Affiliation Chicago | Former manager of government affairs for Noble Network of Charter Schools and candidate for Illinois state senate district 2
Grant Anderson
Affiliation Bloomington-Normal | Chief executive officer, Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal
Todd Belcore
Affiliation Chicago | Co-founder and executive director of Social Change and member of Mayor Emanuel’s Policy-Community Relations Working Group
Senator Scott Bennett
Affiliation Champaign
Katie Blakeman
Affiliation Champaign | Circuit clerk of Champaign County
Steven Bost
Affiliation Murphysboro | Jackson County board member
Laura Calderon
Affiliation Chatham | Executive director for the Illinois Public Transportation Association
Nicholas Colvin
Affiliation Chicago | Attorney and former personal aide to then-Senator Barack Obama
Jennifer Creasey
Affiliation Springfield | Director of state relations for the University of Illinois’ Office of Government Relations
Joseph “J. D.” Dalfonso
Affiliation Peoria | Communications director for Congressman Darin LaHood
John Donovan
Affiliation Palos Park | Special assistant and counsel to the Cook County Sheriff
Michael Dropka
Affiliation North Riverside | Compliance manager in the Local Government Division for the State of Illinois Comptroller
Acasia Wilson Feinberg
Affiliation Chicago | Executive director of Educators 4 Excellence
Nyota Figgs
Affiliation Calumet City | City clerk of Calumet City
Andrew Freiheit
Affiliation Wheaton | Chief of staff for the office of Illinois House Minority Leader
Representative Randy Frese
Affiliation Quincy
Ryan Gammelgard
Affiliation Bloomington | Counsel for State Farm Corporate Law Department
Representative Will Guzzardi
Affiliation Chicago
Ranjit Hakim
Affiliation Chicago | Executive director of Cook County Department of Human Rights and Ethics
Blake Hudson
Affiliation Zion | Deputy political director for Congressman Bob Dold
Senator Emil Jones III
Affiliation Chicago
Bryen Johnson
Affiliation Springfield | Legislative director of the Illinois Federation of Teachers
Jacqueline Lacy
Affiliation Hoopeston | Public defender and candidate for state’s attorney of Vermilion County
Era Laudermilk
Affiliation Chicago | Deputy director for Illinois Justice Project
Juan Carlos Linares
Affiliation Chicago | Executive director of Latin United Community Housing Association
Caitlyn McEllis
Affiliation Springfield | Senior legal counsel for Office of the Senate President
Megan McKenna Mejia
Affiliation Waukegan | Executive director and chief executive officer of Mano a Mano Family Resource Center
Erin O’Brien
Affiliation Chicago | Vice president, state legislative affairs for Illinois State Medical Society
Andrew Quarnstrom
Affiliation Champaign | Township supervisor for the city of Champaign
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa
Affiliation Chicago | Chicago city council member
Nancy Rotering
Affiliation Highland Park | Mayor of Highland Park
Anel Ruiz
Affiliation Chicago | Chief executive officer of Innovation Illinois
Rebecca Shi
Affiliation Chicago | Executive director of Illinois Business Immigration Coalition
Juliana Stratton
Affiliation Chicago | Director of Center for Public Safety and Justice at University of Illinois Chicago and candidate for state representative
Gilbert Villegas
Affiliation Chicago | Chicago city council member
Dr. Sameer Vohra
Affiliation Springfield | Assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and trustee of Sangamon County Medical Society
Sheldon Watts
Affiliation DuPage | DuPage township trustee
Representative Emanuel “Chris” Welch
Affiliation Hillsdale
Sarah Wochos
Affiliation Chicago | Assistant Vice President, BMO Financial Group
