Frederick Collins (Illinois)

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Frederick Collins

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Last election

February 28, 2023

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Richard T. Crane High School

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Harold Washington Community College

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Lewis University

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Frederick Collins ran for election for Mayor of Chicago in Illinois. He was disqualified from the general election scheduled on February 28, 2023.

Collins was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 7th Congressional District of Illinois. He withdrew from the race prior to the primary.

Collins was a 2015 candidate for mayor of Chicago, Illinois. In 2012, Collins was a Republican candidate for Illinois' 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was defeated by Donald Peloquin in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012.

Elections

2023

See also: Mayoral election in Chicago, Illinois (2023)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Chicago

Brandon Johnson defeated Paul Vallas in the general runoff election for Mayor of Chicago on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Johnson (Nonpartisan)	52.2	319,481
		Paul Vallas (Nonpartisan)	47.8	293,033

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 612,514
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General election

General election for Mayor of Chicago

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Chicago on February 28, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Vallas (Nonpartisan)	32.9	185,743
✔		Brandon Johnson (Nonpartisan)	21.6	122,093
		Lori Lightfoot (Nonpartisan)	16.8	94,890
		Jesus Garcia (Nonpartisan)	13.7	77,222
		Willie Wilson (Nonpartisan)	9.1	51,567
		Ja'Mal Green (Nonpartisan)	2.2	12,257
		Kambium Buckner (Nonpartisan)	2.0	11,092
		Sophia King (Nonpartisan)	1.3	7,191
		Roderick Sawyer (Nonpartisan)	0.4	2,440
		Johnny Logalbo (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	15
	Submit photo	Keith Judge (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	5
	Submit photo	Stephen Hodge (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	4
	Submit photo	Ryan Friedman (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	3
		Stephanie Ann Mustari (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	1
	Submit photo	Bridgett Palmer (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 564,524
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Montelle Gaji (Nonpartisan)
• Raymond Lopez (Nonpartisan)
• Frederick Collins (Nonpartisan)

2016

See also: Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Danny K. Davis (D) defeated Jeffrey Leef (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Davis defeated Thomas Day in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016.

U.S. House, Illinois District 7 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Danny K. Davis Incumbent	84.2%	250,584
	Republican	Jeffrey Leef	15.8%	46,882
Total Votes				297,466
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

U.S. House, Illinois District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Danny Davis Incumbent	81.2%	139,378
Thomas Day	18.8%	32,261
Total Votes		171,639
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

2015

See also: Chicago, Illinois municipal elections, 2015

The city of Chicago, Illinois, held elections for mayor on February 24, 2015. A runoff took place on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was November 24, 2014. In the general election for mayor, incumbent Rahm Emanuel and challenger Jesus "Chuy" Garcia advanced past Willie Wilson, Robert W. "Bob" Fioretti and William "Dock" Walls, III. Emanuel defeated Garcia in the runoff election on April 7, 2015. Amara Enyia, Frederick Collins and Gerald Sconyers withdrew from the race. Fenton C. Patterson and Robert Shaw were removed from the ballot.

Mayor of Chicago, Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rahm Emanuel Incumbent	56.2%	332,171
Jesus "Chuy" Garcia	43.8%	258,562
Total Votes		590,733
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Mayor of Chicago, General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rahm Emanuel Incumbent	45.6%	218,217
Jesus "Chuy" Garcia	33.5%	160,414
Willie Wilson	10.7%	50,960
Robert W. "Bob" Fioretti	7.4%	35,363
William "Dock" Walls, III	2.8%	13,250
Total Votes		478,204
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

2012

See also: Illinois' 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

Collins ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 1st District. Collins sought the nomination on the Republican ticket.

Incumbent Bobby Rush won in the Democratic primary. Candidate Donald Peloquin won in the Republican primary, defeating Collins.

U.S. House, Illinois District 1 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Donald Peloquin	69.2%	16,355
Frederick Collins	24.4%	5,773
Jimmy Lee Tillman II	6.4%	1,501
Total Votes		23,629

Campaign themes

2023

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2012

On his 2012 congressional campaign website, Collins highlighted the following issues:

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Job Growth Excerpt: "Spending is not the sole solution; the key is trust between the public and private sector. The reality is that no one will hire without incentives. Businesses need to be confident that profits that will rise, so that people can be offered work – moving America toward vibrant growth and strength. To boost confidence, businesses need tangible incentives to hire employees. Compensating business owners for on-the-job-training or temporarily supplementing salaries of new hires are short-term solutions to reduce unemployment but not a comprehensive answer to the problems we face in the current economy." Debt and Deficit Reduction Excerpt: "Vigilance is a vital part of the solution. Cracking down on Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security fraud along with stringent reviews of government contracts and grants can ensure that spending and the taxpayer’s dollars are no longer wasted." Making College Affordable Excerpt: "We need the residual effect of expanded state and federal funding for students seeking bachelor and postgraduate degrees. Our global economy demands this training foundation, as a nation, we will not be competitive if higher education is unaffordable, especially as wage disparities increase." Education Excerpt: "The lack of broad and comprehensive curriculum supported by cutting-edge technology is short-sided and will result in students who are drilled rather than engaged in the process of learning. Often the focus has to be discipline rather than teaching. Without a sound education, the children of today and future generations will have minimal opportunities to compete and succeed in the current global market." Teachers Excerpt: "Comprehensive and rigorous evaluation of the quality of an educator’s work is essential. One understands that merit-pay, tenure and other performance measures are vital to the conversation. However, in the end – the student should always come first. School districts must reorganize to generate results that will continually benefit the students." School Choice Excerpt: "With the cornucopia of educational options, there is a newfound emphasis on granting parents and student’s access to alternative schools that have longer academic days, diverse curricula, smaller classes and other desired enhancements. Successful charters must abide by a higher standard where the rate of achievement far outpaces those of “traditional schools”. If not, then we are failing our children by telling them that these alternative venues are the preferred solution." Poverty Excerpt: "In this economic recession, we still have inflation, increasing higher cost of living and expensive commodities that magnify the cost of our food, clothing, gasoline, utilities and education. The reality is that we cannot end poverty in a year by waving a magic wand. Elected public servants must help all Americans to reach and strive to obtain their dreams of providing a decent life for their families. Citizens must have the opportunity to grow and become successful in their communities." Taxes Excerpt: "If we eliminate corporate tax loopholes along with billions of subsidy tax dollars to big oil companies, we will achieve greater equality in the tax process and revenues will rise. Lower rates with fewer brackets can benefit the United States’ incessant debt if the government can reduce tax expenditures. If the tax code abides by the edict of fairness for all instead of the few, we propose a fair tax plan. If all income levels pay the same equal tax rate, there will be less confusion." Social Security Excerpt: "The Simpson-Bowles Commission has some useful proposals. By making the benefit payout more progressive, the program becomes more efficient and prolongs its lifespan. Increasing the lowest bracket to $15,000 grants more individuals access to 90 percent of their average lifetime income. The other higher brackets would receive progressively less. Long term, low-income people garner more assistance while those with larger incomes receive lower benefits. This may seem unfair but those on the higher end of the scale generally have other retirement savings such as, 401Ks, pensions, and real estate. Also, increasing the cap on payroll taxes from the proposed $168,000 in 2020 to $190,000 would introduce more revenue into the trust. Increased taxable income equals greater benefits for Social Security as a whole." Medicare Excerpt: "An increase in Medicare taxes for high-income earners designates more funding to the program, but cutting some payments to medical providers and subsidies to Medicare Advantage may mean that patients and hospitals suffer in the long term. Vouchers are not the solution. We need a Medicare program that sustains low costs for seniors, however, if doctors and hospitals are not receiving payments then there is no question that healthcare costs will rise for everyone." Agriculture Excerpt: "Many large corporate farmers admit that in today’s climate, subsidies are not as crucial. In upcoming deficit negotiations, one should expect subsidies to be on the chopping block. However, using the money to help develop technologies and methods that are more cost effective is more than a reasonable idea. Small and medium sized farms may be able to deliver their products to market faster by using measures that require less time and reduce expenses – thereby increasing profits for today’s family farmers." Abortion Excerpt: "I am pro-life. But as a male, I cannot make a life choice on behalf of a potential mother, nor would I dare. This is not a lighthearted decision, it is one that a person must live with for the rest of their life. Though many have personal objections to such a procedure, one individual has little right to stipulate what another individual must do with their own body, especially in a case where aborting the pregnancy is a decision made because it was caused by a rape or by incest -or where the fetus become a life or death decision for the mother." Same Sex Marriage/ Civil Unions Excerpt: "I believe that marriage is between a man and woman, but I realize that people have their own prerogative and right to choose who they wish to love and spend their life with."

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