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Drake Warren
Democratic Party
Candidate, Cook County Board of Commissioners District 10
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Next election
March 17, 2026
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Drake Warren (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Cook County Board of Commissioners to represent District 10 in Illinois. Warren is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 17, 2026.[source]

Warren completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2026

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2026)

General election

The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 10

Incumbent Bridget Gainer (D) and Drake Warren (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 10 on March 17, 2026.

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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for March 17, 2026, was canceled.

Endorsements

Warren received the following endorsements. To view a full list of Warren's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. To send us additional endorsements, click here.

Campaign themes

2026

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Candidate Connection

Drake Warren completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Warren's responses.

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I'm Drake Warren. If I haven't already knocked on your door, given you a call, or met you at a community event, I hope to meet you soon. I'm an engineer and a housing advocate with a decade of organizing experience. My reasons for running start with my family. I was raised by two gay moms who met in the rural south and left to find a safer home to start a family. Cook County is that safe place for me and so many others. I'm running to keep Cook County safe and to make sure it's affordable for us and to the many more people that need to seek safety here. As you decide how to cast your vote, I encourage you to consider that I'm the only candidate in the race who refuses donations from corporations and corporate PACs, the only candidate who is promising to serve full time as Commissioner, and am the only LGBTQ+ Candidate in the race. (I would be the first LGBTQ+ Commissioner to ever represent District 10.) I hope to earn your vote, and it would be the honor of my lifetime to serve you on the Cook County Board.
  • My most urgent priority is keeping people safe from federal attacks. I'm a rapid responder now, and in office I will end County contracts with vendors that share data with ICE, expand the remote availability of services so that at-risk people can access them from the safety of their homes, and demand that the State's Attorney prosecute ICE agents who break the law. Every single government official has a responsibility to use their platform to speak up, and I will continue calling for resistance to ongoing Federal attacks.
  • Everything costs too much. The rising cost of housing, healthcare, and daily essentials is straining all of us and threatening to displace our most vulnerable neighbors. I'm a housing advocate now, and in office I will build affordable housing on vacant land, expand Cook County's reduced-fare transit program, and when finances allow I will create exemptions for hygiene and childcare products from Cook County sales tax. Whether you rent or own, you're on the hook for rising property taxes. I plan to lower residential bills by making vacant land pay its fair share and taking special interests out of the appeals process.
  • Healthcare is a human right, and Cook County runs a healthcare system that serves over 500,000 patients. As Commissioner, I will create alternative coverage for the tens of thousands of patients impacted by federal cuts, expand the network of providers that CountyCare patients have access to, and increase the healthcare enrollment of uninsured patients. Going beyond the doctor's office, I will improve public health by increasing the removal of lead pipes for drinking water, provide stable funding for violence prevention programs, and support maximum accessibility of the forest preserves for recreational activities.
Ethics reform: Campaign finance reform, a ban on ethically compromising dual employment, and a well-resourced Inspector General will go a long way to turn around a longstanding bad reputation for ethics in local politics.

Land use: The way we build our city shapes the way life in our city unfolds. Applying policies that improve transit, the variety and affordability of housing, and increase the number of public spaces we have will be a long-term priority

Cultivating talent: One of the best things I can do in office is to support other aspiring public servants as they begin their careers. As a young, progressive candidate running against the establishment, I want to make it easier for future candidates like me to do the same.
Former Alderman Dick Simpson

AFGE Local 704
Sierra Club
Indivisible Lincoln Square
48th Ward Neighbors for Justice
Better Streets Chicago Action Fund
Cook County Latino Democrats
Northside DFA
Abundant Housing Illinois

Chicago Growth Project

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