ILLINOIS' 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

The 'Fourth Congressional District of Illinois' is a congressional district in the state of Illinois that includes part of Cook County. This district covers two strips running east-west across the city of Chicago, Illinois on the west side continuing into smaller portion of some suburban areas in Cook County, surrounding Illinois' 7th congressional district.
The fourth Congressional District is one of the most strangely drawn and gerrymandered in the country. It was created to contain two majority Hispanic parts of Chicago. The northern portion is largely Puerto Rican, while the southern portion is heavily Mexican. The two sections are on opposite sides of the city and are only connected by a piece of Interstate 294; the highway is in the district while the surrounding areas are not. George W. Bush received 21% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +31. It is the smallest congressional district in area outside of New York City and San Francisco.

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Representation

2008 Election

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Representation

The district is currently represented by Democrat Luis Gutierrez.

2008 Election

Congressman Luis Gutierrez has recently announced he will seek re-election in 2008. [1]
Earlier this year, Commissioner Roberto Maldonado, Ald. Manny Flores (1st Ward), Ricardo Munoz (22nd Ward), and George Cardenas had announced their intentions to run for the seat in 2008 as Gutierrez had been saying he planned to retire.
The Democratic primary will be conducted in February 5, 2008.

See also

★ List of United States Congressional districts

★ United States House elections, 2008