Anna M. Valencia

Andrea Marie Valencia (born January 16, 1985) is an American politician who serves as the City Clerk of Chicago.

Valencia was a member of a Legislative Counsel and Government Affairs team for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2011 and later served as its director from April 2016 until January 2017.

After two challengers were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures, she was unopposed and won election to a full term.

[9] In December 2017, Clerk Valencia announced the pilot program and that the card would be called the "CityKey" with the first 100,000 IDs being free.

[10] In June 2021, Valencia announced her candidacy for Illinois Secretary of State in the 2022 election to succeed longtime, outgoing incumbent Jesse White.