Dennis "Dj" Doran

Running for this seat

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

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Background

Entrepreneur and nonprofit founder

Air Force veteran and licensed pilot who has lived in Lakeview for 15 years. Former executive director of Chicago Deserves Better, a nonprofit seeking a commission to develop a city charter.

In their own words

• Ensuring public safety: fewer thefts, faster police response and proactive prevention
• Improving public transit: cleaner, more accessible CTA stations and fewer ghost buses
• Strengthening the local economy and fighting for affordability
• Supporting small businesses on Broadway, Belmont and beyond
• Neighborhood-first leadership

From the candidate's own campaign materials.

Left–right placement

No published research score covers Dennis "Dj" Doran yet, so we don't place them on the spectrum.

Links

• Campaign site
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• youtube.com

Sources

• djdoran.com/
• djdoran.com/issues
• djdoran.com/news/dj-doran-campaign-announces-team-ahead-of-signature-g
• cboeprod.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/prod/2026-10/Candidate%20List_202