The daughter of Guatemalan immigrants, Delia Ramirez is an accomplished legislator, social service director, community leader, and coalition builder who has dedicated her life and career advocating for working families. Delia is rooted in the values of service, community, and perseverance. She grew up working poor and witnessed firsthand the heartbreaking financial crises that her parents and many others in her community shouldered, hoping to provide a better life for their children. This ignited a fire that propelled her to fight for the rights of all working families struggling to survive, whether it be housing justice, quality education, ethics reform, women's reproductive rights, or Medicare for all. She has over 20 years of experience as an advocate and non-profit leader, fighting for affordable housing, quality education and campaign finance reform. When the opportunity arrived, her community drafted her to run for office. 

 

In 2018, she was elected to the Illinois General Assembly as state representative for the 4th house district. Since elected, she has successfully passed legislation expanding Medicaid coverage to senior citizens regardless of immigration status, securing over 450 million to build affordable housing, protecting abortion rights, and creating an elected school board in the City of Chicago. She is the co-founder of the Illinois House Progressive Caucus and now serves as Assistant Majority Leader. 

 

Her campaign is people-funded, people-centered, refusing to accept corporate contributions. She is the Democratic Nominee for the 3rd Congressional District, the general election is Nov 8th, 2022.