Raynetta Greenleaf

Running for this seat

• Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026

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Background

Founder, Greenleaf Motivation Inc.

Ran for 17th Ward alderman in 2019, losing to Ald. David Moore. Founded Greenleaf Motivation Inc. in 2014, a group focused on violence prevention and helping young entrepreneurs. Attended John W. Cook Elementary and Simeon in the ward; in 2019 she listed bachelor's and master's degrees in healthcare administration from Robert Morris University and work as a patient care facilitator at Rush University Medical Center.

In their own words

• More locally owned businesses in vacant storefronts
• Community reinvestment in vacant properties and property ownership
• Pharmacy and grocery access close to home
• Youth jobs and after-school activities to help keep the violence down
• Street repairs and tree maintenance, with residents deciding what comes first

From the candidate's own campaign materials.

Left–right placement

No published research score covers Raynetta Greenleaf yet, so we don't place them on the spectrum.

Links

• Chicago Sun-Times (2019) questionnaire

Sources

• thechicagolandjournal.com/raynetta-greenleaf-puts-neighborhood-ownersh
• chicago.suntimes.com/2019/1/27/18413156/17th-ward-candidate-for-alderm
• blockclubchicago.org/2022/12/01/ald-david-moore-will-run-unopposed-for
• cboeprod.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/prod/2026-10/Candidate%20List_202