The Arab Daily News candidate endorsements: Cook County, Illinois
Endorsements, Democratic Primary Election, June 28, 2022, Cook County races
The Arab Daily News polled its 3,682 followers asking them who they supported in the June 28, 2022 Democratic Primary elections for the Cook County Board.
The Arab Daily News Editorial Board is proud to issue the following endorsements based on reader subscriber responses.
We urge Arab Americans who are voting in the Democratic Primary election to support these candidates when they vote. More endorsements will follow for other offices.
Thank you. RAY HANANIA, PUBLISHER
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
6 Year Term:
Mariyana T. Spyropoulos: Mariyana Spyropoulos is an ardent and consistent supporter of the American Arab community and understands the issues that the community faces. She is accessible and responsive but most importantly constantly attends our community events.
Patricia Theresa Flynn: Patricia Theresa Flynn is an advocate of fairness and has shown support for the American Arab community and their needs and will be a responsive member of the board.
Cristina P. Nonato: Cristina P. Nonato is actively engaged with the American Arab community and attends many events, supporting the community and advocating
2 year term
Daniel “Pogo” Pogorzelski
Cook County Board President
Toni Preckwinkle: Toni Preckwinkle has worked hard to build a stronger relationship with the American Arab community supporting our community events and being inclusive to consider the community’s needs and concerns. She was a major sponsor of Arab American Heritage Month visiting and showing support for the community.
Cook County Clerk
Karen Yarbrough
Cook County Sheriff
Thomas J. Dart
Cook County Treasurer
Maria Pappas: Maria Pappas has been the strongest advocate for American Arab inclusion and has actively worked with the American Arab community to strengthen the community’s involvement, always including them in county events. Her work to help American Arabs recover property tax overpayments resulted in the identification of nearly $2 million that can be refunded, working closely with the American Arab Chamber of Commerce.
Cook County Assessor
Kari K. Steele: Kari Steele is essential to reorganize the Assessor’s office and correct problems that resulted in late tax collections this year which impairs local governments
Cook County Board 5th District
Vernard L. Alsberry, Jr.
Cook County Board 10th District
Bridget Gainer
Cook County Board 11th District
John P. Daley
Cook County Board 16th District
Frank J. Aguilar: Frank Aguilar is a strong ally of the American Arab community who has consistently shown support for our rights, speaking out against anti-Arab racism
Click to watch Frank address Arab Americans or use the widget below
Cook County Board 17th District
Daniel T. Calandriello; Daniel Calandriello has worked closely with the American Arab community to ensure their involvement in local communities and representation while at the Orland Park Village Board before it was hijacked by far right extremists.
Click to watch Dan addressing the Arab American community or use the widget below.
Tammy Wendt: Tammy Wendt has been the victim of political attacks. It’s essential to have a woman on the Board of Review. Her record of outreach has been phenomenal and she has worked hard to earn the support of voters in the district. Her past record in support of fighting crime and defending the police is strong and worthy.
Ray Hanania is an award winning political and humor columnist who analyzes American and Middle East politics, and life in general. He is an author of several books.
Hanania covered Chicago Politics and Chicago City Hall from 1976 through 1992 at the Daily Southtown and the Chicago Sun-Times. He began writing in 1975 publishing The Middle Eastern Voice newspaper in Chicago (1975-1977). He later published “The National Arab American Times” newspaper (2004-2007).
Hanania writes weekly columns on Middle East and American Arab issues as Special US Correspondent for the Arab News ArabNews.com, at TheArabDailyNews.com, and at SuburbanChicagoland.com. He has published weekly columns in the Jerusalem Post newspaper, YNetNews.com, Newsday, the Orlando Sentinel, Houston Chronical, and Arlington Heights Daily Herald.
Hanania is the recipient of four (4) Chicago Headline Club “Peter Lisagor Awards” for Column writing. In November 2006, he was named “Best Ethnic American Columnist” by the New American Media. In 2009, Hanania received the prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award for Writing from the Society of Professional Journalists. He is the recipient of the MT Mehdi Courage in Journalism Award. He was honored for his writing skills with two (2) Chicago Stick-o-Type awards from the Chicago Newspaper Guild. In 1990, Hanania was nominated by the Chicago Sun-Times editors for a Pulitzer Prize for his four-part series on the Palestinian Intifada.
His writings have also been honored by two national Awards from ADC for his writing, and from the National Arab American Journalists Association.
Hanania is the US Special Correspondent for the Arab News Newspaper, covering Middle East and Arab American issues. He writes for the Southwest News newspaper group writing on mainstream American issues.
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