Biography
Peter Janko is the Democratic candidate for Illinois House of Representatives District 69 in the November 3, 2026 general election, running against incumbent Joe Sosnowski (R).[1] Janko is an engineer and community advocate.[1][2]
Janko was born in Morse, Germany, and attended Wilbur Wright College and Northeastern Illinois University.[1] His career experience includes working as an engineer.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he led a $22 million project in 1999 to modernize the Illinois Tollway communications system.[2]
Janko won the March 17, 2026 Democratic primary.[1] In the survey he described himself as a lifelong activist and community advocate and said he helped secure funding to restore passenger rail service from Chicago to Rockford.[2] He listed online privacy and child safety, affordable housing and opposition to incentives for data centers among his policy priorities.[2]
- 1.Peter Janko · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Peter Janko - Candidate Connection survey responses (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Illinois House District 69
Peter Janko is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Illinois House District 69 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
