Deborah Lane

Candidate for Chicago Alderperson, Ward 42. The election is February 23, 2027.

Running for this seat

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

Background

Senior advisor to Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs

Former Chicago Transit Authority rail operator and union leader. Served as secretary-treasurer of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308 and as president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Illinois Joint Conference.

In their own words

Safer transit and streets
Housing stability
Small business support
Dependable infrastructure
A ward office that delivers

From the candidate's own campaign materials.

Left–right placement

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

Sources

deborahlanefor42.com/
blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/30/42nd-ward-alderman-brendan-reilly-face
chicagopolitics.org/elections/2027/ward/42

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