William Elias "Bill" Conway III[1] (born May 8, 1978)[2] is an American politician, attorney, businessman, and military veteran.
He unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic Party's primary for Cook County state’s attorney in 2020.
[10][12] The DePaulia notes that during his tenure "Conway prosecuted high level corruption and financial crime cases, including the police officers who embezzled one million dollars from the Chicago Sergeants Union in 2012.
[4] Kim Foxx ultimately won the general election by defeating Republican Pat O'Brien.
[4] Various sources note that Conway's campaign was mostly sponsored by his father William E. Conway Jr with over $10 million,[17][7][11] while Kim Foxx's campaign was supported large donations from Michael Sacks, Fred Eychaner, SEIU, Chicago Federation of Labor, EMILY's List, and George Soros.
[21] Candidate Jim Ascot, who conceded the race, received about 33% of the votes[3][22] Some sources have reported that Conway may be considering a run in the upcoming Chicago mayoral election.