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IL-02 Democratic nominee?
$41.6K
MAR 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleMetropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago commissioner
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationIllinois
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BackgroundMetropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago commissioner
EducationBachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice
Notable personal detailsYumeka S. Brown is an elected commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, first elected in 2022. She previously served as Village Clerk of Matteson, Illinois, first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2025. She has worked as a nonprofit executive (Certified Association Executive) and has been employed as senior director of governance and operations for the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. In 2026, she ran as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Healthcare
The candidate lists affordable healthcare as a campaign priority and says she has personal experience navigating a “broken healthcare system,” but does not provide detailed policy prescriptions on the campaign site or other linked profiles. Available public materials emphasize access and affordability as goals without specifying support for particular reforms (e.g., Medicare for All, a public option, or specific market-based changes).
Climate & Energy
Supports environmental justice, clean water, stormwater management, and sustainable operations; emphasizes protecting water quality and public health and advancing clean water infrastructure and environmental protections. Focuses on equitable investment for communities affected by pollution and climate impacts rather than advocating for explicit fossil-fuel phaseouts or Green New Deal–style language.
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$118.3K
$88.7K
$59.1K
$29.6K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$118.3K
$11.3K
$107.0K
$7.1K
Source: FEC
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