Donna Miller (née Black; born September 7, 1965) is a politician currently serving as a Cook County commissioner, representing the board's 6th district.
[1] Miller served as a legislative liaison to the Alliance of Illinois State Dental Society.
[6] Miller's opponents were businessman and former NFL player Napoleon Harris and South Holland deputy village manager Patricia Mahon.
[6] Miller received the nominations of the Illinois AFL–CIO, two major teacher's unions, and the Democratic organizations of the Bloom and Crete townships.
[5] The seat had been filled by Edward Moody following the 2016 death in office of commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy.
[5] In the Democratic primary, Miller's candidacy received the endorsements of the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, SEIU, United Food and Commercial Workers, Democracy for America, National Association of Social Workers-Illinois Council, Danny K. Davis, Robin Kelly, Jan Schakowsky, and Raja Krishnamoorthi.
[5] Miller's opponent Presta was endorsed by the Chicago Federation of Labor, nine democratic committeepeople, and 25 of the district's 31 mayors.
[5] Presta attracted criticism for proposing the sale of Cook County Forest Preserves land to fix the county's budget, and also attracted negative press for personal debt owed to the Internal Revenue Service.