Timmy Knudsen

Running for this seat

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

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Background

Chicago alderperson, 43rd Ward; attorney

Appointed 43rd Ward alderman in September 2022 after Ald. Michele Smith resigned. Before his appointment he was a partner at the law firm Croke Fairchild Morgan & Beres, where he founded its pro bono practice, and chaired the Zoning Board of Appeals. Serves as vice chair of the City Council Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy.

Holds this office now.

In their own words

• Investing in public safety
• Advancing fiscal stability
• Protecting fundamental rights
• Building unity and consensus

From the candidate's own campaign materials.

Left–right placement

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

Links

• Campaign site

Sources

• chicago.gov/city/en/about/wards/43.html
• knudsenfor43.com/
• blockclubchicago.org/2023/01/26/5-candidates-vying-to-unseat-lightfoot
• chicagopolitics.org/ward/43
• chicagopolitics.org/elections/2027/ward/43