WSIL Endorsed Candidates

Ben McAdams for IL State Senate in the 24th District

WSIL DSA Endorses Ben McAdams for IL Senate in the 24th We are proud to endorse West Suburban IL Democratic Socialists of America member, Ben McAdams in the 24th district.

Ben is a lifelong resident of Illinois and the Chicagoland area. Growing up in Lombard, Ben attended College of DuPage before transferring to Elmhurst University (then college) where he double majored in Finance and Economics. While in college Ben became involved with local activism and went on to become a community organizer after graduation. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Ben began law school at DePaul University’s College of Law. In law school he focused his studies on Public Interest Law, becoming a member of the school’s Society for Asylum and Immigration Law (SAIL), and earning an award for the highest grade in his Civil Rights Law class. While at DePaul Ben worked for several legal non-profit organizations including the National Immigrant Justice Center, and Citizen Advocacy Center.

Ben believes in creating an Illinois where all residents can afford the basic necessities of life, such as healthcare and housing, without feeling economic anxiety. He believes in creating communities where everyone can live safe and fulfilling lives regardless of where they were born or where they come from.

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Guillermo Rodriguez for Alderman-At-Large in Aurora, IL

WSILDSA endorses Guillermo Rodriguez for Alderman-At-Large in Aurora, IL We are proud to endorse West Suburban IL Democratic Socialist of America member, Guillermo Rodriguez for alderman-at-large in Aurora, Illinois.

Guillermo has been an active cadre member of the chapter for over a year. Guillermo has consistently demonstrated his excellent leadership skills and dedication to the working class. And Guillermo can’t be bought as he’s committed to not taking any Corporate PAC, Shadow PAC, or Special Interest Money.

We are excited to fight alongside Guillermo to achieve affordable sustainable housing, protections for our immigrant neighbors, and passing progressive tax revenues in the city of Aurora.

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Overview of the WSIL DSA Endorsement Process

Our members democratically decide on campaigns we endorse in each election cycles.

The WSILDSA Politcal Committee shall execute the following process for each election race in which it chooses to participate:

  1. Solicit questionnaires from all ideologically-aligned candidates in the race.
  2. Accept completed questionnaires from all candidates interested in seeking an endorsement.
  3. At a set date, review all complete questionnaires together as a committee, flagging any concerns or follow-up inquiries for the candidate(s).
  4. If necessary, follow-up with the candidate(s) regarding any additional clarification.
  5. As a committee, decide whether the questionnaire(s) should be advanced to a chapter-wide vote and whether an endorsement shall be recommended by the committee for each candidate.
  6. CentComm may review the questionnaire and any notes and make its own recommendation to the chapter.
  7. If applicable, present the questionnaire(s) and recommendation(s) to the full WSIL chapter for a vote on the final recommendation.

If you are a candidate interested in seeking WSILDSA’s endorsement, you may request a questionairre at the following email address: [email protected].