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la Shawn K Ford
American politician (born 1972)
Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from US Department of Education · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Races
- 2026 · U.S. House, IL-07 · General · Democratic · on the ballot
- 2020 · State House / Assembly, IL District 8 · General · Democratic · won · 36,932 votes (100.0%) · source
- 2018 · State House / Assembly, IL District 8 · General · Democratic · won · 31,923 votes (100.0%) · source
Background
La Shawn K. Ford is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 8th district since 2007.
More
The district includes the West Side of Chicago and the suburbs of Oak Park, Berwyn, North Riverside, Forest Park, Proviso Township, Brookfield, La Grange Park, La Grange, and Western Springs.
Campaign finance
$722,009total raised (2026 cycle)
$609,421total spent (2026 cycle)
$112,588cash on hand (2026 cycle)
As of 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC
Website and social
Sources
- Portrait — US Department of Education · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons (file page)
- Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-09-26 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Shawn_Ford
- Roster — FEC filing — https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IL07354/
- photo_curated — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Shawn_Ford
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