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Daniel Biss has been in the fight with us his whole life. As a community activist, state senator, and now mayor, he has delivered real progressive results for our community’s toughest challenges.
Mar 13, 2026 · The district has drawn national attention because of its two leading candidates: Biss is the mayor of Evanston, and Abughazaleh is a political newcomer with a background in progressive media.
Mar 18, 2026 · Biss is a former mathematician, state representative and state senator who was elected Evanston mayor in 2021. He ran for governor in 2018 and landed a distant second behind JB Pritzker.
Biss was a candidate in the Democratic primary for governor of Illinois in the 2018 election, finishing second to JB Pritzker. In 2021, he won the election for mayor of Evanston in the city's consolidated primary.
Mar 18, 2026 · Border Patrol agents are confronted by Evanston Mayor and congressional candidate Daniel Biss after they took two men into custody at a Home Depot store while on patrol on December 17, 2025, in...
Mar 18, 2026 · Biss, who enjoyed Schakowsky’s endorsement in the race, defeated Illinois state Sen. Laura Fine (D) and progressive influencer Kat Abughazaleh, among others, in the Democratic primary for a House...
Mar 18, 2026 · CHICAGO — Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss won Tuesday’s Democratic primary to succeed Rep. Jan Schakowsky, dealing a blow to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in a race that had turned into...
Biss won the race with 29.5 percent of the vote, with 91 percent of the votes counted, according to the Associated Press. Spending in the race was driven in large part by groups tied to AIPAC,...
Daniel Biss has been Evanston’s mayor since May 2021, and previously served as a state senator (9th District) from 2013 to 2019, and as a state representative (17th District) from 2011 to 2013.
Mar 16, 2026 · Evanston mayor Daniel Biss, a Jewish candidate with deep Israel ties, faces AIPAC spending in Illinois Democratic primary.
