IL · Candidate
Ed Hershey
Working Class PartyCandidate
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: U.S. House · Illinois's 4th District
Biography
Ed Hershey is a Chicago teacher and the Working Class Party nominee for the open 4th District seat. He has taught at Lindblom Math and Science Academy in West Englewood, served as a union representative, and ran for 25th Ward alderman in 2015 and for this congressional seat in 2022 and 2024.[1][2][3]
Hershey was born in Rochester, New York, and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 2001.[3] He teaches at Lindblom Math and Science Academy in West Englewood on Chicago's South Side, and the Sun-Times reported he had done so for 16 years. He has served as a union representative, and in his 2024 Ballotpedia survey he says he became more involved in the teachers union at his school in the run-up to the 2012 teachers' strike.[2][3]
Hershey ran for Chicago City Council in the 25th Ward in 2015, finishing fifth with 8.2% of the vote (614 votes). He later ran as the Working Class Party candidate for Illinois' 4th District in 2022 (3.5%) and 2024 (5.2%).[2][3] He was unopposed in the March 17, 2026 Working Class Party primary for the open seat.[1][3]
- 1.Illinois' 4th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.What to know about the 4th Congressional District race to replace U.S. Rep. Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia · Chicago Sun-Times · 2026-10-01 News report
- 3.Ed Hershey · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.