These are the 2019 candidates who support legalizing ADUs in Chicago

DNW = Did not win

?? = position unknown — help us get their attention by sharing this link with that candidate

• 1st Ward
  Daniel LaSpata (“advocate for permitting coach houses and other ADUs that preserve naturally affordable housing and increase revenue for home owners”) — WON
• 11th Ward
  - David Mihalyfy (“I support accessory dwelling units, so we can build up our tax base & keep our city affordable.”) — DNW
• 25th Ward
  - Troy Hernandez (“I support coach houses with some caveats.”) — DNW
  - Alexander “Alex” Acevedo ??— RUNOFF
  - Byron Sigcho-Lopez ?? — RUNOFF
• 26th Ward
  - David Herrera — DNW
  - Theresa Siaw (“I truly support coach houses and accessory units. That being said, affordable housing options is an issue that we need to tackle…”) — DNW
  - Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) (I ran into him at City Hall on 1/16/18 and I asked him about his support. He said he definitely supports re-legalizing them, and he was upset that they were made illegal.) — WON
• 31st Ward — Do they support re-legalizing coach houses
  - Colin Bird-Martinez — DNW
  - Milagros “Milly” Santiago ?? — RUNOFF (incumbent)
  -Felix Cardona, Jr. ?? — RUNOFF
• 33rd Ward
  - Katie Sieracki (“gives residents, homeowners, and families choices and helps maintain a stock of affordable housing”) — DNW
  - Deb Mell (incumbent, told via chief of staff; Mell voted against the 5-year housing plan because of the lack of Just Cause Eviction and changes to the ARO) — RUNOFF
  - Rossana Rodríguez Sanchez ?? — WON THE RUNOFF, support unknown
• 35th Ward
  - Amanda Yu Dieterich (“rental coach houses”) — DNW
  - Carlos Ramirez-Rosa — Yes, supports them — WON
• 39th Ward
  - Robert Murphy (“I am open to expanding zoning to allow for coach houses/converted garages to be used for residential purposes, w/ some limitations like they can only be occupied by family members”)
• 40th Ward 
  - Ugo Okere (“legalization of Accessory Dwelling Units”)
  - Andre Vasquez — yes supports coach houses — WON THE RUNOFF
  - Maggie O’Keefe (“I am in full support of coach houses and accessory dwelling units!”)
  - Dianne Daleiden (“Coach houses and additional units in existing structures would allow owners the extra income necessary to pay ever-growing and regressive property taxes.”
  - Patrick J. O’Connor ?? — RUNOFF (incumbent)
• 47th Ward
  - Eileen Dordek (“granny flats”)
  - Michael Negron (“granny flats”) — RUNOFF
  - Heather Way Kitzes (“I do but I’d like to see a zoning plan for them and ADUs. In general, and as a former CH dweller, I’m a fan.”)
  - Jeff Jenkins (“On our smaller streets I’m in favor of coach houses, I think those are good additional starter units [and] a great addition of income for people who own the houses in front and also two-flat preservation” via)
  - Matt Martin supports it: “Allow accessory dwelling units, or “granny flats”, to increase the supply of affordable housing.— WON THE RUNOFF
• Chicago mayor
  - Amara Enyia (message to me: “I don’t think we talk about it often enough as a fairly low hanging fruit strategy we can employ in housing access. I think it expands the volume of housing and is a source of income for homeowners.”)
  - Paul Vallas (175,000 garden units are possible)
  - Lori Lightfoot — Emailed the campaign in early February
  - Toni Preckwinkle— Emailed the campaign in early February