Editing Chicago Loop (section)

==Politics==
===Local===
The Loop is currently part of the 4th, 25th, 34th, and 42nd wards of the [[Chicago City Council]], which are represented by aldermen [[Sophia King]], [[Byron Sigcho-Lopez]], [[Bill Conway (politician)|Bill Conway]] and [[Brendan Reilly (politician)|Brendan Reilly]].<ref name="Ward map">{{cite web |title=Aldermanic Wards for the City of Chicago |url=https://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/doit/general/GIS/Chicago_Maps/Citywide_Maps/Wards.pdf |publisher=City of Chicago |access-date=2 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201182056/https://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/doit/general/GIS/Chicago_Maps/Citywide_Maps/Wards.pdf |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

From the city's incorporation and division into wards in 1837 to 1992, the Loop as currently defined was at least partially contained within the 1st ward.<ref name="1837 Wards">{{cite web |title=Ward Map - 11 February 1837 |url=https://chicagology.com/population/ward-map-1837/ |website=Chicagology |access-date=4 September 2018 |archive-date=September 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904084713/https://chicagology.com/population/ward-map-1837/ |url-status=live }}</ref> From 1891 to 1992 it was entirely within the 1st ward and was coterminous with it between 1891 and 1901.<ref name="Ward Map 1900">{{cite web |title=1900 Chicago City Ward Map |url=http://www.alookatcook.com/1900/1900ChgoCtymp.htm |website=A Look at Cook |access-date=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009225423/http://www.alookatcook.com/1900/1900ChgoCtymp.htm |archive-date=October 9, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was while part of the 1st ward that it was represented by the Gray Wolves. The area has not had a Republican alderman since Francis P. Gleason served alongside Coughlin from 1895 to 1897.<ref name="Centennial List">{{cite web |title=Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office. |url=http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm |publisher=Chicago Historical Society |access-date=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052355/http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm |archive-date=September 4, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (Prior to 1923, each ward elected two aldermen in staggered two-year terms.)<ref name="Centennial List" />

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
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|+ class="nowrap" |Aldermen who have represented the Loop since 1923<ref name="Centennial List"/><ref name="Ward maps">{{cite web |title=A LOOK AT COOK |url=http://www.alookatcook.com/ |website=A Look at Cook |access-date=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818182555/http://www.alookatcook.com/ |archive-date=August 18, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Chicago GIS">{{cite web |title=Some Chicago GIS Data |url=https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/collections/maps/chigis.html |website=University of Chicago Library |date=March 18, 2015 |publisher=University of Chicago |access-date=2 September 2018 |archive-date=September 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904121051/https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/collections/maps/chigis.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Tribune Wards 2012">{{cite web |last1=Germuska |first1=Joe |last2=Boyer |first2=Brian |title=The old and new ward maps, side-by-side -- Chicago Tribune |url=http://media.apps.chicagotribune.com/ward-redistricting-2012/ |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=4 September 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Chicago Democracy Project">{{cite web |last1=Dawson |first1=Michael |title=Chicago Democracy Project - Welcome! |url=http://chicagodemocracy.org/oldsite.jsp |website=Chicago Democracy Project |publisher=University of Chicago |access-date=4 September 2018 |archive-date=December 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208052220/http://chicagodemocracy.org/oldsite.jsp |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! Period !! 1st Ward !! 2nd Ward !! 42nd Ward !! 4th Ward !! 25th Ward
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| 1923–1938 ||{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[John Coughlin (alderman)|John Coughlin]], Democratic || rowspan="9"|''Not in ward''||rowspan="9"|''Not in ward''||rowspan="11"|''Not in ward''||rowspan="11"|''Not in ward''
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| 1938–1939 || Vacant
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| 1939–1943 || {{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Michael Kenna (politician)|Michael Kenna]], Democratic
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| 1943–1951 || {{Party shading/Democratic}}| John Budinger, Democratic
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| 1951–1963 || {{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[John D'Arco Sr.]], Democratic
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| 1963 || {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Michael Fiorito, Democratic
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| 1963 || Vacant
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| 1963–1968 ||{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Donald Parrillo, Democratic
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| 1968–1993 ||{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Fred Roti]], Democratic
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| 1993–2007 ||rowspan="4"|''Not in ward'' ||{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Madeline Haithcock, Democratic ||{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Burton Natarus]], Democratic 
|-
| 2007–2015 || {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Robert Fioretti]], Democratic ||rowspan="3" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Brendan Reilly (politician)|Brendan Reilly]], Democratic 
|-
| 2015–2019 ||rowspan="2"|''Not in ward'' ||rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Sophia King]], Democratic || {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Daniel Solis]], Democratic
|-
| 2019–present || {{Party shading/Independent}}|[[Byron Sigcho-Lopez]], Independent
|}

In the [[Cook County Board of Commissioners]] the eastern half of the area is part of the 3rd district, represented by Democrat [[Jerry Butler]], while the western half is part of the 2nd district, represented by Democrat [[Dennis Deer]].<ref name="County Map">{{cite web |title=Cook County Commissioner District Map &#124; Cook County Open Data |url=https://datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov/Finance-Administration/Cook-County-Commissioner-District-Map/ihae-id2m |website=Cook County Government Open Data |publisher=Cook County |access-date=December 9, 2018 |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209213557/https://datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov/Finance-Administration/Cook-County-Commissioner-District-Map/ihae-id2m |url-status=live }}</ref>

===State===
In the [[Illinois House of Representatives]], the community area is roughly evenly split lengthwise between, from east to west, Districts 26, 5, and 6, represented respectively by Democrats [[Kambium Buckner]], [[Lamont Robinson]], and [[Sonya Harper]], with a minuscule portion in District 9 represented by Democrat [[Lakesia Collins]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Illinois House |url=https://www.illinoispolicy.org/maps/illinois-house/ |website=Illinois Policy |date=April 20, 2016 |access-date=4 September 2018 |archive-date=December 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215043535/https://www.illinoispolicy.org/maps/illinois-house/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the [[Illinois Senate]] most of the community area is in District 3, represented by Democrat [[Mattie Hunter]], while a large part in the east is part of District 13, represented by Democrat [[Robert Peters (Illinois politician)|Robert Peters]], and a very small part in the west is part of District 5, represented by Democrat [[Patricia Van Pelt]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Illinois Senate |url=https://www.illinoispolicy.org/maps/illinois-senate/ |website=Illinois Policy |date=April 20, 2016 |access-date=4 September 2018 |archive-date=December 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219122651/https://www.illinoispolicy.org/maps/illinois-senate/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Federal===
The Loop community area has supported the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] in the past two presidential elections by large margins. In the [[United States presidential election in Illinois, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Loop residents cast 11,141 votes for [[Hillary Clinton]] and 2,148 votes for [[Donald Trump]] (79.43% to 15.31%).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/numbers/president-vice-president-every-neighborhood-map-election-results-voting-general-primary-illinois/|last=Ali|first=Tanveer|title=How Every Chicago Neighborhood Voted In The 2016 Presidential Election|newspaper=[[DNAInfo]]|date=November 9, 2016|access-date=October 4, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924090904/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/numbers/president-vice-president-every-neighborhood-map-election-results-voting-general-primary-illinois/|archive-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in Illinois, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Loop residents cast 8,134 votes for [[Barack Obama]] and 2,850 votes for [[Mitt Romney]] (72.26% to 25.32%).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/numbers/obama-romney-president-vice-president-every-neighborhood-map-2012-election-results-voting-general-primary-illinois/|last=Ali|first=Tanveer|title=How Every Chicago Neighborhood Voted In The 2012 Presidential Election|newspaper=[[DNAInfo]]|date=November 9, 2012|access-date=October 4, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203045330/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/numbers/obama-romney-president-vice-president-every-neighborhood-map-2012-election-results-voting-general-primary-illinois/|archive-date=February 3, 2019}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]], the area is wholly within [[Illinois's 7th congressional district]], which is the most Democratically leaning district in Illinois, according to the [[Cook Partisan Voting Index]], with a score of D+38, and represented by Democrat [[Danny K. Davis]].

'''List of United States representatives representing the Loop since 1903'''<ref name="Historic District Boundaries">{{cite web |title=U.S. Congressional District Shapefiles |url=http://cdmaps.polisci.ucla.edu/ |publisher=UCLA |access-date=January 8, 2019 |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020123304/http://cdmaps.polisci.ucla.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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[[Illinois's 1st congressional district]] (1903 &ndash; 1963):
*[[Martin Emerich]], Democratic (March 4, 1903 &ndash; March 3, 1905)
*[[Martin B. Madden]], Republican (March 4, 1905 &ndash; April 27, 1928)
*''Vacant'' (April 27, 1928 &ndash; March 3, 1929)
*[[Oscar Stanton De Priest]], Republican (March 4, 1929 &ndash; January 3, 1935)
*[[Arthur W. Mitchell]], Democratic (January 3, 1935 &ndash; January 3, 1943)
*[[William L. Dawson (politician)|William L. Dawson]], Democratic (January 3, 1943 &ndash; January 3, 1963)
[[Illinois's 7th congressional district]] (1963&ndash;present):
*[[Roland V. Libonati]], Democratic (January 3, 1963 &ndash; January 3, 1965)
*[[Frank Annunzio]], Democratic (January 3, 1965 &ndash; January 3, 1973)
*''Vacant'' (January 3 &ndash; June 5, 1973)
*[[Cardiss Collins]], Democratic (June 5, 1973 &ndash; January 3, 1997)
*[[Danny K. Davis]], Democratic (January 3, 1997 &ndash; present)