Miranda E. Hernandez
Cook County Commissioner, 16th District, on the Chicago ballot November 3, 2026. Party: Democratic.
Campaign site (mirandaforcookcounty.org)
Running on
Her campaign lists five priorities: improving maternal health outcomes, funding law enforcement and public safety initiatives, helping homeowners with property tax appeals, expanding small business access to grant funding, and providing recreational opportunities in the forest preserves.
Background
Attorney who served as counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and as a political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice, then as deputy director of legislative affairs at the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, where she now works in criminal appeals.
Compiled from public sources:
- mirandaforcookcounty.org
- mirandaforcookcounty.org
- mirandaforcookcounty.org
- rblandmark.com
- southwestregionalpublishing.com
Everyone in this race: Cook County Commissioner, 16th District