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Ted Mason

Democratic · Illinois · 2026

Running for Cook County Commissioner District 15, Illinois

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Expanding access to mental health care
  • Bringing resources to small businesses in the northwest suburbs
  • Providing Cook County with balanced budgets
Biography

Mason has spent about 15 years in public service, beginning in then State Senator Toi Hutchinson's office before serving as director of outreach for a member of Congress, per the campaign site. Since 2018 he has been chief of staff to Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison, and he has served as Elk Grove Township Democratic Committeeperson since 2014, per the campaign site. He graduated from Conant High School and holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in political science and government from Illinois State University, per the campaign site.

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