Mike Simmons

American politician

U.S. House — IL-09DemocraticRunning nowVugol ID VM-7YK-N9F4 FEC H6IL09293

Running for U.S. House, IL-09, 2026

Link: vugol.me/p/mike-simmons

Roster source: FEC filing (2026-08-26)

Mike Simmons — Photo — Photo · Paul Goyette · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mike Simmons — Illustration · Vugol.me — Illustration · Vugol.me
Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from Paul Goyette · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Races

2026 · U.S. House, IL-09 · General · Democratic · on the ballot

Background

Michael Simmons is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate from the 7th district, which includes the Chicago neighborhoods of Rogers Park, Edgewater, Andersonville, Uptown, and Lincoln Square.

He was appointed to the office in February 2021, and was re-elected in 2022 and 2024, running unopposed both times. Simmons ran in the 2026 Democratic primary election for Illinois's 9th congressional district, placing fourth.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-21 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Simmons

Campaign finance

$466,251total raised (2026 cycle)

$459,055total spent (2026 cycle)

$7,196cash on hand (2026 cycle)

As of 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC

Sources

Portrait — Paul Goyette · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons (file page)
Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-09-21 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Simmons
Roster — FEC filing — https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IL09293/
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:6-17-25_world_refugee_day_advocacy_event_Mike_Simmons.jpg
photo_gallery — https://www.mikesimmons.org/about
photo_gallery — https://www.mikesimmons.org/about
photo_gallery — https://www.mikesimmons.org/about
photo_gallery — https://www.mikesimmons.org/about
photo_gallery — https://www.mikesimmons.org/

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