Eva-Dina DelgadoServing

Eva-Dina Delgado

State HouseDemocrat

IL-HD-03 State House

Latina·Assistant Majority Leader, Illinois House (2019-present)

Why This Race Matters

Eva-Dina Delgado is running against Juvandy Rivera (R).

Delgado is the Assistant Majority Leader of the Illinois House, one of the highest-ranking Latina legislators in Illinois history. She was the key architect of the $1.5 billion transit funding bill that passed in October 2025, leveraging her CTA background to lead the House Public Transit Working Group.

Won 2024 general election with approximately 82% of the vote (19,056 vs 4,196) over Jonathan Serrano (R). Safe Democratic district. Originally appointed in 2019 to replace Luis Arroyo who resigned after federal bribery indictment. Faces Republican Juvandy Rivera in 2026.

Key dates to watch: Primary on March 17, 2026 and General Election on November 3, 2026.

About

Eva-Dina Delgado is the Assistant Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 3rd District on Chicago's Northwest Side. Originally from Texas, she came to Chicago two decades ago to attend DePaul University College of Law. Before entering the legislature, she built a career in government and public utilities, serving as the first Latina Vice President of Government and Community Relations at the Chicago Transit Authority and later as Chief of Staff at People's Gas. She was a key architect of the landmark $1.5 billion transit funding bill that passed the Illinois General Assembly in October 2025.

Family & Heritage

Originally from Texas, raised by her mother and father, both public school teachers, and her stepfather, a consumer protection attorney. She lives in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago with her husband and daughter.

Political Career

Before Politics

City of Chicago Mayor's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (Deputy Director, then Assistant to the Mayor, 2003-2008); Chicago Transit Authority (Senior VP & Chief Development Officer, then VP of Legislative Affairs, then first Latina VP of Government and Community Relations, 2009-2014); People's Gas (Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President, 2014-2019); Chicago Police Board member (2016-2019); Board member of Lawyers Lend-a-Hand to Youth

Education

B.A. in International Relations from Wellesley College (1999); J.D. from DePaul University College of Law (2003)

Key Issues & Priorities

*Public transit funding and reform
*Immigration and human rights
*Public utilities regulation
*Ethics reform
*Education
*Property tax reform
*Child care and early childhood
*Transportation safety

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