Kevin Morrison (Illinois)
Kevin Morrison (Democratic Party) is a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in Illinois, representing District 15. He assumed office on December 3, 2018. His current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Morrison (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 8th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 17, 2026.[source]
Morrison completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kevin Morrison was born in Chicago, Illinois and lives in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. He graduated from Conant High School in 2009. He earned a bachelor's degree from DePaul University in 2013 and a law degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago Law School in 2024. Morrison's career experience involves working on political campaigns, as a state congressional aide, and attorney. He has been affiliated with the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund.[1][2][3]
Elections
2026
See also: Illinois' 8th Congressional District election, 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 election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 8
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 8 on March 17, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Junaid Ahmed | |
 | Yasmeen Bankole  | |
 | Melissa Bean | |
 | Sanjyot Dunung | |
 | Neil Khot | |
 | Kevin Morrison | |
 | Dan Tully | |
 | Ryan Vetticad | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Wentzel (D)
- Christ Kallas (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 8
Kevin Ake, Jennifer Davis, Herbert Hebein, and Mark Rice are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 8 on March 17, 2026.
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
General election
General election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 15
Incumbent Kevin Morrison defeated Chuck Cerniglia in the general election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 15 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Morrison (D) | 57.8 | 43,858 |
 | Chuck Cerniglia (R) | 42.2 | 32,027 | |
| Total votes: 75,885 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 15
Incumbent Kevin Morrison advanced from the Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 15 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Morrison | 100.0 | 16,286 |
| Total votes: 16,286 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 15
Chuck Cerniglia defeated Kevin Ake in the Republican primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 15 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chuck Cerniglia | 70.5 | 7,367 |
 | Kevin Ake | 29.5 | 3,078 | |
| Total votes: 10,445 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 15
Kevin Morrison defeated incumbent Timothy Schneider in the general election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 15 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Morrison (D) | 54.9 | 52,807 |
| Timothy Schneider (R) | 45.1 | 43,331 | ||
| Total votes: 96,138 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 15
Kevin Morrison defeated Ravi Raju in the Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 15 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Morrison | 50.0 | 11,756 |
| Ravi Raju | 50.0 | 11,746 | ||
| Total votes: 23,502 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 15
Incumbent Timothy Schneider advanced from the Republican primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 15 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Timothy Schneider | 100.0 | 13,157 | |
| Total votes: 13,157 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kevin Morrison completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Morrison's responses.
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- Fight for Affordability: Too many families feel as if the American Dream is slipping away, yet Washington keeps delivering for the well-connected while working people get stuck with higher costs and fewer choices. Working people should be able to afford housing, put healthy food on the table, access high quality public education, send their kids to college, and access high-quality, affordable healthcare. Now more than ever, Congress must hold giant corporations accountable for jacking up prices and making our cost-of-living crisis worse. As Cook County Commissioner, I’ve proven how a pragmatic progressive can deliver for working families and communities, and I am ready to bring that same approach to Congress.
- Stand Up to Trump: Donald Trump and his allies are tearing the Constitution to shreds. Right now, we need a fighter who will stand up for our democracy. I've already fought Trumpism as a Cook County commissioner, leading the fight to unmask and bar ICE from county buildings and defending due process. In Congress, I'll fight to rein in ICE, advance real immigration reform, and protect congressionally approved funding for critical programs. I'll stand up for Congress’s power of the purse and will champion legislation to strengthen voting rights and eliminate voter suppression. And I will continue to be a fierce defender of vulnerable populations, and will stand against any attempt to curtail the rights of marginalized communities.
- Protect Our Rights: The people’s government should not serve the interests of wealthy insiders; it should serve the people. In Congress, I will fight to overturn Citizens United and get dark money out of politics by supporting publicly funded elections, fair limits on contributions, and real disclosure so voters know who’s trying to buy our government. I will also champion legislative efforts to crack down on profiteering and self-dealing through a ban on congressional stock trading, closing loopholes through family accounts, shell holdings and conflicted investments, strengthening ethics enforcement, and ending the revolving door to lobbying.
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Campaign website
Morrison's campaign website stated the following:
Affordability
If you work a full week in this country, you should be able to afford housing – you should be able to put healthy food on the table, send your kids to college, and access high-quality, affordable health and mental health care. I don't think that is too much to ask in the richest nation in the world. But right now, it feels out of reach for my generation.
This is work I’m already doing in Cook County, where I expanded the rights of 245,000 suburban Chicago renters by protecting them against illegal lockouts and outrageous move-in fees. I created Cook County’s first Office of Behavioral Health to fill every gap in the mental and behavioral health space for nearly 5.2 million residents, and we’ve invested millions to build single-family homes in low-income neighborhoods.
But the county can’t do it alone — we desperately need the federal government to step up. In Congress, I’ll tackle the cost-of-living crisis by:
1. Lowering the cost of housing, guaranteeing universal child care, and making college more affordable
2. Strengthening Medicaid and expanding access to affordable health and mental health care
3. Holding giant corporations accountable
Small Businesses and Working Families
Small business owners are getting crushed by soaring costs, and families are being forced to work too hard for too little. As the son of a small business owner, I know it’s time for billionaires and Wall Street to pay their fair share so we can ease the burden bearing down on our small businesses and put more money in the pockets of hard-working families.
I have a proven track record of delivering results for Main St. and working families. As a county commissioner, I created a nationally recognized small business one-stop-shop, securing $88 million to help entrepreneurs and aspiring small business owners access the resources they need to start or grow their businesses.
But the county can’t do this alone. In Congress, I’ll stand up for Main St. by:
1. Helping small business owners get a loan
2. Making billionaires pay their fair share and supporting workers
3. Overturning Citizens United and getting dark money out of politics
4. Regulating and supporting emerging technologies
Fighting Trump
In the face of constant attacks on our democracy, we need a fighter who will stand up to corruption and Donald Trump and his MAGA allies as they tear the Constitution to shreds.
As a county commissioner, I’ve taken action to hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and Donald Trump accountable. I passed a resolution reaffirming Cook County’s unwavering support for due process and habeas corpus rights. I called for ICE agents to be unmasked and identified, and I successfully led Cook County’s efforts to ban ICE agents from government buildings. In Congress, I’ll continue standing up to Donald Trump’s authoritarian regime by:
1. Taking on ICE
2. Restoring funding for critical federal programs
3. Fighting against Trump’s efforts to weaponize and politicize the Justice Department
4. Expanding voting laws
Safer and Healthier Communities
The health and safety of our communities is the foundation to ensure that every American has the opportunity to thrive – but as we’ve seen time and again from the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress, the rights and safety of seniors, veterans, disabled individuals, immigrants, and the LGBTQ+ community are under constant attack, and the devastating effects of climate change are getting worse by the day.
In Congress, I’ll protect our most vulnerable, strengthen civil rights for all, and safeguard our environment by:
1. Protecting seniors and veterans
2. Strengthening civil rights
3. Protecting our planet and youth
Labor and Workers’ Rights
I’m the proud grandson of immigrants who came to America to build a better life, selling produce out of a truck and eventually growing it into a restaurant in Norwood Park that my mom and aunt still own and operate to this day.
My connection to labor runs deep. My father belonged to IBEW, my uncle was a plasterer, and my fiancé is a member of IAM. I know firsthand how critical unions are for working families and believe that every American who puts in a hard day’s work should never struggle to get by or feel their livelihood is in someone else’s hands.
As a county commissioner, I’ve always stood with labor by supporting every prevailing wage and labor contract presented to the Cook County Board, publicly backing multiple unionization efforts in partnership with AFSCME, joining SEIU members on the picket line, endorsing legislation in Springfield aimed at protecting and strengthening unions, and always maintaining an open, personal line of communication with every local Carpenters Union.
In Congress, I’ll use every tool at my disposal to support unions – which are the backbone of the American working class – by:
1. Raising Wages and Investing in Job Opportunities
2. Reversing Right-to-Work Laws
3. Strengthening Our Schools
Reproductive Rights
Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are waging a full-on assault on reproductive rights – and for too long, Democrats have stood on the sidelines while the right to choose has been slowly stripped away. Now more than ever, we must take bold action to stop the war on reproductive freedoms.
As a county commissioner, I made reproductive health a protected class for nearly 5.2 million people, ensuring that reproductive health care no longer can be a factor when applying for a job or a home. I called out corporations that funded the campaigns of politicians who sought to roll back reproductive rights, and I called on Cook County Health to expand reproductive health care access within our current system. I was also proud to earn the endorsement of Personal PAC in my previous two elections.
In Congress, I’ll stand up for the right to choose by:
1. Codifying Roe v. Wade
2. Investing in women’s health clinics and expanding access to contraceptives
3. Funding age appropriate health education
— Kevin Morrison's campaign website (February 11, 2026)
2022
Kevin Morrison did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Kevin B. Morrison for Commissioner, 15th District, "About Kevin," accessed February 8, 2018
- ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Kevin Morrison's campaign," January 12, 2026
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 11, 2026
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