George A. Cardenas
Board of Review, 1st District, on the Chicago ballot November 3, 2026. Party: Democratic. Incumbent.
Campaign site (georgecardenas.com)
Running on
Cardenas says his focus is fairness for every property owner through fair appeals, transparent policy, and direct constituent services. His listed initiatives include a property tax transparency dashboard with township-level and class-level trends, advocacy for circuit breaker relief for income-constrained homeowners, appeal-readiness workshops so residents file complete appeals on time, a single process map linking the Assessor, Board of Review, Treasurer, and Clerk, and a planned small business and commercial equity review.
Background
Cardenas served 20 years as Chicago's 12th Ward alderman, is a U.S. Navy veteran, and worked for Fortune 500 companies before entering government.
Compiled from public sources:
- cookcountyboardofreview.com
- georgecardenas.com
- georgecardenas.com
- wbez.org
- chicago.suntimes.com
- en.wikipedia.org