On August 23, SAG-AFTRA announced the results for the Chicago Local elections. Please note that some candidates ran unopposed and were declared elected without the necessity of a membership vote. Following are the results of the election. Those positions that required a balloted election are listed with an asterisk*. For complete balloted election results click here.
| NAME | POSITION | TERM |
|---|---|---|
| Ilyssa Fradin | National Board Member | 4-year term |
| Charles Andrew Gardner | President | 2-year term |
| Denise Jaeckel* | 1st Vice President | 2-year term |
| Troy Pryor* | 2nd Vice President | 2-year term |
| Craig Dellimore* | 3rd Vice President | 2-year term |
| Sia Moody | Secretary | 2-year term |
| Jesse Bob Harper | Local Board Member (Indiana) | 2-year term |
| Allen D. Edge | Local Board Member (Wisconsin) | 2-year term |
| Melanie Brezill* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| John Carter Brown* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Thea Camara* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Tony Castillo* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Greg Cervantez* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Duke Czlonka* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Ashley J Dearborn* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Tracey Greenwood* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Razz Jenkins* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Kara S Leigh* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Kevin Lingle* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Kevin Murry* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Brian Peters* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Courtney Rioux* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Steve Scholz* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Richard Shavzin* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Alma Washington* | Local Board Member (Actor/Performer Category) | 2-year term |
| Melanie Brezill | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| John Carter Brown | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Thea Camara | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Tony Castillo | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Allen D. Edge | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Jesse Bob Harper | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Denise Jaeckel | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Razz Jenkins | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Kara S Leigh | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Kevin Lingle | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Angela Morris | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Kevin Murry | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Troy Pryor | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Richard Shavzin | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| John Paul Tapia | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Alma Washington | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
Those members elected as Local Officers, Local Board members and Convention Delegates, by virtue of their election to those positions, are also elected as Alternate National Board members who may be called upon to serve at National Board meetings when a National Board member from Chicago is unable to attend. The National Board member and President, by virtue of their election to those positions also serve as Convention Delegates.
The newly elected leaders will be installed in office on September 8, 2023.
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