7 . ▁( P rior ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁each ▁w ard ▁elected ▁two ▁al der men ▁in ▁st agger ed ▁two - year ▁terms ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Cook ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ers ▁the ▁eastern ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁district , ▁represented ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Jerry ▁Butler , ▁while ▁the ▁western ▁half ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁district , ▁represented ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Dennis ▁De er . ▁ ▁State ▁In ▁the ▁Illinois ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁the ▁community ▁area ▁is ▁roughly ▁even ly ▁split ▁length wise ▁between , ▁from ▁east ▁to ▁west , ▁District s ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 5 , ▁and ▁ 6 , ▁represented ▁respectively ▁by ▁Democr ats ▁Christian ▁Mitchell , ▁Jul iana ▁Str at ton , ▁and ▁Sony a ▁Har per , ▁with ▁a ▁min usc ule ▁portion ▁in ▁District ▁ 9 ▁represented ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Art ▁Turner . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Senate ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁area ▁is ▁in ▁District ▁ 3 , ▁represented ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Matt ie ▁Hunter , ▁while ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁District ▁ 1 3 , ▁represented ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁K w ame ▁Ra oul , ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁small ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁District ▁ 5 , ▁represented ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Pat ric ia ▁Van ▁P elt . ▁ ▁Federal ▁The ▁Loop ▁community ▁area ▁has ▁supported ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁two ▁president ial ▁elections ▁by ▁large ▁marg ins