Campaign Committee

Committee to Elect Fredrick H. Bates

Honorary Co-Chairs

Ald. Carrie M. Austin 34th Ward
Ald. Anthony Beale 9th Ward
Ald. Howard B. Brookins 21st Ward
Toni Preckwinkle, President Cook County Board of Commissioners
Ald. Roderick Sawyer 6th Ward (Chairman, City Council Black Caucus)
Karen Yarbrough, Cook County Recorder of Deeds
Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore

Committee Co-Chairs:

Atty. Louis C. Cairo, Goldberg Weisman & Cairo
Commissioner & Atty. Larry Rogers Jr., Powers, Rogers & Smith

Committee Treasurer:

Lolita Cunningham Bates

Committee Vice-Chair

Robert H. Bates

Social Media Chair

Bruce Ackerman

General Counsels

Michael Kasper & Steve Laduzinsky

Campaign Director

Omari Prince

Directors of Field Operations

Joseph Bertrand
Alvin Boutte, Jr. 
Clifford Heard
John Large
Gail Mercherson
Rev. Michael Pittman

Young Professionals for Bates Co-Chairs:

Atty. Jamal Jackson 
Atty. Amber M. Johns 
Joshua Mercer 
Atty. Dartesia A. Pitts 

Committee Members:

Genevieve A. Bates 
William “Bill” Lowry
Atty. Kevin Conway
Atty. Larry Rogers Sr. 
Atty. Antonio M. Romanucci 
Atty. Elaine Williams & Prof. Neil Williams 
Frank Barnes
Cherryl Thomas 
Rocco Terranova
Jones Richmond
Larry Thomas
Mario Miller
Ahmad Elkhatib 
Eric & Kathy Tillman 
Donna & Michael Dluhy 
Hon. Marilyn F. Johnson (Ret.)
Terri Winston
Samir Khalil
Sonia Khalil
Hon. Sheila Maloney 
Manny Sanchez
Atty. John T. McCarthy 
Robert & Felicia Jackson 
Frances Wright 
Atty. Erica Crohn Minchella 
Raymond & Letitia Pittman 
Atty. Miguel Rodriguez 
Atty. Eileen M. Letts 
Benjamin J. McCall 
Dr. Louis Rutland, DDS 
Atty. Allison L. Wood 
Graham Grady
Tim Whiting
James Alexander 
Jose Alvarez 
Jerome and Michiko Amos 
Joe Palumbo 
Jerry D. Brown 
Michelle Bryson 
Rev. Reginald & Mrs. Trena M. Burke 
Atty. Demetrius Carney 
Atty. Kevin Conway 
Dr. Waverly Clanton, MD 
Atty. Wendy Enerson 
Dion P. Fleming 
Attys: Michael & Donna Foley 
Atty. Stephanie Green 
Atty. Martin P. Greene 
James E. Hill 
David Ireland 
Jack Vlazny