Michelle A. Harris

Running for this seat

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

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Background

Chicago alderperson, 8th Ward

Appointed to the City Council in 2006 to fill Todd Stroger's 8th Ward seat; elected in 2007 and reelected in 2011, 2015 and 2019. Chairs the City Council Committee on Committees and Rules.

Holds this office now.

Left–right placement

Moderately left, from the giving patterns of their campaign donors (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford). Based on the 60 donors to their 2018 campaign for city council. DIME doesn't name donors: it places each one by everyone they give to, then places the candidate by their donors Source

Links

• Campaign site

Sources

• chicago.gov/city/en/about/wards/08.html
• blockclubchicago.org/2023/01/09/2-candidates-will-challenge-ald-michel
• chicagopolitics.org/ward/8
• chicagopolitics.org/elections/2027/ward/8