Committeemen and Committeewomen (Cook County, Illinois)
Ward Committeepeople and Township Committeepeople are political party officials who serve many standard committeemen duties on behalf of their political party in Cook County, Illinois.
Cook County overall
In Cook County, the city of Chicago is divided into 50 wards that each have elected committeepeople, one for each party that participates, in addition to a single elected alderman. In addition, each of the 30 suburban civil townships within Cook County, outside of the city of Chicago, has a committeeperson for each party. The committeepeople are elected the year following the municipal primary elections. The positions are unpaid, with responsibilities that include voter registration, community forums, election materials, and election operations. In addition, the committeepeople are responsible for producing smooth political processes during the elections in their wards, which includes attempting to produce high voter turnout.Committeepeople are voting members in the political organization of their party in the County. This role gives them authority on behalf of the party to endorse replacements for some vacated political posts such as United States Congressman and state legislators.
Chicago
Operationally in Chicago, sometimes the committeeperson controls the ward, sometimes the alderman controls the committeeperson and sometimes the committeeperson and the alderman are one and the same. In many cases the committeeman also has influence over the doling out of jobs, favors, and services around the ward. Sometimes a committeeperson accumulates sufficient influence to place his loyalists into political positions outside of the ward.Incumbent Cook County Democratic Party Committeepeople
As of June 2020:| Constituency | Committeeperson | Assumed Position | Other Office Held |
| 1st Ward | Daniel La Spata | 2020 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 2nd Ward | Tim Egan | 2016 | - |
| 3rd Ward | Pat Dowell | 2008 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 4th Ward | Toni Preckwinkle | 1992 | President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and Chair of the Cook County Democratic Party |
| 5th Ward | Leslie Hairston | 2000 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 6th Ward | Roderick Sawyer | 2012 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 7th Ward | Gregory Mitchell | 2016 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 8th Ward | Michelle A. Harris | 2008 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 9th Ward | Anthony Beale | 2000 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 10th Ward | Susan Sadlowski Garza | 2016 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 11th Ward | John Daley | 1980 | Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners |
| 12th Ward | George Cardenas | 2020 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 13th Ward | Michael Madigan | 1972 | Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives |
| 14th Ward | Aaron Ortiz | 2020 | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives |
| 15th Ward | Raymond Lopez | 2012 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 16th Ward | Stephanie D. Coleman | 2016 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 17th Ward | David H. Moore | 2016 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 18th Ward | Derrick Curtis | 2016 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 19th Ward | Matthew O'Shea | 2012 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 20th Ward | Mattie Hunter | 2020 | Member of the Illinois Senate |
| 21st Ward | Howard B. Brookins Jr. | 2004 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 22nd Ward | Michael D. Rodriguez | 2016 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 23rd Ward | Silvana Taberes | 2020 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 24th Ward | Michael Scott Jr. | 2016 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 25th Ward | Byron Sigcho-Lopez | 2020 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 26th Ward | Angee Gonzalez Rodriguez | 2020 | - |
| 27th Ward | Walter Burnett, Jr. | 2013 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 28th Ward | Jason Ervin | 2012 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 29th Ward | Chris Taliaferro | 2016 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 30th Ward | Ariel Reboyras | 2006 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 31st Ward | Felix Cardona, Jr. | 2020 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 32nd Ward | Scott Waguespack | 2012 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 33nd Ward | Iris Martinez | 2020 | Member of the Illinois Senate |
| 34th Ward | Preston Brown, Jr. | 2020 | - |
| 35th Ward | Anthony Joel Quezada | 2020 | - |
| 36th Ward | Gilbert Villegas | 2020 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 37th Ward | Emma Mitts | 2004 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 38th Ward | Robert F. Martwick, Jr. | 2017 | Member of the Illinois Senate |
| 39th Ward | Ram Villivalam | 2019 | Member of the Illinois Senate |
| 40th Ward | Maggie O'Keefe | 2020 | - |
| 41st Ward | Joe Cook | 2020 | - |
| 42nd Ward | Brendan Reilly | 2008 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 43rd Ward | Lucy Moog | 2016 | - |
| 44th Ward | Thomas M. Tunney | 2004 | Member of the Chicago City Council and Vice Mayor of Chicago |
| 45th Ward | James "Jim" Gardiner | 2020 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 46th Ward | Sean Tenner | 2018 | - |
| 47th Ward | Paul Rosenfeld | 2015 | - |
| 48th Ward | Harry Osterman | 2020 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| 49th Ward | Kelly Cassidy | 2019 | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives |
| 50th Ward | Debra Silverstein | 2019 | Member of the Chicago City Council |
| Barrington Township | Robert Steffen | Member of the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board | |
| Berwyn Township | Robert Lovero | Mayor of Berwyn, Illinois | |
| Bloom Township | Lori Wilcox | Chicago Heights City Clerk | |
| Bremen Township | Vernard Alsberry | Hazelcrest Village President | |
| Calumet Township | Robert Rita | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Calumet Township Supervisor | |
| Cicero Township | Blanca M Vargas | none | |
| Elk Grove Township | Ted Mason | none | |
| Evanston | Eamon Kelly | none | |
| Hanover Township | Steve Caramelli | none | |
| Lemont Township | Edward M Smollen | none | |
| Leyden Township | Barrett F Pedersen | Mayor of Franklin Park | |
| Lyons Township | Steven Landek | Member of the Illinois Senate and Mayor of Bridgeview | |
| Maine Township | Laura Murphy | Member of the Illinois Senate | |
| New Trier Township | Dean Maragos | none | |
| Niles Township | Lou Lang | none | |
| Northfield Township | Tracy Katz Muhl | none | |
| Norwood Park Township | Frank Avino | none | |
| Oak Park Township | Don Harmon | President of the Illinois Senate | |
| Orland Township | Michael Hastings | Member of the Illinois Senate | |
| Palatine Township | Maria Galo | none | |
| Palos Township | Robert Maloney | none | |
| Proviso Township | Karen Yarbrough | County Clerk of Cook County | |
| Rich Township | Calvin Jordan | Rich Township Highway Inspector, Trustee of Rich Township Schools, and member of Village of Hazel Crest Economic Development Board | |
| River Forest Township | Thomas Cargie | River Forest, Illinois Trustee | |
| Riverside Township | Michael J. Zalewski | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| Schaumburg Township | Mike Cudzik | none | |
| Stickney Township | Vincent Cainkar | none | |
| Thornton Township | Frank M Zuccarelli | Thornton Township Supervisor | |
| Wheeling Township | Mark L. Walker | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| Worth Township | Patricia Joan Murphy | none |
Incumbent Cook County Republican Party Committeepeople
As of June 2020:| Constituency | Committeeperson | Assumed Position | Other Office Held |
| 1st Ward | Vacant | ||
| 2nd Ward | Eloise Gearson | none | |
| 3rd Ward | Vacant | ||
| 4th Ward | Lori Yokoyama | none | |
| 5th Ward | Matthew Foldi | none | |
| 6th Ward | Darnell Macklin | none | |
| 7th Ward | Vacant | ||
| 8th Ward | Lynn Renee Franco | none | |
| 9th Ward | Wayland Johnson | none | |
| 10th Ward | Vacant | ||
| 11th Ward | Carl Segvich | none | |
| 12th Ward | Antonio Mannings | none | |
| 13th Ward | Vacant | ||
| 14th Ward | Emma Walsh | none | |
| 15th Ward | Rosa Pritchett | none | |
| 16th Ward | Richard Munnich | none | |
| 17th Ward | Sherri Griffith | none | |
| 18th Ward | Symeon Brown | none | |
| 19th Ward | Steven Graves | none | |
| 20th Ward | Vacant | ||
| 21st Ward | Vacant | ||
| 22nd Ward | Vacant | ||
| 23rd Ward | Vacant | ||
| 24th Ward | Vacant | ||
| 25th Ward | Martin Ozinga | none | |
| 26th Ward | Jason Wroble | none | |
| 27th Ward | Mark Spognardi | none | |
| 28th Ward | Eric Pulia | none | |
| 29th Ward | Vacant | ||
| 30th Ward | Vacant | ||
| 31st Ward | Bob Howington | none | |
| 32nd Ward | Stephen Rossi | none | |
| 33rd Ward | Stan Bartkus | none | |
| 34th Ward | Percy Coleman | none | |
| 35th Ward | Walter Zarnecki | none | |
| 36th Ward | Vacant | ||
| 37th Ward | Vacant | ||
| 38th Ward | Chuck Hernandez | none | |
| 39th Ward | Matt Podgorski | none | |
| 40th Ward | Daniel Kelley | none | |
| 41st Ward | Michael McAuliffe | none | |
| 42nd Ward | Rita Zak | none | |
| 43rd Ward | Chris Cleveland | none | |
| 44th Ward | Scott Davis | none | |
| 45th Ward | Vacant | ||
| 46th Ward | Dianne Shapiro | none | |
| 47th Ward | Jessica White | none | |
| 48th Ward | Vacant | ||
| 49th Ward | Jesus Solorio | none | |
| 50th Ward | Vacant | ||
| Barrington Township | Chris Geissler | none | |
| Berwyn Township | Vacant | ||
| Bloom Township | Doug Troiani | Director of the Regional Transportation Authority | |
| Bremen Township | Kevin Suggs | none | |
| Calumet Township | Vacant | ||
| Cicero Township | Maria Moreno | none | |
| Elk Grove Township | Russ Nowak | none | |
| Evanston | Blair Garber | none | |
| Hanover Township | Michael H. Baumer | Streamwood Village Trustee | |
| Lemont Township | Michael Shackel | Lemont Township Trustee | |
| Leyden Township | Bradley Stephens | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Mayor of Rosemont | |
| Lyons Township | Christine Cook | none | |
| Maine Township | Char Foss-Eggemann | none | |
| New Trier Township | Kathy Myalls | none | |
| Niles Township | Chris Hanusiak | none | |
| Northfield Township | T.J. Brown | none | |
| Norwood Park Township | Anthony Beckman | none | |
| Oak Park Township | Linda Tibensky | none | |
| Orland Township | Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman | none | |
| Palatine Township | Aaron Del Mar | Palatine Township Highway Commissioner | |
| Palos Township | Sean M. Morrison | Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and Chairman of the Cook County Republican Party | |
| Proviso Township | Mike Corrigan | none | |
| Rich Township | Eric Wallace | none | |
| River Forest Township | Tom Cronin | none | |
| Riverside Township | Mike Dropka | none | |
| Schaumburg Township | Joeseph C. Folisi | none | |
| Stickney Township | Natasa Dzolic | Member of Stickney, Illinois Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission | |
| Thornton Township | Tim DeYoung | none | |
| Wheeling Township | Kathy Penner | none | |
| Worth Township | Shaun Murphy | none |