Candidates
About this Race: The city treasurer oversees and manages all money and investments for the city of Chicago, its four employee pension funds and the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund. The current clerk is Kurt Summers, who decided not to run for re-election.
Runoff Election
- 2019 Runoff Election
Find out more about the treasurer candidates in the runoff election.
Melissa Conyears-Ervin
“The investments we make as a city pay dividends to our children in the future, and it’s our responsibility to invest wisely.”
Ameya Pawar
“As treasurer, I’ll work to shore up Chicago’s economic health, so we have the resources we need to address the looming pension crisis and the city’s debt obligations.”
Peter Gariepy
“The taxpayers of Chicago deserve qualified professionals serving in elected office.”