Melissa Conyears-Ervin
2019 - Present
2027
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Melissa Conyears-Ervin is the Chicago City Treasurer in Illinois. She assumed office on May 20, 2019. Her current term ends on May 17, 2027.
Conyears-Ervin (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 7th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.[source]
Conyears-Ervin is a former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 10 from 2017 to 2019.
Biography
Conyears-Ervin received her master's in business administration from Roosevelt University. Her professional experience includes over 15 years in the insurance industry, working for Allstate and CS Insurance Strategies.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 7
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Richard Boykin (D) | |
| Jerico Brown (D) | ||
 | Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D) | |
| Anthony Driver Jr. (D) | ||
| Thomas Fisher (D) | ||
 | La Shawn Ford (D) | |
 | Jason Friedman (D) | |
| Rory Hoskins (D) | ||
| Kamaria Kali (D) | ||
| Danica Leigh (D) | ||
 | John McCombs (D)  | |
 | Nathan Billips (Independent) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Jazmin Robinson, Felix Tello, and William Volny are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on March 17, 2026.
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2024
See also: Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2024
Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)
Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Incumbent Danny K. Davis defeated Chad Koppie, Lien Choi, and Lowell Seida in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Danny K. Davis (D) | 83.3 | 222,408 |
 | Chad Koppie (R) | 16.7 | 44,598 | |
 | Lien Choi (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 133 | |
 | Lowell Seida (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 13 | |
| Total votes: 267,152 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Incumbent Danny K. Davis defeated Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Kina Collins, Nikhil Bhatia, and Kouri Marshall in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danny K. Davis | 52.4 | 42,248 |
| Melissa Conyears-Ervin | 21.3 | 17,154 | |
 | Kina Collins | 18.9 | 15,188 | |
 | Nikhil Bhatia | 4.7 | 3,808 | |
 | Kouri Marshall | 2.7 | 2,156 | |
| Total votes: 80,554 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rhonda Sherrod (D)
- Kip Knutson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7
Chad Koppie advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 7 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chad Koppie | 100.0 | 5,604 |
| Total votes: 5,604 | |||
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Endorsements
Conyears-Ervin received the following endorsements.
2023
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2023)
General election
General election for Chicago City Treasurer
Incumbent Melissa Conyears-Ervin won election in the general election for Chicago City Treasurer on February 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa Conyears-Ervin (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 442,553 |
| Total votes: 442,553 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Chicago City Treasurer
Melissa Conyears-Ervin defeated Ameya Pawar in the general runoff election for Chicago City Treasurer on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa Conyears-Ervin (Nonpartisan) | 59.4 | 296,293 |
 | Ameya Pawar (Nonpartisan) | 40.6 | 202,714 | |
| Total votes: 499,007 | |||
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General election
General election for Chicago City Treasurer
Melissa Conyears-Ervin and Ameya Pawar advanced to a runoff. They defeated Peter Gariepy in the general election for Chicago City Treasurer on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa Conyears-Ervin (Nonpartisan) | 44.3 | 225,385 |
| ✔ | | Ameya Pawar (Nonpartisan) | 41.6 | 211,759 |
 | Peter Gariepy (Nonpartisan) | 14.2 | 72,068 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 509,216 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Mayers (Nonpartisan)
2018
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 10
Incumbent Melissa Conyears-Ervin won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D) | 100.0 | 31,649 |
| Total votes: 31,649 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 10
Incumbent Melissa Conyears-Ervin advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 10 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa Conyears-Ervin | 100.0 | 12,396 |
| Total votes: 12,396 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Annette Britton (D)
2016
Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.[2] Incumbent Pamela Reaves-Harris (D) did not seek re-election.
Melissa Conyears defeated Mark Spognardi in the Illinois House of Representatives District 10 general election.[3][4]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 10 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Melissa Conyears |
83.84% | 35,858 | |
| Republican | Mark Spognardi | 16.16% | 6,911 | |
| Total Votes | 42,769 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Melissa Conyears ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 10 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Melissa Conyears (unopposed) | |
Mark Spognardi ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 10 Republican primary.[7][8]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 10 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Mark Spognardi (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2023
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2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey
Melissa Conyears-Ervin completed Ballotpedia's Chicago candidates survey for 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Conyears-Ervin's responses.
How would you distribute revenue fairly between neighborhoods?
My vision for this office is to have Chicago’s billions of dollars of municipal deposits leveraged to help Chicago’s communities grow at the same rate, regardless of their zip code. I also plan to use the office to help more families become financially educated. I'm running to protect the city of Chicago's investments and to ensure that the money Chicago invests goes to benefit all of us.
How do you propose to resolve the city’s underfunded pension plan for city employees?
I have voted for increased revenue in the legislature to handle massive problems our state has failed to solve year after year. I am prepared to do what’s necessary to forge a compromise that solves the lack of funding to protect the retirement of workers and the never ending fiscal challenges our government faces in trying to prioritize public investment.
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Campaign finance summary
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State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education |
| • Business Incentives for Local Communities |
| • Economic Opportunity |
| • Health Care Availability & Access |
| • Insurance: Property & Casualty, Vice chair |
| • Transportation: Vehicles & Safety |
Sponsored legislation
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2019
In 2019, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that "help or hinder Illinois citizens with developmental disabilities access more included lives in their homes and communities."'
- Legislators are scored on their votes on manufacturing issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2018
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In 2018, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 31.
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2017
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In 2017, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 31. There were also special sessions. The 1st special session was June 21-July 6. The 2nd special session was July 26-July 31. During the 3rd special session, the Senate met on August 13, and the House met on August 16. The 4th special session was on August 28-29. There was a veto session from October 24-November 9.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Illinois District 7 |
Officeholder Chicago City Treasurer |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Illinois General Assembly", "Representative Melissa Conyears-Ervin," accessed March 23, 2020
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list: General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election results, General election 2016," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
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| Preceded by - |
Chicago City Treasurer 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Illinois House of Representatives District 10 2017-2019 |
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