Miguel Alvelo-Rivera

Miguel Alvelo-Rivera is the Democratic candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives, District 40, in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] In a Ballotpedia survey, he described himself as the executive director of the Latino Union of Chicago, where he organizes with domestic workers and day laborers.[3]

Miguel Alvelo-Rivera was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and earned a bachelor's degree from Northland College in 2011 and a graduate degree from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee in 2013.[1] He advanced from the Democratic primary on March 17, 2026.[1]

In a Ballotpedia survey, Alvelo-Rivera said he has been organizing since he was 13 and that, during the pandemic, he helped open a makeshift food pantry that fed over 300 people weekly for a year.[3] He said that as executive director of the Latino Union of Chicago he helped draft a proposal for city-run Economic Opportunity and Development Centers for day laborers, and that he has worked on policies including paid time off, protections for migrant workers from retaliation, and portable benefits for domestic workers.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.