Michael Scott, Jr.

Democrat · Candidate for Cook County Board of Commissioners, District 2 · November 3, 2026

About this race

Your county's governing board (in Illinois, the county board). Adopts the county budget and property-tax levy, passes county ordinances, and oversees county services such as health and welfare programs, roads and county buildings.

1 candidate is running for Cook County Board of Commissioners, District 2 in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Only voters in this district.

Where they stand

Moderately left, from the giving patterns of their campaign donors (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford). Based on the 243 donors to their 2016 campaign for other. DIME doesn't name donors: it places each one by everyone they give to, then places the candidate by their donors.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Funding

$161K raised, $3,495 from small donors.

Largest donorsAmount
24th WARD Democratic Organization$11K
Chicago LAND Operators Joint Labor-mgmt PAC$7,500
Michael Sacks$7,300
Cinecity Studios$7,000
SEIU IL Council PAC FUND$6,000
Liuna Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC$6,000
Local 134 State & Municipal PAC IBEW$5,000
Elzie Higginbottom$5,000

Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, reports through 2026-09-30.

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What party is Michael Scott, Jr.?
Michael Scott, Jr. is running as a Democrat.
What does the Cook County Board of Commissioners, District 2 seat do?
Your county's governing board (in Illinois, the county board). Adopts the county budget and property-tax levy, passes county ordinances, and oversees county services such as health and welfare programs, roads and county buildings.
How much money has Michael Scott, Jr. raised?
$161K as of the latest state campaign-finance filings.
Is Michael Scott, Jr. liberal or conservative?
On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Michael Scott, Jr. is moderately left, from the giving patterns of their campaign donors (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
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