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Donna Miller

Democrat

Donna Miller

IL-02 Democratic nominee?

$87.5K

MAR 24, 2026

Primary Election

Party selects its nominee.

Overview

Current roleCommissioner

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyProgressive Democrat

GenderFemale

LocationIllinois

BackgroundCook County Board commissioner

Notable personal detailsDonna Miller is a Democratic politician and Cook County Board commissioner representing the 6th district (first elected in 2018, re-elected in 2022). She ran for U.S. House in Illinois’ 2nd congressional district and won the Democratic primary on March 17, 2026. She has professional experience in health care and has served as board chair of Planned Parenthood of Illinois.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Supports policies to grow the economy while protecting workers and consumers, promotes targeted public investments (including sustainability/renewable energy) and fairness in property taxation, and opposes tax breaks for billionaires. Advocates regulated adoption of new technologies to drive economic growth while supporting public spending priorities.

Healthcare

Supports Medicare for All framework, describes health care as a human right, and prioritizes lowering prescription drug costs, capping insulin prices, expanding access to generic drugs, and restoring funding for rural and suburban hospitals. Also emphasizes maternal health, reproductive justice, and reducing disparities in maternal outcomes for women of color.

Immigration & Border

Supports a swift, humane pathway to citizenship, due process and asylum access for migrants, ending racial profiling, and holding immigration agencies accountable for civil-rights violations.

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

Supports codifying Roe v. Wade and expanding access to reproductive health care; opposes policies that would force people to give birth. Has led and supported funding and programs to increase abortion and reproductive health access at the county level.

Climate & Energy

Supports rejoining the Paris Agreement, has sponsored major sustainability and renewable energy investments at the county level, and emphasizes environmental justice, clean air, safe water, and resilient infrastructure while advocating continued clean energy investment and climate responsibility.

Public Safety & Guns

Served as a sponsor/co-sponsor of a Cook County Board resolution calling on the Illinois General Assembly and U.S. Congress to enact legislation prohibiting the sale and transfer of assault weapons, assault weapon attachments, and high-capacity magazines. The resolution supports reinstating and strengthening restrictions on military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines as a public-safety measure.

News

AINews Summary

Last updatedJul 15, 2026

Donna Miller is in the news as the Democratic nominee for Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District after winning the primary. Her race drew heavy outside spending and attention, including support from AIPAC, making it one of the most closely watched contests in Chicago. She also recently appeared in a Cook County domestic violence transparency report tied to a task force she helped create, which called for better public records and court transparency.

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Articles

TIThe Intercept4 months ago