Presidential Candidates and Delegates Begin Filing
Then former Vice President Joe Biden and then President Donald Trump debate during the 2020 election. Both men have filed to appear on Illinois’ 2024 primary ballot.
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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the two leading contenders for their party presidential nominations this year, each filed nominating petitions Thursday morning to appear on the March 19 Illinois primary ballot.
Biden, along with longshot candidates Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips and author Marianne Williamson filed petitions Thursday.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley joined Trump filing Thursday morning. Republican longshot Ryan Binkley also filed Thursday. Not filing were former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
Trump’s filing was immediately challenged by a handful of Democrats seeking to bar him from the ballot based on a 14th amendment argument claiming Trump participated in insurrection. (He, of course, has not been convicted of any such crime.) It’s unlikely the State Board of Elections removes Trump from the ballot on that argument, but it could wind up in court.
The presidential race in Illinois is essentially a vanity project, of course, as the delegates needed to secure the nomination are directly elected by voters. Most campaigns were mum on who would part of their delegate slates.
Neither Democrats Phillips or Williamson filed any delegates Thursday. Democrats have more delegates, selecting as many as eight in a congressional district compared to three in each district for Republicans.
Here are some notable names appearing on the delegate slates for each campaign:
Biden:
Sen. Elgie Sims (D-Chicago)
Rep. Marcus Evans (D-Chicago)
Chicago Alderwoman Michelle Harris
Chicago Alderman Lamont Robinson
Former Sen. Jacqueline Collins, Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor President Bob Reiter, Orland Park
Sen. Napoleon Harris (D-Harvey)
Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (D-Olympia Fields)
Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado (D-Chicago)
Rep. Lilian Jimenez (D-Chicago)
Chicago Alderman Gil Villegas
Sen. Javier Cervantes (D-Chicago)
Rep. Theresa Mah (D-Chicago)
Rep. Aaron Ortiz (D-Chicago)
Rep. Norma Hernandez (D-Melrose Park)
Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago)
Rep. Margaret Croke (D-Chicago)
Chicago Alderman Timmy Knudsen
Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-Chicago)
Rep. Kelly Burke (D-Evergreen Park)
DuPage County Board Chair Deb Conroy, Elmhurst
Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia
Rep. LaShawn Ford (D-Chicago)
Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago)
Chicago Alderwoman Emma Mitts
Chicago Alderman Walter Burnett
Chicago Alderwoman Pat Dowell
Chicago Alderwoman Nicole Lee
Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins
Rep. Fred Crespo (D-Hoffman Estates)
DuPage County Democrats Chair Ken Mejia-Beal, Bloomingdale
Sen. Laura Fine (D-Glenview)
Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-Glenview)
Rep. Hoan Huynh (D-Chicago)
Illinois Federation of Teachers President Dan Montgomery, Chicago
Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Lake Forest)
Sen. Adriane Johnson (D-Buffalo Grove)
Rep. Bob Morgan (D-Deerfield)
Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering
Rep. Barbara Hernandez (D-Aurora)
Former Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie, Elizabethtown
Sen. Chris Belt (D-Swansea)
Sen. Doris Turner (D-Springfield)
Rep. Katie Stuart (D-Edwardsville)
Deputy Governor and former Sen. Andy Manar, Bunker Hill
llinois AFL-CIO President Tim Drea, Springfield
Sen. Linda Holmes (D-Aurora)
Sen. Dave Koehler (D-Peoria)
Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (D-Peoria)
Rep. Sharon Chung (D-Bloomington)
Trump:
Former congressional candidate Gordon Kinzler, Glen Ellyn
Former Lake County GOP Chair Mark Shaw, Lake Forest
Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro)
Former Sen. and current congressional candidate Darren Bailey, Xenia
Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-Hindsboro)
Rep. John Cabello (R-Machesney Park)
Haley:
Elizabeth Roskam, Wheaton- wife of former Congressman Peter Roskam
Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles)
Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods)
Former Lt. Governor candidate Carolyn Schofield, Crystal Lake
Former state senate candidate Mike Babcock, Bethalto
Longtime Shimkus staffer and southern Illinois GOP operative Deb Detmers Fansler, Maryville
Lobbyist Kim Clark Maisch, Springfield
Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria)
Rep. Brad Fritts (R-Dixon)
DeSantis:
Former Will County Board member and 2020 congressional candidate Mike Fricilone, Homer Glen
Illinois Family Institute Executive Director David Smith, Crete
Former House candidate Richard Janor, Naperville
Former congressional candidate Chris Dargis, Palatine
Orland Park Mayor and former congressional candidate Keith Pekau
Former Lt. Governor candidate Kathleen Murphy, Wheaton
Former Rep. Tom Morrison, Palatine
DuPage County GOP Chair Jim Zay, Carol Stream
John Munger, Lincolnshire- husband of former State Comptroller Leslie Munger
Kendall County GOP Chair and congressional candidate Jim Marter, Oswego
LaSalle County GOP Chair Larry Smith, Somonauk
Former Kendall County Board Chair and former congressional candidate Scott Gryder, Oswego
“Awake Illinois” founder and Moms for Liberty activist Shannon Adcock, Naperville
Former Rep. Ray Poe, Springfield
Former Rep. and former Lt. Governor candidate Avery Bourne, Morrisonville
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris)
Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley)
Sen. Win Stoller (R-East Peoria)
Former Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis
You can view the full list of filings here.
