COLLEGE DEMOCRATS OF ILLINOIS
2026 - 2027 Executive Board
Joseph Dowling
Maya Weiss
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Contact:
dowling.patrickj@gmail.com
(815) 274-0525School:
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.”
- President
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Contact:
weissmaya1005@gmail.comSchool:
Illinois State University“”
- Speaker
Nash Phillips
Jordon Gully
Rylee Graves
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Contact:
jgull@illinois.eduSchool:
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign“When you know what you stand for, you know what to fight for!”
- Vice President
Kamala Harris
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Contact:
nashphillips2029@u.northwestern.eduSchool:
Northwestern University“The world is changing, but it is not changing on its own.”
- Secretary of Transportation
Pete Buttigieg
Vacant
Benjamin Dreves-Hunt
Kylan Elliot
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Contact:
kelliot1@luc.eduSchool:
Loyola University“Hope is the active conviction that despair will never have the last word.”
- Senator
Cory Booker
Manages caucuses, follows state & federal legislation of interest, & advocates for CDIL-supported bills.
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Contact:
adreveshunt66@gmail.comSchool:
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.”
- President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charters political course, interfaces with other College Dem federations, & collaborates with organizations of interest.
Vacant
Vacant
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Contact:
School:
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- Speaker
Manages CDIL PAC, ensures compliances, assists President & VP with fundraising efforts
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Contact:
rylee_graves@yahoo.comSchool:
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign“The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.”
- Unknown
Runs social medias, handles press releases, creates graphics, & promotes events.
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Contact:
jcbeatley@gmail.com
(708) 573-9173School:
University of Illinois Chicago“We must recognize the full human equality of all of our — before God, before the law, and in the councils of government. We must do this, not because it is economically advantageous — although it is; not because the laws of God command it — although they do; not because people in other lands wish it so. We must do it for the fundamental reason that it is the right thing to do.”
- Senator
Robert F. Kennedy Sr.
Handles CDIL’s efforts to make the organization one that is open to all communities in the state of Illinois, handles diversity concerns, spearheads CDIL accessibility efforts.
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Contact:
School:
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- Speaker
Manages individual chapter relations, focuses on distribution of funds, & chartering of new chapters.
James Beatley
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Contact:
School:
DePaul University“”
- Speaker
Assists the communications director with whatever tasks they need help with (graphics, posts, short-form content, etc.), writes & publishes monthly newsletter, assists with Discord.
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Contact:
School:
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- Speaker
Handles CDIL’s efforts to make the organization one that is open to all communities in the state of Illinois, handles diversity concerns, spearheads CDIL accessibility efforts.
Angelina Ruggiero