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Barack Obama for US Senate - 1984

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Filing Deadline for Major Party Candidates: November 2, 2009
Filing Deadline for Third Party Candidates: June 21, 2010
Primary: February 2, 2010

This page was last updated on November 17, 2009

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Pat Quinn (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Dan Hynes (D) - State Comptroller
Ed Scanlan (D) - Attorney
William “Dock” Walls (D) - Ex-Chicago Mayoral Aide & Frequent Candidate
Adam Andrzejewski (R) - Businessman
Bill Brady (R) - State Sen., Developer & '06 Candidate
Kirk Dillard (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Claims Court Judge & Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff
Andy McKenna (R) - Ex-State GOP Chair, Paper Company CEO & '04 US Sen. Candidate
Dan Proft (R) - Political Consultant & Conservative Activist
Jim Ryan (R) - Ex-Attorney General, Ex-DuPage County State's Attorney & '02 Nominee
Bob Schillerstrom (R) - DuPage County Board Chair & Attorney
Randy Stufflebeam (Constitution) - State Party Chair, Retired USMC Veteran, Church Activist & '06 Nominee
Rich Whitney (Green) - Attorney, Ex-Journalist & Frequent Candidate
Lex Green (Libertarian)
Michael White (Independent) - Speech Therapy Clinic Business Manager & Retired USAF Officer

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

George Ryan

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the General Election.)
VACANT
Mike Boland (D) - State Rep., Ex-East Moline School Board Member & Ex-Teacher
Tom Castillo (D) - Electrical Worker
Scott Lee Cohen (D) - Cleaning Supply Company Owner & Community Activist
Rickey Hendon (D) - State Sen.
Terry Link (D) - State Senate Majority Whip & Businessman
Art Turner (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Criminal Investigator
Brad Cole (R) - Carbondale Mayor
Dennis Cook (R) - District 230 School Board President
Matt Murphy (R) - State Sen.
Jason Plummer (R) - Lumber Company Executive
Don Tracy (R) - Attorney & Businessman
Randy White (R) - Hancock County Commissioner, Conservative Activist & '06 Write-In Candidate
Don Crawford (Green)
Ed Rutledge (Libertarian)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Lisa Madigan (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Steve Kim (R) - Attorney
David Black (Green) - Attorney, '06 Nominee & '04 Champaign County State's Attorney Nominee

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Jesse White (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Robert Enriquez (R) - Businessman, Ex-State Human Rights Commissioner & USMC Veteran
Adrian Frost (Green)
Josh Hanson (Libertarian)

Shilts - Libertarian

STATE COMPTROLLER:
[ Dan Hynes (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) - Ex-Deputy State Treasurer & Attorney
Clint Krislov (D) - Attorney, '96 US Sen. Candidate & '98 Attorney General Candidate
David Miller (D) - State Rep. & Dentist
Jim Dodge (R) - Orland Park Village Trustee, Marketing Executive, GOP Activist & National Guard Veteran
William Kelly (R) - TV Sports Show Host & Ex-National Taxpayers Union of Illinois Executive Director
Judy Baar Topinka (R) - Ex-State Treasurer, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-State GOP Chair & '06 Governor Nominee
Erika Schaefer (Green)
Julie Fox (Libertarian) - Dundee Township Library Board Member, Ex-State Party Treasurer & Accountant

STATE TREASURER:
[ Alexi Giannoulias (D)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2010. ]
Mark Doyle (D) - Ex-Clinton White House Aide & Political Consultant
Robin Kelly (D) - Ex-State Rep. & Chief of Staff to State Treasurer Giannoulias
Justin Oberman (D) - Aviation Security Consultant & Businessman
Dan Rutherford (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Businessman & '06 Secretary of State Nominee
Scott Summers (Green) - Attorney, McHenry County College Trustee & '08 US Rep. Nominee

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

State Senate - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Roland Burris (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Will Boyd Jr. (D) - Greenville City Councilman & Minister
Corey Dabney (D) - Business College CEO
Alexi Giannoulias (D) - State Treasurer & Ex-Banker
David Hoffman (D) - Ex-City of Chicago Inspector General, Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Cheryle Robinson Jackson (D) - Chicago Urban League President
Robert Marshall (D) - Physician, Vietnam War Veteran & '90/'98 GOP US Rep. Nominee
Jacob Meister (D) - Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
John Arrington (R) - Ex-Harvey City Alderman, Community Resource Center Founder & '04 US Rep. Candidate
Patrick Hughes (R) - Attorney & Anti-Tax Activist
Mark Kirk (R) - Congressman, Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & Afghan War Veteran
Tom Kuna (R) - Businessman, Ex-Teacher & Pro-Life Activist
Don Lowery (R) - Retired Circuit Judge, Ex-Massac County State's Attorney & Vietnam War Veteran
Andy Martin (R) - Legal Activist & Frequent Candidate
Kathleen Thomas (R) - Ex-New Berlin School Board Member & College Professor
Robert Zadek (R) - Businessman, Real Estate Broker, Ex-Mortgage Broker, Ex-Corporate Auditor & USCG Veteran
LeAlan Jones (Green) - Freelance Journalist & Author
Mike Labno (Libertarian) - Engineer & Construction Manager
John Blyth (Independent) - Health Insurance Agency Owner & Ex-Bricklayer
Stan Jagla (Independent) - Businessman & '08 US Rep. Candidate
Eric Wallace (Independent) - Apostolic Minister, Businessman & Conservative Activist

Reagan & O'Neal - 1980

Dick Durbin (D)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Bobby Rush (D)*
Harold Bailey (D)
JoAnne Guillemette (D) - Attorney & Frequent Candidate
Fred Smith (D) - Youth Care Program Director & Army Veteran
Jeff Adams (Green)

District 2:
Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Isaac Hayes (R) - Minister
Michael Mayden (Green)
Anthony Williams (Green) - Lutheran Pastor & Frequent Candidate

Harold Washington for Chicago Mayor

District 3:
Dan Lipinski (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jorge Mujica (D) - Immigrant Rights Activist
Michael Bendas (R) - Business Consultant & Retired Army Officer
Laurel Lambert Schmidt (Green)

District 4:
Luis Gutierrez (D)*
Robert Burns (Green)

District 5:
Mike Quigley (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ashvin Lad (R) - Businessman & Biomedical Engineer
Rosanna Pulido (R) - Illinois Minuteman Project Founder/Director & '09 Nominee
David Ratowitz (R) - Real Estate Developer, Attorney & Army Veteran
Terrence Gilhooly (Green)
Matt Reichel (Green) - Political Organizer, Peace Activist, French Translator & '09 Candidate
Andy Williams (Green)

District 6:
Peter Roskam (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ben Lowe (D) - Author & Environmental Activist

District 7:
Danny K. Davis (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jim Ascot (D) - Commercial Real Estate Broker & '06 Candidate
Darlena Burnett (D) - Cook County Deputy Recorder of Deeds & Democratic State Committeewoman
Clarence Desmond Clemons (D) - '92 Candidate
Robert Dallas (D) - Political Consultant & Frequent Candidate
Sharon Dixon (D) - Chicago Alderwoman
Marshall Hatch (D) - Pastor & Community Activist
Joyce Washington (D) - Health Care Consultant, Nurse & '04 US Sen. Candidate
Mark Weiman (R)
Kip Robbins (Green)

District 8:
Melissa Bean (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jonathan Farnick (D)
Dirk Beveridge (R) - Business Consultant, Educator & Author
John Dawson (R) - Home Builder, Ex-Crystal Lake School Board Member & Ex-Teacher
Chris Geissler (R) - Business Consultant
Greg Jacobs (R) - Retired Police Officer & Vietnam War Veteran
Maria Rodriguez (R) - Long Grove Village President
Joe Walsh (R) - Teacher, '96 Candidate & '98 State Rep. Candidate
Bill Scheurer (Green) - Attorney, Peace Activist & Frequent Candidate

Dole-Kemp & Al Salvi

District 9:
Jan Schakowsky (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Susanne Atanus (R) - Retired Federal Contracting Officer & Ex-Substitute Teacher
Joel Pollak (R) - Attorney, Author & Conservative Activist
Simon Ribeiro (Green) - Teacher & '06 Candidate
Moe Shanfield (Green) - Retiree & '08 Nominee

District 10:
[ Mark Kirk (R)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2010. ]
Patricia Bird (R) - Financial Consultant
Bill Cadigan (R) - Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Beth Coulson (R) - State Rep., Physical Therapist & Ex-Medical School Professor
Bob Dold (R) - Businessman
Arie Friedman (R) - Pediatrician & Navy Veteran
Dick Green (R) - Stock Market Analyst
Paul Hamann (R) - Electrical Engineer
Julie Hamos (D) - State Rep., Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Elliot Richardson (D) - Attorney
Dan Seals (D) - Marketing Executive, Ex-Congressional Aide & '06/'08 Nominee
Milton Sumption (D) - Business Consultant & Peace Corps Veteran
Richard Mayers (Green) - White Supremacist & Frequent Candidate

District 11:
Debbie Halvorson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Adam Kinzinger (R) - Ex-McLean County Commissioner & Iraq War Veteran
David McAloon (R) - Church Staffer, Businessman, Conservative Activist & '08 State Rep. Candidate
Henry Meers Jr. (R) - Financial Advisor
Darrel Miller (R)
Dave White (R)

Carol Moseley Braun for US Senate

District 12:
Jerry Costello (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Theresa Kormos (R) - Nurse & Non-Profit Group Founder
Teri Davis Newman (R) - Conservative Activist
Rodger Jennings (Green) - Information Technology Project Manager, Metro East Green Party Chair & '08 Nominee

District 13:
Judy Biggert (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Harper (D) - Marketing Firm Owner & '08 Nominee

District 14:
Bill Foster (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jim Pistorius (D) - College Administrator
Jeff Danklefsen (R) - Property Maintenance Manager
Ethan Hastert (R) - Attorney, Ex-Aide to VP Cheney & Son of Ex-US House Speaker Denny Hastert
Randy Hultgren (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-DuPage County Commissioner & Attorney
Jim Purcell (R) - Business Consultant
Mark Vargas (R) - Ex-Defense Department Civilian Employee in Iraq
Daniel Kairis (Green)

Ed Derwinski for Congress

District 15:
Tim Johnson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
David Gill (D) - Physician, Democratic Activist & '04/'06 Nominee

District 16:
Don Manzullo (R)* - (Campaign Site)
George Gaulrapp (D) - Freeport Mayor
Terry Campbell (Green)

District 17:
Phil Hare (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bobby Schilling (R) - Pizza Restaurant Owner & Ex-Factory Worker
Roger Davis (Green)

Pulley - Artz - Socialist Workers

District 18:
Aaron Schock (R)* - (Campaign Site)
D.K. Hirner (D) - Environmental Activist, Ex-College Professor & Ex-Missouri Gubernatorial Aide
Carl Ray (D) - Software Consultant & Gulf War Veteran
Sheldon Schafer (Green) - College Professor, Astronomer, Peace Corps Veteran & '08 Nominee

District 19:
John Shimkus (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Firsching (R) - Ex-Madison County School Board Member & Veterinarian
Tim Bagwell (D) - IT Consultant, Teacher & '04 Nominee