George Cardenas

George Cárdenas
Cárdenas at a Cook County Board of Review meeting
Member of the Cook County Board of Review
from the 1st district
Assumed office
December 5, 2022
Preceded byTammy Wendt
Member of the Chicago City Council
from the 12th ward
In office
May 5, 2003 – November 30, 2022
Preceded byRay Frias
Succeeded byAnabel Abarca
Personal details
Born (1964-10-09) October 9, 1964
PartyDemocratic
SpouseHaby Perales
EducationNortheastern Illinois University (BA, MA)

George A. Cárdenas (born October 9, 1964) is an American public official serving as a commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review for the 1st district. He previously represented Chicago’s 12th Ward on the Chicago City Council from 2003 to 2022, where he served in leadership roles including deputy floor leader and chair of the Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy.

He won the Board of Review seat in 2022 and assumed office on December 5, 2022. His district covers portions of Chicago and a range of suburban townships.