Raja’s campaign has been endorsed by the Daily Herald, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, President Barack Obama, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, and more than 20 other members of Congress, including U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Jan Schakowsky. He is also endorsed by David Axelrod, former senior advisor to President Obama. In total, Raja’s campaign is supported by over 100 local and national leaders and organizations, including:
Daily Herald
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sun-Times
President Barack Obama
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12th), House Democratic Leader
U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD-5th), House Democratic Whip
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9th)
U.S. Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL-4th)
U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL-7th)
U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL-3rd)
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL-5th)
U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY-14th), Democratic Caucus Vice Chair
U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY-3rd), Democratic Caucus Chair of Policy and Messaging
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20th)
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT-4th)
U.S. Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA-7th)
U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA-32nd)
U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA-33rd)
U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO-2nd)
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY-6th)
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-6th)
Illiniois Secretary of State Jesse White
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle
David Axelrod, Former Senior Advisor to the President
Democratic Committeeman Laura Murphy
State Senator David Koehler, 46th District
Former State Senator Dan Kotowski
Former State Representative Julie Hamos, 18th District
Former State Representative Mark Walker, 66th District
U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III, retired
U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, retired
Newt Minow, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
Abner Mikva, former U.S. Rep., U.S. Court of Appeals and White House Counsel
David Wilhelm, former Democratic National Committee Chair
Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar – 47th Ward
Chicago Alderman Ricardo Munoz – 22nd Ward
Dean Argiris, Village President of Wheeling
Matthew Bogusz, Mayor of Des Plaines
Citizen Action/Illinois
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
Sierra Club
United Hellenic Voters of America
Amalgamated Transit Union ATU
Air Line Pilots Association ALPA
United Steelworkers USW
Ironworkers
Illinois Education Association IEA
Illinois State Council of Machinists IAM
International Union of Elevator Constructors IUEC Local 2
Office & Professional Employees International Union OPEIU Local 45
United Food and Commercial Workers UFCW Local 881
Ken Christy, President of Illinois Letter Carriers
Tim Bradford, First Vice-Chairman, Cook County Democratic Party
Ken Brucks
Bridget Gainer, Cook County Commissioner
Billy Halstead, Vice President, Illinois Democratic County Chairmen’s Association
Indo American Democratic Organization
Frank Avila, Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Mike Alvarez, Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Karen Yarbrough, Cook County Recorder of Deeds
U.S. Ambassador Marge Benton, former Ambassador to UNESCO
John Rogers, Chair of President’s Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans
State Senator Bill Marovitz, retired, State Central Committeeman, IL Democratic Party
Former Illinois State Rep. Paul Froehlich
William McLeod, Mayor of Hoffman Estates
Tony Michelassi, Member of DuPage County Board
Shannon Burns, DuPage Forest Preserve District Commissioner
Marge Connelly, Village of Schaumburg Trustee
Eira Corral, Hanover Park Municipal Clerk
Jacki Rivera, Clerk, Thornton Township
Bill Kelley, Harper College Trustee
Tim Burns, Elk Grove Village Library Board Trustee; School Board District 59
Sunil Bhave, School Board District 59 and DuPage County Democratic Activist
Al Prochaska, Northwest Suburban Teachers, former President
Beth Siela Marcin, President, Greater Palatine Area Democrats
Ted Mason, Committeeman, Elk Grove Township Democrats
Pat Powers, Vice President, Elk Grove Township Democrats
Esther Carrera, Secretary, Elk Grove Township Democrats
Matt Flamm, Committeeman, Palatine Township Democrats
Sue Walton, Former Committeeman, Palatine Township Democrats
Mike Cudzik, Committeeman, Schaumburg Township Democrats
Laddi Singh, Former Candidate for State Rep. & CEO, Prof. Diagnostic Services
Nick Scipione, Former Schaumburg Township Library Board Trustee
Lynne Kelley, Elk Grove Township Democrats Precinct Captain
Janice Krinsky, Vice President, Community Consolidated School Board District 59
Thakar Basati, Greater Palatine Area Democrats Board Member
Julie Sass, Elk Grove Township Democratic Activist
Rob Nesvacil, Committeeman, Wheeling Township Democrats
Kathleen Sances, Fmr Committeman, Wheeling Township Dems
Wendy Warden, Past Chair, 8th District Democrats and Independents
Gary G. Stanton, Village of Hoffman Estates Trustee
Patricia P. Johnson, Carol Stream Library Trustee
Moon Khan, DuPage County Precinct Captain, Former York Trustee
Bob Frankel, Schaumburg Township Library Trustee
Mike Murray, Schaumburg Democrats, Board member
David S. McArtin, Command Master Chief, U.S. Navy, Retired
Steve Giles, DuPage County Democratic Activist
Nasir Jahangir, DuPage County Democratic Activist
Laurel Bault, Kane County Democratic Activist
Donna Riley, Cook County Democratic Activist
Eric Douglas, Cook County Democratic Activist
Donald Bee, Cook County Democratic Activist
Patricia Masek, Schaumburg Democratic Activist
Sue Berndt, Cook County Democratic Activist, Brown Bag Progressive Member
Lyn Huckin, Cook County Democratic Activist, Brown Bag Progressive Member
Renee Shapiro, Wheeling Township Democrats Executive Board Member
Peg Lane, Brown Bag Progressive Member, NW Suburbs Organizing for Action
Wendy Valentine, Cook County Democratic Activist, Brown Bag Progressive Member
Ann Ryan, Cook County Democratic Activist
Shree Gurusamy, DuPage County Democratic Activist
Dennis Mondero, President, Asian-American Action Fund
Addison Township Democrats
Judith Easton, Chair, Addison Township Democrats
Rose Fitzpatrick, Chair, Bloomingdale Township Democrats
Cathy Sewell, First Vice-Chair, York Township Democrats
Nobuko Kudo, Secretary, York Township Democrats
Susan MacDonald, Treasurer, Greater Palatine Area Democrats
John Sewell, DuPage County Democratic Activist
Nayana Patel Kleppe, DuPage County Democratic Activist
Ann Lobdell, DuPage County Democratic Activist
Marian Botterman, Cook County Democratic Activist
Megan Yarbrough, Cook County Democratic Activist
Don St.Germaine Jr, Former Kankakee Democratic Party Chairman
Tony Fuscone, Sergeant-At-Arms, DuPage Democratic Party
Endy Zeminides, Chair, Hellenic-American Leadership Council
Susan Berghoef, Chair, National Leadership Circle for the Democratic National Committee
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
End Citizens United PAC
Illinois Credit Union League
LCV Action Fund
LCV Action Fund
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
United Hellenic Voters of America