Monica Gordon

CTL-E-4920 · Person · politician · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Clerk of Cook County (moderator of the program). Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Democracy Under Siege: Safeguarding Our Elections and Preserving Voting Rights' (2025-12-16).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: Clerk of Cook County (moderator of the program). Civic lenses: 01 Government & Politics, 02 Civil Rights & Justice. Programs: Democracy Under Siege: Safeguarding Our Elections and Preserving Voting Rights (2025-12-16); Democracy Under Siege: Safeguarding Our Elections and Preserving Voting Rights (2025-12-16). Identity verification: "the third African American to serve as the Clerk of Cook County" — City Club of Chicago event page. Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Democracy Under Siege: Safeguarding Our Elections and Preserving Voting Rights — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Democracy Under Siege: Safeguarding Our Elections and Preserving Voting Rights" (2025-12-16). Role at time: Clerk of Cook County (moderator of the program).

Sources

Identity evidence: "the third African American to serve as the Clerk of Cook County" — City Club of Chicago event page (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Democracy Under Siege: Safeguarding Our Elections and Preserving Voting Rights (2025-12-16) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/5731/democracy-under-siege-safeguarding-our-elections-and-preserving-voting-rights (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Democracy Under Siege: Safeguarding Our Elections and Preserving Voting Rights (2025-12-16) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/5731/democracy-under-siege-safeguarding-our-elections-and-preserving-voting-rights (primary source)

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