Daniel Biss' Biography
- Mayor (Evanston, IL) - At-Large
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (IL) - District 9
Contact Information
Post Office Box #549
Evanston, IL 60204
Phone: 708-303-8106
Office
2100 Ridge Avenue #2500
Evanston, IL 60201
Full Name:
Daniel K. Biss
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Karin; 2 Children: Elliot, Theodore
Birth Date:
08/27/1977
Birth Place:
Akron, OH
Home City:
Evanston, IL
Religion:
Jewish
PhD, Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002
BA, Mathematics, Harvard University, 1998
Mayor, Evanston, IL, District At-Large, 2021-present
Member, Board of Directors, Democratic Party of Evanston, 2007-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Illinois, District 9, 2026
Senator, Illinois State Senate, District 9, 2013-2019
Candidate, Governor of Illinois, 2018
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2010-2013
Member, Board of Directors, Democratic Leadership for the 21st Century Chicago, 2007-2008
Candidate, Illinois House of Representatives, District 17, 2008
No committee memberships found.
Member, Bipartisan Bicameral Conference Committee on Pension Reform, June 2013-present
Former Chair, Appropriations Committee, Human Services, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Appropriations I Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Committee of the Whole, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Education Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Environment and Conservation Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Executive Appointments Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Financial Institutions Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Higher Education Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Human Services Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Licensed Activities and Pension Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Local Government Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Revenue Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Senate Environment Committee
Former Member, Special Committee on Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care, Illinois State Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Special Issues (Revenue), Illinois State Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Special Issues, Illinois State Senate
Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Quinn, 2009
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of Chicago, 2005-2008
LE Dickson Instructor of Mathematics, University of Chicago, 2002-2005
Member, Social Action Committee, Temple Beth Israel, 2007-2008
Member, Voice and Action Committee, Young Professionals of Evanston, 2007-2008
Steering Committee Member, Our Climate Matters, 2007
Co-Chair, Illinois Committee of 100, 2004-2006
Co-Chair, Illinois Kerry Travelers, 2004
Favorite Book:
In the Time of our Singing
Air Guitar
Another Country
Winnie the Pooh
Seymour: An Introduction
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
Favorite Musician:
Dresden Dolls
Dylan
Schoenberg
Schubert
Schumann
Sonic Youth