Leonardo Rojas-Banda

Running for this seat

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

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Background

Attorney

Attorney and community organizer who grew up in West Lawn. Most recently served as a FOIA officer and assistant general counsel in the Illinois governor's office, and earlier helped residents enroll in SNAP and Medicaid at the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Chairs the Civic Empowerment pillar at Southwest Action Network.

In their own words

• A responsive ward office that invites the community to talk
• "Know your rights" help for immigrant families
• A police station at the Midway Armory and expanded civilian response programs
• Work with the chamber of commerce on small business and redevelopment
• "Give people hope and faith back into their government systems"

From the candidate's own campaign materials.

Left–right placement

No published research score covers Leonardo Rojas-Banda yet, so we don't place them on the spectrum.

Links

• Campaign site

Sources

• southwestregionalpublishing.com/2026/08/28/meet-the-28-year-old-lawyer
• leonardofor23.com/
• cboeprod.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/prod/2026-10/Candidate%20List_202