Candidates

Below is a list of candidates who will be on our ballot for Barrington Township in 2024 that the Barrington Area Democratic Organization supports based on their demonstrated Democratic values and personal advocacy. 

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Candidates for President and Vice President of the United States

When President Biden and Vice President Harris took office, our country faced unprecedented crises - a raging pandemic, economic crisis, climate crisis, and racial injustice. The President and Vice President ran for office on the promise to move quickly to tackle these crises head-on and deliver results for working families. That’s what the Biden-Harris Administration has done.

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Mike Quigley

Candidate for US House - Illinois District 5

Mike Quigley was elected to Congress to represent Illinois’ 5th District on April 7, 2009. A former Cook County Commissioner who began his career through community service in the Lakeview neighborhood, Mike has served his community for more than thirty years. His election to Congress was an opportunity to take his unique style of reform-minded politics, which Chicagoans have known for years, from Cook County to Washington. 

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Mariyana Spyropoulos

Candidate for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk 

Mariyana’s experience as an attorney makes her the best candidate to lead the office of Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County at a pivotal time. For years, the Clerk’s office has failed to modernize and operate in a transparent manner. Mariyana is running to improve the use of technology in the office, bring the courts to the communities to increase access to justice, and make the office more transparent and ethical.

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Eileen O'Neill Burke

Candidate for Cook County State's Attorney

As a prosecutor and judge, Justice O’Neill Burke is acutely aware of the awesome responsibility placed on our State’s Attorney to vigorously prosecute cases and seek justice for victims, their families, and the people of Cook County while respecting the rule of law and the civil rights of the accused.

She knows that requires thoughtful reform and restorative justice, to ensure that the system focuses on safety and fairness, not jailing people indefinitely because they are poor or mentally ill. Eileen believes we need to put resources into juvenile, veterans, drug, and mental health courts, to help people get back on the right path and build stronger, safer communities.

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Maria Peterson

Candidate for Illinois House District 52

Maria Peterson is a dedicated advocate and community leader who has always believed in “Service Before Politics.” She will be fighting for the environment, women's healthcare, reproductive rights, gun safety for all our communities and to protect our public schools and libraries.

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Mary Sevandal Cohen

Candidate for 13th Subcircuit Judge

Attorney Mary Sevandal Cohen is a first-generation daughter of Filipino-American immigrants. She has dedicated her entire 18-year legal career to working in the public sector, initially serving as a bilingual legal-intern for the Chicago Legal Clinic in Pilsen and the AIDS Legal Council of Chicago, then as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Dekalb County, and currently serving as in-house legal counsel for a public transit agency, Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the RTA.

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