Paul Kendrick
Illinois House, 12th District, on the Chicago ballot November 3, 2026. Party: Democratic.
Campaign site (paulforillinois.com)
Running on
Campaigns on public safety, lower costs, and stronger communities, citing property tax relief through expanded homestead exemptions, housing and childcare costs, violence intervention and police recruitment, and ethics reforms such as limits on legislators' outside employment. Also lists reproductive rights, education funding, and environmental protection.
Background
Nonprofit leader and author who worked in the Obama administration's Department of Education and White House, at Harlem Children's Zone, Hope Chicago, and Rust Belt Rising, and served on the Lincoln Park High School Local School Council.
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