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- Candidate for Cook County Board PresidentCandidate2026View Position
- Cook County Board PresidentIncumbent2023 – 2026
- Cook County Board President2019 – 2022
Other Candidates for Cook County Board President

Eric Wallace
Republican

Brendan Reilly
Democratic

Michael Murphy
Libertarian
About Cook County Board President
The President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners is the Chief Executive Officer of Cook County. The President oversees the Offices Under the President and is charged with presenting a balanced budget to the Board of Commissioners. The president presides over the meetings of the County Board and directly supervises departments which provide a variety of direct and support services to the residents of Cook County, appoints, with the advice and consent of the Board, persons to serve on various boards and commissions, with the advice and consent of the County Board, negotiates on behalf of the County with governmental units and private sector for the purpose of promoting economic growth and development.
- Term length
- 2023 – 2026
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
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