Chris Getty

Chris Getty is the Mayor of the Village of Lyons (since 2009) and Lyons Township Supervisor (since 2017), and is a licensed insurance producer. After the Democratic filing deadline passed, he filed as an independent for the open 4th District seat and is the only independent remaining on the ballot. His campaign website says he has devoted nearly two decades to public service and lists cost of living, immigration and public safety, and government accountability as priorities.[1][2][3][4]

According to his campaign website, Getty was born and raised in Lyons, Illinois. He graduated from Morton West High School and Eastern Illinois University, where Ballotpedia says he earned a bachelor's degree in corporate communications.[5][4] Getty is a licensed insurance producer and president of Getty Insurance Agency.[1][5]

Getty has been Mayor of the Village of Lyons since 2009; Suburban Chicagoland reported that he was elected the youngest mayor in Illinois, at age 26. His campaign website says he returned home after college to build his career and focused on responsible leadership, economic development and partnerships.[2][5][4][6] He has also served in Lyons Township leadership, including on the Township Mental Health Board and as elected Township Supervisor, an office he assumed in 2017.[1][4]

Getty filed to run for Congress as an independent after the Democratic primary filing deadline; Ballotpedia describes him as a Democrat running as an independent. Two other would-be independents, Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez and Mayra Macias, were removed from the ballot for insufficient valid signatures, leaving Getty the lone independent.[1][2][3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.