U.S. House of Representatives

Daniel Biss has the legislative experience I want in my congressional representative. He also has the heart and mind of a community leader and organizer. He's able to blend his progressive, grasssroots ideologies with tactics that result in ACTUAL policy change.

I have been impressed with Dan's leadership as the mayor of Evanston and as a State Rep, and have personally experienced standing up critical social services in the community alongside him and his team. I align with Kat's progressive agenda and appreciate her campaign a lot; however, I am concerned about the fact that she is not from the district. I also have an immense amount of respect for Senator Laura Fine, having worked with her on significant mental health legislation and her support for human rights and social services. I am, however, concerned about her decision to take money from AIPAC and MAGA donors. I want to be clear that I am not a 9th district voter.

I have a strong view on this one. Dan Biss is intelligent, principled, and capable. From the moment Jenny and I met him at his first house fundraiser this cycle, we've been on board, and we co-hosted an event for him.

I believe that Daniel listens well, and ultimately makes decisions based on what he thinks is right for his constituents.

Some people in Evanston don't like him because of some decision or another that he's made as mayor. But when you're the mayor, you have to make decisions. They are often hard decisions, and they are guaranteed to upset some people. The people running against either hold legislative offices where they don't have the same individual accountability or are not office holders at all.

There are some other good people in this race whom I hope to vote for in other elections in the future. Phil Andrew, our neighbor, has a great story and an impressive background in public service through his long career in the FBI. He seems to be a person of integrity it has generated some impressive support in this is his first race.

I know Kat Abugazaleh is a somewhat polarizing figure, but the Democrats badly need more candidates like her: intelligent, direct, social media savvy, and young. I hope she will continue in Democratic politics.

Jeff Cohen, Justin Ford, Hoan Huynh, and Mike Simmons are good people in their own right. And of course, Laura Fine has represented our state senate district ably for a number of years, though I'm deeply disappointed by who she's taking money from. We need some more meaningful races like this one. It's unfortunate that so many good people are running against each other in a single race.

Daniel Biss is the current Mayor of Evanston and has shown that he is willing to get out into the community and get things done. He is ready to legislate, he is ready to represent the interests of the IL-9. His endorsements are local, and most of his campaign $ is local too.

I personally know and have worked with Daniel to expand homeless shelter access in Evanston. He is a strong progressive who does not compromise his values on the face of pushback. Unlike other candidates, he isn’t in this race to go viral, he is in it to make real change. He is the only candidate that regularly talks about breaking up corporate power and has the policy abilities to get it done.