Plumbers Local 130 UA offer endorsements in contested Cook County judicial races

Updated 3/9/26

The Chicago Journeymen Plumbers' and Technical Engineers Local Union 130 UA have offered a slate of endorsements for the forthcoming primary. The complete list of the Plumbers' choices can be found by clicking this link.

The list includes a number of endorsements in contested Cook County judicial races. In these races, the Plumbers recommend as follows:

Countywide Vacancies

Cobbs Vacancy - Luz Maria Toledo
Coughlin Vacancy - Michael Cabonargi

Subcircuit Vacancies

1st Subcircuit (Balanoff) - Radiance Ward
1st Subcircuit (Walker) - Ashley Greer Shambley

3rd Subcircuit (Sherlock) - Neutral

8th Subcircuit (Gamrath) - Garson Fischer
8th Subcircuit (Mikva) - Katherine C. Morrison

11th Subcircuit (McLean Meyerson) - Jarrett Knox (This endorsement was added since this post first appeared. - Ed.)

17th Subcircuit (Brooks) - Meridth Hammer
17th Subcircuit (Carroll) - André Thapedi

19th Subcircuit (Kane) - John Harkins

20th Subcircuit (Miller) - Jon Stromsta

Already-posted Organizing the Data posts will be updated as soon as possible.

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