandez (D) 23rd District 24th District Springfield Office: Springfield Office: 243-E Stratton Office Building 286-S Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-5280 (217) 782-8173 (217) 524-0449 FAX (217) 558-1844 FAX District Office: District Office: 1 Riverside Road 2137 S. Lombard 3rd Floor South Suite 205 Riverside, IL 60546 Cicero, IL 60804 (708) 442-6500 (708) 222-5240 (708) 442-6501 FAX (708) 222-5241 FAX Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Senator Kwame Raoul (D) Representative Barbara Flynn Currie (D) 13th District 25th District Majority Leader Springfield Office: Senator 13th District Springfield Office: 122 Capitol Building 300 Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 782-5338 (217) 782-8121 (217) 524-1794 FAX (217) 558-6006 FAX District Office: District Office: 1303 E. 53rd Street 1509 E. 53rd Street, 2nd Floor Chicago, IL 60615 Chicago, IL 60615 (773) 667-0550 (773) 363-1996 (773) 667-3010 FAX (773) 681-7166 FAX Representative Christian L Mitchell (D) Senator Emil Jones, III (D) 26th District 14th District Springfield Office: Springfield Office: 240A-W Stratton Office Building Senator 14th District Springfield, IL 62706 605 Capitol Building (217) 782-2023 Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 558-1092 FAX (217) 782-9573 District Office: (217) 557-3930 FAX 449 E.
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  • Election Day Press Packet March 14 2016 Presidential Primary Election

    Election Day Press Packet March 14 2016 Presidential Primary Election

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nick Shields: 312.603.6952 March 14, 2016 [email protected] James Scalzitti: 312.603.0991 [email protected] First Presidential Primary with Election Day Registration, 17 YO voters Polls open Tuesday 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. More than 1.4 million suburban Cook County residents – a record number for a presidential election – are registered to vote in tomorrow‘s Presidential Primary Election, according to Cook County Clerk David Orr. This is the first Presidential Primary election where recent changes to state law such as Election Day Registration and 17- year-old and voting, will be in effect. “These changes I’ve championed for years, to make registration and voting easier, have helped to drive registration and turnout before election day,” Orr said. “We’ve already broken records in early voting and voting by mail in this election. From the presidential races to some countywide and state legislative races, there’s a lot that’s generating interest and excitement. Elections matter, and primary elections matter especially so.” Suburban Cook County Pre-Election Day Voting in Presidential Primary Elections 2008 2012 2016 Total % Change Total Total (unofficial) 2012-2016 Registered Voters 1,350,580 1,394,649 1,443,261 3.5% Early Voting 51,116 37,209 102,408* 175.2% Grace Period Voting 561 626 5,245* 737.9% Mail Voting Returned/Applications 8,835/13,523 9,667/12,651 17,240/37,166** 193.8% Total Pre-Election Ballots 60,512 47,453 124,893 163.2% Total Ballots Cast 585,449 329,837 tbd tbd % Pre-Election Ballots 10.3% 14.4% tbd tbd Overall Turnout 43% 24% tbd tbd *As of 3/13/16 at 3 p.m.