Candidate · November 3, 2026
Ed Hershey
On the ballot for U.S. House · Illinois's 4th District
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Illinois's 4th District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Working Class Party1 |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Ed Hershey was the Working Class Party's candidate for the U.S. House in Illinois's 4th District in 2022 and 2024, and ran for the Chicago City Council in the 25th Ward in 2015.2 Ballotpedia lists his career experience as a teacher and a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 2001.2
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websiteworkingclassparty.org1