Samantha Steele

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Samantha Steele

Democratic Party

Cook County Board of Review District 2

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

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Samantha Steele (Democratic Party) is a member of the Cook County Board of Review in Illinois, representing District 2. She assumed office on December 5, 2022. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.

Steele (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Cook County Board of Review to represent District 2 in Illinois. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Steele completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

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

General election

General election for Cook County Board of Review District 2

Samantha Steele won election in the general election for Cook County Board of Review District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samantha Steele (D)	100.0	269,921

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 269,921
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Review District 2

Samantha Steele defeated incumbent Michael Cabonargi in the Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Review District 2 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samantha Steele	52.4	90,293
	Submit photo	Michael Cabonargi	47.6	81,970

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 172,263
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Samantha Steele completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Steele's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

In 2006, I was the first Democrat and youngest elected County Assessor in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. I built my professional career around property assessments, focusing on education and best practices for local jurisdictions. Following the Republican wave of 2010, I moved to Indianapolis. I became the Director of Residential Properties for the Marion County Assessor’s Office, where I implemented Regression Models to help settle the backlog of property tax appeals and represented the office at the State appeals level. In 2014 my daughter and I moved back to Chicago, where I have run my company, The Leanor Group. I am a member of the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) and sat on their Professional Development Committee; I am a certified Level III Assessor/Appraiser and an Assessment Administration Specialist Candidate. Through my company, Leanor Group, I have worked with assessors throughout the United States to perform best practices for property tax assessment analyses while providing property appeal support in various assignments.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Work to rebuild the communities trust in our property tax system.
• Provide resources to underserved communities.
• Implement fair and equitable valuation practices.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Common sense property tax policies.

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