Daniel Biss

Daniel Biss is mayor of Evanston, Illinois. He began his career as a mathematics professor at the University of Chicago before becoming an organizer and then elected official, serving as a member of the Illinois House and Senate for eight years. Daniel’s public service has consistently featured cutting-edge initiatives to advance social, racial, and economic justice and political reform. Under his leadership as mayor, Evanston has distributed the first municipal reparations to Black residents, established a guaranteed income pilot, and advanced political reforms like ranked choice voting.