Mike Simmons for Congress
@mikesimmonsil.bsky.social
State Senator and Running for Congress in IL-09 to fight for working people.
Chicago native. Proudly LGBTQ+, Ethiopian-American. 🏳️🌈🇪🇹
Let's do this together! Go to mikesimmons.org to sign up!
Chicago native. Proudly LGBTQ+, Ethiopian-American. 🏳️🌈🇪🇹
Let's do this together! Go to mikesimmons.org to sign up!
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I'm running for Congress to represent the communities that raised me!
I don't look like your typical member of Congress.
But let's be real. "Typical" hasn't been working for everyday people.
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I don't look like your typical member of Congress.
But let's be real. "Typical" hasn't been working for everyday people.
youtube.com/shorts/DtF_p...
At 16, I worked my first job at a call center in downtown Evanston. Coincidentally, the building also housed first-term Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky's district office.
I'm running to be the next fighter for this district. My roots run deep, and I'm ready to represent my home.
I'm running to be the next fighter for this district. My roots run deep, and I'm ready to represent my home.
January 29, 2026 at 11:56 PM
At 16, I worked my first job at a call center in downtown Evanston. Coincidentally, the building also housed first-term Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky's district office.
I'm running to be the next fighter for this district. My roots run deep, and I'm ready to represent my home.
I'm running to be the next fighter for this district. My roots run deep, and I'm ready to represent my home.
The campaign trail has me all over the 9th District. One major upside is I get to learn about new food spots like the Sub Shop in Algonquin, a local favorite.
I’ll definitely be stopping in when warmer weather returns and I’m back on my biking trips through McHenry County!
I’ll definitely be stopping in when warmer weather returns and I’m back on my biking trips through McHenry County!
January 27, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The campaign trail has me all over the 9th District. One major upside is I get to learn about new food spots like the Sub Shop in Algonquin, a local favorite.
I’ll definitely be stopping in when warmer weather returns and I’m back on my biking trips through McHenry County!
I’ll definitely be stopping in when warmer weather returns and I’m back on my biking trips through McHenry County!
This campaign is gaining steam all across the district because voters know we NEED authentic representation in Congress right now — I’m honored to have the support of so many Evanstonians including Alderman Matt Rodgers!
January 26, 2026 at 9:52 PM
This campaign is gaining steam all across the district because voters know we NEED authentic representation in Congress right now — I’m honored to have the support of so many Evanstonians including Alderman Matt Rodgers!
UPDATE: ICE has shot and killed a person in Minneapolis this morning. We need to ABOLISH ICE NOW. I am outraged.
January 24, 2026 at 5:31 PM
UPDATE: ICE has shot and killed a person in Minneapolis this morning. We need to ABOLISH ICE NOW. I am outraged.
PART 1: When I was growing up on the North Side of Chicago, there was nothing like Heated Rivalry.
Now that I’m running for Congress, it was the perfect show for my partner and I to watch to take some time off the campaign trail.
Next clip coming soon!
Now that I’m running for Congress, it was the perfect show for my partner and I to watch to take some time off the campaign trail.
Next clip coming soon!
January 23, 2026 at 6:34 PM
PART 1: When I was growing up on the North Side of Chicago, there was nothing like Heated Rivalry.
Now that I’m running for Congress, it was the perfect show for my partner and I to watch to take some time off the campaign trail.
Next clip coming soon!
Now that I’m running for Congress, it was the perfect show for my partner and I to watch to take some time off the campaign trail.
Next clip coming soon!
TODAY is my birthday!!! Glad the sun is shining today as I begin another orbit. This little boy is running for Congress. Please go to mikesimmons.org right now and make a contribution for my birthday to help this little boy (I swear I’m the same person I was when I was 9 years old) win this primary
January 22, 2026 at 3:36 PM
TODAY is my birthday!!! Glad the sun is shining today as I begin another orbit. This little boy is running for Congress. Please go to mikesimmons.org right now and make a contribution for my birthday to help this little boy (I swear I’m the same person I was when I was 9 years old) win this primary
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Celebrate Black History Month with us at the International Servant Leaders Museum as we honor the legacies of Langston Hughes, Rosa Parks, Nina Simone ...
📅 Feb 1, 2026 | 11:30–1:30 (remarks at noon)
🎤 Remarks by IL State Senator Mike Simmons
All are welcome.
#RemembertheCandles #BlackHistoryMonth
📅 Feb 1, 2026 | 11:30–1:30 (remarks at noon)
🎤 Remarks by IL State Senator Mike Simmons
All are welcome.
#RemembertheCandles #BlackHistoryMonth
January 14, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Celebrate Black History Month with us at the International Servant Leaders Museum as we honor the legacies of Langston Hughes, Rosa Parks, Nina Simone ...
📅 Feb 1, 2026 | 11:30–1:30 (remarks at noon)
🎤 Remarks by IL State Senator Mike Simmons
All are welcome.
#RemembertheCandles #BlackHistoryMonth
📅 Feb 1, 2026 | 11:30–1:30 (remarks at noon)
🎤 Remarks by IL State Senator Mike Simmons
All are welcome.
#RemembertheCandles #BlackHistoryMonth
Reposted by Mike Simmons for Congress
NEW - Evanston Ald. Matt Rodgers (8th Ward) is endorsing state Sen. Mike Simmons in #IL09
Rodgers represents the southern most end of Evanston that borders Rogers Park
ETHS school board member Leah Piekarz is also backing Simmons
Rodgers represents the southern most end of Evanston that borders Rogers Park
ETHS school board member Leah Piekarz is also backing Simmons
January 21, 2026 at 2:43 PM
NEW - Evanston Ald. Matt Rodgers (8th Ward) is endorsing state Sen. Mike Simmons in #IL09
Rodgers represents the southern most end of Evanston that borders Rogers Park
ETHS school board member Leah Piekarz is also backing Simmons
Rodgers represents the southern most end of Evanston that borders Rogers Park
ETHS school board member Leah Piekarz is also backing Simmons
Check out my full conversation with @mattheweadie.bsky.social for @evanstonnow.bsky.social!
After 365 days of Trump 2.0, it's painfully clear we need more working-class and progressive voices in Congress. Listen below to hear how this campaign is powered by the people and is meeting the moment!
After 365 days of Trump 2.0, it's painfully clear we need more working-class and progressive voices in Congress. Listen below to hear how this campaign is powered by the people and is meeting the moment!
Last week, I sat down with State Sen. Mike Simmons for Evanston Now's first #IL09 candidate interview. The full interview is live on YouTube...check it out👇🏼
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=W91d...
Exclusive Interview: Congressional Candidate Mike Simmons Talks About His Campaign for Illinois' 9th
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January 20, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Check out my full conversation with @mattheweadie.bsky.social for @evanstonnow.bsky.social!
After 365 days of Trump 2.0, it's painfully clear we need more working-class and progressive voices in Congress. Listen below to hear how this campaign is powered by the people and is meeting the moment!
After 365 days of Trump 2.0, it's painfully clear we need more working-class and progressive voices in Congress. Listen below to hear how this campaign is powered by the people and is meeting the moment!
What a joy to speak with Buffalo Grove Pride today about Dr. King’s organizing for dignified housing, economic justice, and paving my path to be Illinois’s first LGBTQ+ state senator after surviving homophobic bullying.
King’s vision animates me: I’m proud to embody what his dream was all about.
King’s vision animates me: I’m proud to embody what his dream was all about.
January 20, 2026 at 2:53 AM
What a joy to speak with Buffalo Grove Pride today about Dr. King’s organizing for dignified housing, economic justice, and paving my path to be Illinois’s first LGBTQ+ state senator after surviving homophobic bullying.
King’s vision animates me: I’m proud to embody what his dream was all about.
King’s vision animates me: I’m proud to embody what his dream was all about.
Excited to throw down with @48thneighbors.bsky.social on Saturday, January 31st in Edgewater and excited to have their support in our run for Congress in IL-09! Let’s champion working class people!
On Saturday, January 31st, we’re going to be hitting the doors in Edgewater to get @mikesimmonsil.bsky.social elected! Join us at 1 or 2 PM to send a working class champ to Congress!
RSVP: bit.ly/48forMike
RSVP: bit.ly/48forMike
January 18, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Excited to throw down with @48thneighbors.bsky.social on Saturday, January 31st in Edgewater and excited to have their support in our run for Congress in IL-09! Let’s champion working class people!
So much love for Uptown. Always enjoying door knocking here and connecting with voters about my lifelong connection to the neighborhood and what a huge honor it’d be to REPRESENT Uptown in Congress!
January 17, 2026 at 2:23 PM
So much love for Uptown. Always enjoying door knocking here and connecting with voters about my lifelong connection to the neighborhood and what a huge honor it’d be to REPRESENT Uptown in Congress!
The right-wing has targeted teachers and unions for decades, and this attack on @ctulocal1.bsky.social is a blatant attempt to intimidate the labor movement.
I stand in STRONG solidarity with all of our Chicago educators and communities that are being targeted by Trump’s mob rule.
I stand in STRONG solidarity with all of our Chicago educators and communities that are being targeted by Trump’s mob rule.
When you fight for Black, Latine, immigrant, queer, and working-class people, you become a target for the right-wing.
Read more: bit.ly/4aYjkZH
Read more: bit.ly/4aYjkZH
January 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM
The right-wing has targeted teachers and unions for decades, and this attack on @ctulocal1.bsky.social is a blatant attempt to intimidate the labor movement.
I stand in STRONG solidarity with all of our Chicago educators and communities that are being targeted by Trump’s mob rule.
I stand in STRONG solidarity with all of our Chicago educators and communities that are being targeted by Trump’s mob rule.
TODAY I stood on the picket line with @afacwa.org United flight attendants: these workers have been trying to get a fair contract for over 5 years, while the executives upstairs make millions.
We need voices in Congress who will call out corporate greed and put working people first!
We need voices in Congress who will call out corporate greed and put working people first!
January 15, 2026 at 11:49 PM
TODAY I stood on the picket line with @afacwa.org United flight attendants: these workers have been trying to get a fair contract for over 5 years, while the executives upstairs make millions.
We need voices in Congress who will call out corporate greed and put working people first!
We need voices in Congress who will call out corporate greed and put working people first!
BILL ALERT! 🚨🚨 this week I’m bringing forward bills to:
✅ create a $50M restoration grant for small biz hit by Operation Midway Blitz
✅ hold data centers accountable to pay for their energy + water use demand
✅ require IL Dept of Transportation to create a statewide bus grid
+ more to come! 📋📝
✅ create a $50M restoration grant for small biz hit by Operation Midway Blitz
✅ hold data centers accountable to pay for their energy + water use demand
✅ require IL Dept of Transportation to create a statewide bus grid
+ more to come! 📋📝
January 15, 2026 at 1:29 AM
BILL ALERT! 🚨🚨 this week I’m bringing forward bills to:
✅ create a $50M restoration grant for small biz hit by Operation Midway Blitz
✅ hold data centers accountable to pay for their energy + water use demand
✅ require IL Dept of Transportation to create a statewide bus grid
+ more to come! 📋📝
✅ create a $50M restoration grant for small biz hit by Operation Midway Blitz
✅ hold data centers accountable to pay for their energy + water use demand
✅ require IL Dept of Transportation to create a statewide bus grid
+ more to come! 📋📝
I refuse to let the forever-war lobby try to buy this seat: I’m proud to reject their money. AIPAC’s unchecked spending is a threat to our democracy and not in line with my community’s values.
I will not take a penny from anyone who wants to defund housing and healthcare just to drop more bombs.
I will not take a penny from anyone who wants to defund housing and healthcare just to drop more bombs.
January 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I refuse to let the forever-war lobby try to buy this seat: I’m proud to reject their money. AIPAC’s unchecked spending is a threat to our democracy and not in line with my community’s values.
I will not take a penny from anyone who wants to defund housing and healthcare just to drop more bombs.
I will not take a penny from anyone who wants to defund housing and healthcare just to drop more bombs.
From Minneapolis to Venezuela, the Trump admin needs to be reined in by an active Congress—not one that relies on strongly-worded letters and performative politics to stop these fascists. I will bring the FIGHT!
I stood in strong solidarity with 100s of outraged Chicagoans protesting last weekend:
I stood in strong solidarity with 100s of outraged Chicagoans protesting last weekend:
January 13, 2026 at 11:32 PM
From Minneapolis to Venezuela, the Trump admin needs to be reined in by an active Congress—not one that relies on strongly-worded letters and performative politics to stop these fascists. I will bring the FIGHT!
I stood in strong solidarity with 100s of outraged Chicagoans protesting last weekend:
I stood in strong solidarity with 100s of outraged Chicagoans protesting last weekend:
2 MONTHS LEFT: Come out and knock with us this weekend to tell voters about this historic election coming up soon! Together we’ll build a movement that defunds ICE thugs and puts our money back into our communities, so tell your friends and sign up today!
bit.ly/vol4simmons
bit.ly/vol4simmons
January 13, 2026 at 7:16 PM
2 MONTHS LEFT: Come out and knock with us this weekend to tell voters about this historic election coming up soon! Together we’ll build a movement that defunds ICE thugs and puts our money back into our communities, so tell your friends and sign up today!
bit.ly/vol4simmons
bit.ly/vol4simmons
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✅ Champion a foreign policy rooted in justice, human rights, and true accountability.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:41 AM
✅ Champion a foreign policy rooted in justice, human rights, and true accountability.
Support @mikesimmonsil.bsky.social here:
secure.actblue.com/donate/mike-...
Support @mikesimmonsil.bsky.social here:
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መልካም ገና – Merry Christmas! Ethiopian Christmas is a tradition celebrated on January 7th on my father’s side of my family for thousands of years. Last week, we took a break from campaigning to observe this tradition by enjoying some excellent food from Ethiopian Diamond.
January 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
መልካም ገና – Merry Christmas! Ethiopian Christmas is a tradition celebrated on January 7th on my father’s side of my family for thousands of years. Last week, we took a break from campaigning to observe this tradition by enjoying some excellent food from Ethiopian Diamond.
Impeach them all.
From my remarks yesterday in downtown Chicago, standing in solidarity and protest with hundreds fed up with domestic state violence and international lawlessness.
From my remarks yesterday in downtown Chicago, standing in solidarity and protest with hundreds fed up with domestic state violence and international lawlessness.
January 11, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Impeach them all.
From my remarks yesterday in downtown Chicago, standing in solidarity and protest with hundreds fed up with domestic state violence and international lawlessness.
From my remarks yesterday in downtown Chicago, standing in solidarity and protest with hundreds fed up with domestic state violence and international lawlessness.
Proud to stand in strong solidarity in Edgewater today in resisting fascism. We need each other now and the pain is real. Together we will impeach and convict Donald Trump, abolish ICE, and restore peace.
January 10, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Proud to stand in strong solidarity in Edgewater today in resisting fascism. We need each other now and the pain is real. Together we will impeach and convict Donald Trump, abolish ICE, and restore peace.
Instead of occupying Venezuela and terrorizing Americans with ICE and CBP, we need to be investing in housing, education, and healthcare.
IL-09 needs someone ready to fight for these priorities, not endless war, in Congress.
Join me tomorrow, 1/10, in solidarity to protest this state-led violence.
IL-09 needs someone ready to fight for these priorities, not endless war, in Congress.
Join me tomorrow, 1/10, in solidarity to protest this state-led violence.
January 10, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Instead of occupying Venezuela and terrorizing Americans with ICE and CBP, we need to be investing in housing, education, and healthcare.
IL-09 needs someone ready to fight for these priorities, not endless war, in Congress.
Join me tomorrow, 1/10, in solidarity to protest this state-led violence.
IL-09 needs someone ready to fight for these priorities, not endless war, in Congress.
Join me tomorrow, 1/10, in solidarity to protest this state-led violence.
It was great to sit down with Matthew and discuss the things that matter most to voters across IL-09, from Uptown to McHenry County.
Looking forward to sharing the full conversation next week!
Looking forward to sharing the full conversation next week!
This week, talk about last-minute candidate consolidation in #IL09 moved through more than just Leon's campaign
Plus, we're launching a series of candidate interview podcasts before early voting starts. I sat down with Mike Simmons yesterday. Stay tuned!
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Plus, we're launching a series of candidate interview podcasts before early voting starts. I sat down with Mike Simmons yesterday. Stay tuned!
evanstonnow.com/ballot-set-c...
Ballot set. Cue the campaigning - Evanston Now
Plus, new ads hit the airwaves this week for two candidates.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
It was great to sit down with Matthew and discuss the things that matter most to voters across IL-09, from Uptown to McHenry County.
Looking forward to sharing the full conversation next week!
Looking forward to sharing the full conversation next week!
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We cannot live like this - where federal agents can shoot people in the streets and then lie about the circumstances. This type of violence is a hallmark of fascist regimes. This is what my dad fled when he landed in Edgewater as an Ethiopian refugee decades ago, and this is what we’re seeing now.
BREAKING: Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say
Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say
Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, authorities said.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:54 AM
We cannot live like this - where federal agents can shoot people in the streets and then lie about the circumstances. This type of violence is a hallmark of fascist regimes. This is what my dad fled when he landed in Edgewater as an Ethiopian refugee decades ago, and this is what we’re seeing now.