Local IL Endorsed Candidates

ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE 2025 PRIMARY & GENERAL ELECTIONS

CANDIDATE
First Name
Candidate
Last Name
OFFICE
Jon Looney BHC Board of Trustee
Olivia Dorothy East Moline City Council 1st Ward
Mereleena Olvera East Moline City Council 3rd Ward
JR (Jay) Rico East Moline City Council 7th Ward
Mayor Sangeetha Rayapati Mayor of Moline
Matt Timion Moline City Council 4th Ward
James Schmidt Moline City Council At-Large
Laura Sivertsen Moline-Coal Valley School Board
Geoff Manis Moline-Coal Valley School Board
Chet DeSmet Moline-Coal Valley School Board
Derek Devers Moline Township Assessor
Kandi Weatherington Moline Township Clerk
Elmer Hallgren Moline Township Trustee
Matthew Hernandez Moline Township Trustee
Cynthia Comp Moline Township Trustee
Randy Wilson Moline Township Trustee
Bonnie Johnson Moline Township Supervisor
Craig Loken South Moline Township Clerk
Greg Aguilar South Moline Township Supervisor
Nitra Kelley South Moline Township Trustee
Maritia Griffith South Moline Township Trustee
Mayor Mike Thoms Mayor of Rock Island
Tonya Roberts Rock Island City Council Ward 1
Dylan Parker Rock Island City Council Ward 5
Quincy Davis Rock Island-Milan School Board
Tracy Pugh Rock Island-Milan School Board
Grace Shirk South Rock Island Township Supervisor
Chad Vroman Silvis City Council 1st Ward
Mayor Duane Dawson Village of Milan Mayor
Karen Wilson Village of Milan Trustee

 

ENDORSEMENTS FOR 2024 ELECTION

The Quad City Federation of Labor fully endorses the following candidates for the upcoming election. How you vote in your decision. We believe these candidates will best represent and fight for working families.

CANDIDATE
FIRST NAME
CANDIDATE
LAST NAME
COUNTY/STATE OFFICE
APRIL PALMER ROCK ISLAND/IL COUNTY AUDITOR
COLTON SMITH MERCER/IL COUNTY BOARD
RICHARD BRUNK/ Union Mbr ROCK ISLAND/IL COUNTY BOARD
ENYO DEWITH ROCK ISLAND/IL COUNTY BOARD
TIM FOSTER/ Union Mbr ROCK ISLAND/IL COUNTY BOARD
PORTER MCNEIL ROCK ISLAND/IL COUNTY BOARD
LUIS MORENO ROCK ISLAND/IL COUNTY BOARD
KAI SWANSON ROCK ISLAND/IL COUNTY BOARD
JOHNNIE WOODS ROCK ISLAND/IL COUNTY BOARD
TAMMY WEIKERT ROCK ISLAND/IL COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK
BRIAN GUSTAFSON ROCK ISLAND/IL COUNTY CORONER
KELLY FISHER ROCK ISLAND/IL COUNTY RECORDER
DORA NIEMAN ROCK ISLAND/IL COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY
JACOB WATERMAN/Union Mbr HENRY/IL APPOINTED TO CITY COUNCIL

 

APRIL 2023 ELECTIONS:  Candidates listed below have been fully endorsed by the Quad City Federation of Labor

CANDIDATE
FIRST NAME
CANDIDATE
LAST NAME
CITY OFFICE
Audrey Adamson Moline/Coal Valley School Board
Anna Castro Moline Ward 7
Robert Cervantes Silvis Ward 1
Jeff Deppe East Moline Ward 2
Ramona Dixon Moline/Coal Valley School Board
Olivia Dorothy East Moline Ward 1
Kimberly Dyer East Moline School Board
Debra Faralli East Moline School Board
Jason Farell Moline/Coal Valley School Board
Jessica Finch Moline Ward 5
Samantha Gange Moline BHC School Board
Evelyn Gay East Moline School Board
Yolanda Grandberry-Pugh Rock Island Ward 7
Adam Guthrie East Moline Ward 4
Jason Hawkins Port Byron School Board
Lindsey Hines Moline/Coal Valley School Board
Megan Hirst Hampton School Board
Jon Looney Moline BHC School Board
Amy Malmstrom Silvis City Clerk
Angie Normoyle Moline Write-In for Trustee
(Regional Office of Education)
Craig Pirmann Silvis Ward 2
Mark Poulos Rock Island Ward 6
Abdur Razzaque Moline Ward 3
Steve Spivey Moline BHC School Board
Jenni Swanson Rock Island Ward 4