Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller launched her campaign this week for Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District, releasing a video that ties her run to her family’s legacy of service and her work in county government.
In the video, Miller shares her personal story—growing up in Chicago, raising a family in the South Suburbs, and coming from a long line of educators, military service members, and union workers. She connects that background to her current role on the Cook County Board, where she’s focused on healthcare access and equity.
“My great-grandfather was a Pullman Porter; he helped build the Black middle class,” Miller says in the video. “My grandmother, mother and sister were all teachers, and my dad wore this country’s uniform his entire career. I’ve carried that legacy forward.”
Since 2018, Miller has served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners, where she says her work has centered on improving healthcare, especially for women and underserved communities.
“I believe in an America where everyone who works hard can afford the essentials, where healthcare is driven by medicine, not politics, and where the long march toward equality, in its many forms, moves forward, not backwards,” she says.
Framing the race as a response to stalled progress in Washington, she adds: “Today, Washington is tearing up so much of our progress for working families and giving tax breaks to billionaires. I refuse to let them. I’m running for Congress because I am determined to rise to the challenge of this fateful moment.”
Miller has already received endorsements from elected officials across Cook County, and her campaign says support is growing.
