Endorsements

State Senator and candidate for Congress Mike Simmons proudly had received endorsements from elected leaders across the 9th Congressional District. This mosaic of support highlights Mike’s strong support since announcing his candidacy. Endorsers include:

• Chicago Alderwoman Maria Hadden (49th Ward)
• Former Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives and the first openly gay person to hold that post, Greg Harris (13th District)
• Rachel Ventura, progressive State Senator (43rd District)
• Elected Chicago School Board Member and Rogers Park community organizer Ebony DeBerry
• Dee Darling, McHenry County District 26 Cary School Board President and Chapter President of McHenry County National Organization for Women
• Avon Township Clerk and the first transgender person ever elected to a non-judicial office in Illinois, and first transgender elected official in Lake County Kristal Larson
• Teacher, Skokie Community Leader and District 73.5 Board of Education Member Elana Jacobs
• Former Evanston 9th Ward Alderwoman Cicely Fleming
• ATU Local 241 representing nearly 10,000 transit workers and operators in Chicagoland
• LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, who help elect pro-equality, pro-choice, LGBTQ+ candidates to public office
• American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee, an advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening U.S.-Ethiopia relations and promoting democracy and human rights in the US and Ethiopia