Michael J. Zalewski
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Michael Zalewski
|state_house = Illinois
|district = 23rd
|term_start = January 9, 2013
|term_end = January 11, 2023
|predecessor =Daniel J. Burke {{small|(redistricted)}}
|successor = Edgar Gonzalez Jr. {{small|(redistricted)}}
|state_house1 = Illinois
|district1 = 21st
|term_start1 = December 2008
|term_end1 = January 9, 2013
|predecessor1 = Robert S. Molaro
|successor1 = Silvana Tabares {{small|(redistricted)}}
|birth_date =
|birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Democratic
|spouse = Carrie
|relatives = Michael R. Zalewski (father)
|education = University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign {{small|(BA)}}
John Marshall Law School {{small|(JD)}}
}}
Michael J. Zalewski is an American politician who served in the Illinois House of Representatives from December 2008 to January 2023. He represented District 23, located in the Chicago metropolitan area.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/SLD_RefMap/lower/st17_il/sldl17023/DC10SLDL17023_001.pdf|title=STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: State House District 23 (Illinois)|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=May 19, 2013|access-date=October 15, 2019}} He lost his bid to represent District 21 to Abdelnasser Rashid in the 2022 Democratic primary election.{{cite news|last=Skolnik|first=Bob|url=https://www.rblandmark.com/2022/06/29/rashid-stuns-zalewski-to-win-dem-nomination-in-21st-district/|title=Rashid stuns Zalewski to win Dem nomination in 21st District|publisher=Riverside-Brookfield Landmark|date=June 29, 2022|access-date=March 10, 2023}}
His father is Michael R. Zalewski, a former Chicago city alderman.[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=190590 Our Campaigns.com-Michael J. Zalewski]
Electoral history
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| title = Illinois 21st Representative District General Election, 2008{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=LS4TzkCHj7M%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR4Fu5cxamu0awn%2bLrIqClxk%3d&T=637800092913508915|title=Election Results 2008 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=February 10, 2022}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Michael J. Zalewski
| votes = 27329
| percentage = 68.90
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Charles "Charlie" Johnson
| votes = 8872
| percentage = 22.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Green Party of the United States
| candidate = Rita Maniotis
| votes = 3464
| percentage = 8.73
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 39665
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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| title = Illinois 21st Representative District Democratic Primary, 2010{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=JK3ke4gHLYU%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR4Fu5cxamu0awn%2bLrIqClxk%3d&T=637800808573996963|title=Election Results 2010 GENERAL PRIMARY|access-date=February 10, 2022|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Michael J. Zalewski (incumbent)
| votes = 8978
| percentage = 72.32
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Terrence J. Collins
| votes = 3437
| percentage = 27.68
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 12415
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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| title = Illinois 21st Representative District General Election, 2010{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=2puhcHM6Y7k%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR4Fu5cxamu0awn%2bLrIqClxk%3d&T=637800809548795182|title=Election Results 2010 GENERAL ELECTION|access-date=February 10, 2022|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Michael J. Zalewski (incumbent)
| votes = 21850
| percentage = 100.0
| change = +31.10%
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 21850
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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| title = Illinois 23rd Representative District General Election, 2012{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=nXntMiWaUAc%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR4Fu5cxamu0awn%2bLrIqClxk%3d&T=637800810682936279|title=Election Results 2012 GENERAL ELECTION|access-date=February 10, 2022|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Michael J. Zalewski
| votes = 19513
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19513
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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| title = Illinois 23rd Representative District General Election, 2014{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=9jUH%2fxjsZXo%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR4Fu5cxamu0awn%2bLrIqClxk%3d&T=637800084762722945|title=Election Results 2014 GENERAL ELECTION|access-date= February 10, 2022|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Michael J. Zalewski (incumbent)
| votes = 13244
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 13244
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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| title = Illinois 23rd Representative District General Election, 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=bt7bri46n7I%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR4Fu5cxamu0awn%2bLrIqClxk%3d&T=637799224834523605|title=Election Results 2016 GENERAL ELECTION|access-date=February 10, 2022|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Michael J. Zalewski (incumbent)
| votes = 25097
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 25097
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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| title = Illinois 23rd Representative District General Election, 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=fkzkoIBAmBE%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR4Fu5cxamu0awn%2bLrIqClxk%3d&T=637799206388795684|title=Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=February 10, 2022}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Michael J. Zalewski (incumbent)
| votes = 19161
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19161
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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| title = Illinois 23rd Representative District General Election, 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=prSXs26mKQc%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR4Fu5cxamu0awn%2bLrIqClxk%3d&T=637799212198404851|title=Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION|date=December 4, 2020|access-date=February 10, 2022|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Michael J. Zalewski (incumbent)
| votes = 26817
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 26817
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 21st Representative District Democratic Primary, 2022{{Cite web|title=Election Results: 2022 General Primary|last=Illinois State Board of Elections|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=63aIZoIunYs%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR0aY47e3tS2y&T=638011126873058837}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Abdelnasser Rashid
| votes = 4214
| percentage = 52.33
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Michael J. Zalewski
| votes = 3838
| percentage = 47.67
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 8052
| percentage = 100.0
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References
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External links
- [http://www.ilga.gov/house/rep.asp?MemberID=2573 Representative Michael J. Zalewski (D)] at the Illinois General Assembly website
- [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=100&MemberID=2362 100th], [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=99&MemberID=2161 99th], [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=98&MemberID=1949 98th], [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=97&MemberID=1738 97th], [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=96&MemberID=1534 96th], [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=95&MemberID=1546 95th]
- [https://www.repmikezalewski.com/ State Representative Mike Zalewski] constituent website
- [https://ilhousedems.com/project/rep-michael-j-zalewski/ Michael J. Zalewski] at Illinois House Democrats
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Category:21st-century members of the Illinois General Assembly
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