Biography
Demi Palecek is the Democratic candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives, District 13, in the November 3, 2026 general election, in which she faces Republican Terry Le for a seat with no incumbent.[1] A communications consultant and National Guard member, she is president of the 46th Ward Democrats.[1][2]
Demi Palecek was born in Edwardsville, Illinois, and earned a high school diploma from Edwardsville High School and a bachelor's degree from Columbia College Chicago in 2020.[1] She has served in the U.S. Army National Guard since 2011, and her career experience includes working as a communications consultant.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, she said she began working at 15, including in the service industry, and serves in the Guard as an Equal Opportunity advocate.[2]
Palecek ran in the 2023 nonpartisan general election for Chicago Police District Council, District 19, receiving 12.1 percent of the vote.[1] She advanced from the March 17, 2026 Democratic primary for the Illinois House.[1] In her survey, she said she is running a grassroots campaign without corporate PAC money and named fully funded transit, affordable housing, medical care access and immigrant protections among her priorities.[2]
- 1.Demi Palecek · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Demi Palecek - 2025 Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Illinois House District 13
Demi Palecek is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Illinois House District 13 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.