CULTURETECHLENSStevie Valles
VERIFIED evidence grade — build store (JSON graph)
Combined Graph record U-07527 · provenance: build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-6341.
Stevie Valles leads Chicago Votes, the nonpartisan nonprofit that empowers young Black and brown Chicagoans with political knowledge, leadership development and voter turnout, including voting access for incarcerated people. His title varies by source: 2026 releases, including a PR Newswire get-out-the-vote coalition announcement naming him a leader of the Reimagine Civics Coalition, title him Executive Director, while WVON's roster and an October 2026 event listing style him CEO; this record carries the roster's styling with the variance stated. He was named to WVON's 40 Under 40 Game Changers Class of 2026.
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Stevie Valles leads Chicago Votes, the nonpartisan nonprofit that empowers young Black and brown Chicagoans with political knowledge, leadership development and voter turnout, including voting access for incarcerated people. His title varies by source: 2026 releases, including a PR Newswire get-out-the-vote coalition announcement naming him a leader of the Reimagine Civics Coalition, title him Executive Director, while WVON's roster and an October 2026 event listing style him CEO; this record carries the roster's styling with the variance stated.
Notes
TITLE VARIANCE is carried on the record's face: Executive Director (longer-standing, incl. Sept. 2026 PR Newswire) vs. CEO (roster + Oct. 2026 event listing). Organization edge: Chicago Votes is not homed; edges BLOCKED until homed. Photo HELD: no Commons/LOC file located 2026-10-21.
Relationships
- WVON 40 Under 40 Game Changers — related to
Named to the WVON 40 Under 40 Game Changers Class of 2026 as CEO, Chicago Votes.
Sources
- WVON 40 Under 40 Game Changers, 'The Class of 2026,' 40gamechangers.com/gamechangers (accessed 2026-10-21): lists Stevie Valles as CEO, Chicago Votes, among the 43 honorees named and pictured under the Class of 2026 heading. (primary source · build store)
- PR Newswire (2026; accessed 2026-10-21): identifies Stevie Valles as Executive Director of Chicago Votes in Speaker Welch's voter-registration and GOTV coalition. (primary source · build store)
- Vocalo (WBEZ) (accessed 2026-10-21): Valles on Chicago Votes' mission of engaging young Chicagoans in politics. (build store)
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