Frederick Kaegi

Frederick Kaegi

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Democratic Party

Candidate, Cook County Assessor

Cook County Assessor

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

6

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

March 17, 2026

Education

High school

Kenwood High School

Bachelor's

Haverford College

Graduate

Stanford University

Contact

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Frederick Kaegi (Democratic Party) (also known as Fritz) is the Cook County Assessor in Illinois. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on December 7, 2026.

Kaegi (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for Cook County Assessor in Illinois. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on March 17, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Frederick Kaegi was born in Chicago, Illinois, and lives in Oak Park, Illinois. He graduated from Kenwood High School. He earned an undergraduate degree from Haverford College and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Kaegi’s career experience includes working as a financial manager at Columbia Wanger Asset Management.

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.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Cook County Assessor

Incumbent Frederick Kaegi (D) and Pat Hynes (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Cook County Assessor on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Frederick Kaegi
	Submit photo	Pat Hynes

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Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for Cook County Assessor

Nico Tsatsoulis (L) is running in the Libertarian Party primary for Cook County Assessor on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate
		Nico Tsatsoulis

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2022

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)

General election

General election for Cook County Assessor

Incumbent Frederick Kaegi defeated Nico Tsatsoulis and Clifton Graham Jr. in the general election for Cook County Assessor on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Frederick Kaegi (D)	82.3	1,063,188
		Nico Tsatsoulis (L)	17.7	228,425
	Submit photo	Clifton Graham Jr. (D) (Write-in)	0.0	65

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 1,291,678
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Assessor

Incumbent Frederick Kaegi defeated Kari Steele in the Democratic primary for Cook County Assessor on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Frederick Kaegi	53.8	258,848
	Submit photo	Kari Steele	46.2	222,371

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 481,219
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Cook County Assessor

Nico Tsatsoulis advanced from the Libertarian primary for Cook County Assessor on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nico Tsatsoulis	100.0	1,931

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,931
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2018)

General election

General election for Cook County Assessor

Frederick Kaegi defeated Joseph Paglia in the general election for Cook County Assessor on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Frederick Kaegi (D)	76.2	1,272,651
	Submit photo	Joseph Paglia (R)	23.8	397,741

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,670,392
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Assessor

Frederick Kaegi defeated incumbent Joseph Berrios and Andrea Raila in the Democratic primary for Cook County Assessor on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Frederick Kaegi	45.6	327,769
	Submit photo	Joseph Berrios	33.9	243,425
		Andrea Raila	20.5	147,224

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 718,418
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2026

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2022

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