Cook County Democrats Friday tapped county Commissioner Monica Gordon to replace the late county Clerk Karen Yarbrough on November’s ballot.
Monica Gordon, Cook County Commissioner in the 5th District, leaves the auditorium after speaking with Cook County Democrats who gathered to vet candidates seeking to fill the vacancy left open following the death of Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, on Friday, April 26, 2024. Gordon was selected by Cook County Democrats from among a group of fifteen people to run on the ballot in Jan.’s special election.
Gordon thanked those unions after Party Chair Toni Preckwinkle, also the president of the board, announced her appointment. Party officials said there was only one round of voting., Gordon was previously executive director of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, a trustee at Prairie State College and director of government relations at Chicago State University.
The clerk earns just shy of $119,000 a year and manages a roughly $75 million annual budget with a staff of 350 employees. Other candidates included state Sen. Napoleon Harris, Evanston City Clerk Stephanie Mendoza, county commissioners Kevin Morrison and Donna Miller, and several others. Water Reclamation District Commissioner Yumeka Brown withdrew her name.In his pitch to party members, Harris addressed the “elephant in the room” — strong opposition from the LGBTQ and abortion rights groups Equality Illinois and Personal PAC ahead of the appointment meeting.
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