Melissa L. Bean
US House, 8th District, on the Chicago ballot November 3, 2026. Party: Democratic.
Campaign site (melissabeanforcongress.com)
Running on
Bean's campaign site says she is running to restore democracy, health care and the economy, and lists lowering housing, health care, energy and education costs as priorities. She says she will protect and strengthen the Affordable Care Act, support comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship, protect the right to organize, expand access to capital for small businesses and work to restore the U.S. Department of Education. Her issues page also lists codifying Roe v. Wade protections, campaign finance transparency, election security legislation and clean energy investment.
Background
Represented Illinois's 8th District in the U.S. House from 2005 to 2011, then led the Executives Club of Chicago, chaired JPMorgan Chase's Midwest operations and served as CEO of Mesirow Wealth Advisors.
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