Ephraim Lee

Running for this seat

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

How we list candidates.

Background

Chair, 2nd Police District Council; U.S. Navy veteran

Elected to the 2nd Police District Council in February 2023 and currently serves as its chair. Served 26 years in the U.S. Navy and has facilitated CAPS beat 215. Holds a B.A. in psychology from Chicago State University and a master's in social work from the University of Illinois Chicago; lives in Bronzeville.

Holds this office now.

In their own words

• To act as an honest and trustworthy bridge between the citizens of the district and the police
• A mediator of fairness, dignity, and transparency between CPD and residents

From the candidate's own campaign materials.

Left–right placement

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

Links

• Campaign site
• Chicago Reader questionnaire, via Hyde Park Herald (2023) questionnaire

Sources

• ccpsa.chicago.gov/district-council/2nd-district-council/
• ccpsa.chicago.gov/member/ephraim-lee/
• hpherald.com/evening_digest/whos-running-for-2nd-police-district-counc
• thetriibe.com/2023/01/2023-chicago-police-district-councils-voter-guid