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{{short description|American mathematician and politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Daniel Biss
| image               = Daniel Biss 2018.jpg
| caption             = Biss in 2018
| office              = Mayor of Evanston, Illinois
| order               = 22nd
| term_start          = May 10, 2021
| term_end            = 
| predecessor         = Steve Hagerty
| successor           = 
| state_senate1       = Illinois
| district1           = 9th
| term_start1         = January 8, 2013
| term_end1           = January 6, 2019
| predecessor1        = Jeffrey Schoenberg
| successor1          = Laura Fine
| state_house2        = Illinois
| district2           = 17th
| term_start2         = January 12, 2011
| term_end2           = January 8, 2013
| predecessor2        = Elizabeth Coulson
| successor2          = Laura Fine
| birth_name          = Daniel Kálmán Biss
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1977|8|27}}
| birth_place         = Akron, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = Democratic
| spouse              = Karin Steinbrueck
| children            = 2
| education           = [[Organization:Harvard University|Harvard University]] (BA)<br>[[Organization:Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MA, [[Social:Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])
| profession          = [[Biography:Mathematician|Mathematician]]
| website             = {{url|danielbiss.com|Official website}}
{{Infobox scientist | embed = yes
| fields            = [[Algebraic topology]]
| workplaces        = [[Organization:University of Chicago|University of Chicago]]
| thesis_title      = The Homotopy Type of the Matroid Grassmannian
| thesis_url        = https://annals.math.princeton.edu/wp-content/uploads/annals-v158-n3-p04.pdf
| thesis_year       = 2002
| doctoral_advisor  = Michael Hopkins
}}
| signature           = BissSig.png
}}
'''Daniel Kálmán Biss'''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/1998/05.28/HoopesPrizesAwa.html | title=Hoopes Prizes Awarded to Undergraduates and Thesis Advisers | work=Harvard Gazette | date=28 May 1998 | access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> (born August 27, 1977)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://math.mit.edu/~gracelyo/18904/BissCoveringSpaceArticle.pdf | title=A Generalized Approach to the Fundamental Group | publisher=Mathematical Association of America | work=The American Mathematical Monthly | date=October 2000 | access-date=2 June 2016 | author=Biss, Daniel K.}}</ref> is an American mathematician and politician serving as mayor of Evanston, Illinois. He previously served as a member of both the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate.

Prior to pursuing a political career, Biss was an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the [[Organization:University of Chicago|University of Chicago]] from 2002 to 2008.

A member of the Democratic Party, Biss began his political career by running unsuccessfully as his party's nominee for the 17th district seat in the Illinois House of Representatives in 2008. Biss was successful in 2010 at his second attempt at running for the Illinois House of Representatives, representing its 17th district from 2011 to 2013. In 2012, Biss was elected to the  Illinois Senate, and represented its 9th district from 2013 through 2019. Biss unsuccessfully ran as a candidate in the Democratic primary for Governor of Illinois in the 2018 election. In 2021, he won the election for mayor of Evanston in the city's consolidated primary.

== Early life and education ==
Biss was born into a Jewish Israeli family of musicians. His brother is the noted pianist Jonathan Biss, his parents are the violinists Paul Biss and Miriam Fried, and his grandmother was the Russian-born cellist Raya Garbousova.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jonathan Biss: A Super, Human, Musical Mission|url=https://www.sfcv.org/events-calendar/artist-spotlight/jonathan-biss-a-super-human-musical-mission|access-date=September 5, 2013|newspaper=San Francisco Classical Voice|author=Swinkels, Niels|date=June 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jonathan Biss|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/opera-classical/jonathan-biss|access-date=September 5, 2013|newspaper=Time Out New York|author=Giovetti, Olivia|date=January 18, 2011|archive-date=September 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927121233/http://www.timeout.com/newyork/opera-classical/jonathan-biss|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Login Jerusalem Post BDS movement Jewish candidate for Illinois governor drops running mate over BDS |url=https://www.jpost.com/BDS-THREAT/Jewish-candidate-for-Illinois-governor-drops-running-mate-over-BDS-504506 |access-date=17 August 2023 |work=The Jerusalem Post |publisher=JPost |date=September 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908054020/http://www.jpost.com/BDS-THREAT/Jewish-candidate-for-Illinois-governor-drops-running-mate-over-BDS-504506 |archive-date=September 8, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=David Weigel |title=In Illinois, a Democrat chooses a socialist running mate, then dumps him |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/09/07/in-illinois-a-democrat-chooses-a-socialist-running-mate-then-dumps-him/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907200957/https://www.washingtonpost.com/web/20170907200957/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/09/07/in-illinois-a-democrat-chooses-a-socialist-running-mate-then-dumps-him/?utm_term=.2eff651092ed |archive-date=September 7, 2017 |language=en-US}}{{Subscription required|date=August 2023}}</ref>

Biss attended Bloomington North High School in Bloomington, Indiana, and he was a finalist in the Westinghouse Science Talent Search in 1995.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bloomington youth stars in science |url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST19950222-01.1.3 |work=Jewish Post, Indianapolis |date=22 February 1995 |page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=What does science have to do with the race for governor in Illinois? |url=https://www.societyforscience.org/content/ssp-blog/what-does-science-have-do-race-governor-illinois |publisher=Society for Science & the Public |date=February 21, 2018}}</ref> He
received an undergraduate degree from [[Organization:Harvard University|Harvard University]], graduating ''summa cum laude'' in 1998, and an MA and Ph.D. at [[Organization:Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] in 2002, all in mathematics.<ref name=szpiro>{{cite book|title=A mathematical medley: fifty easy pieces on mathematics|author=Szpiro, George G.|pages=97–99|year=2010|publisher=American Mathematical Society|chapter=20: Brilliant but Fallible|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mXWr00HurmMC|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mXWr00HurmMC&pg=PA97|isbn=9780821890646}}</ref> He won the 1999 Morgan Prize for outstanding research as an undergraduate, and was a Clay Research Fellow from 2002 to 2007.<ref>[http://www.claymath.org/fas/research_fellows/Biss Daniel Biss], Clay Mathematics Institute</ref> His doctoral advisor was Michael J. Hopkins. He was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in the fall of 2003.<ref>[http://www.ias.edu/people/cos/users/daniel Institute for Advanced Study: A Community of Scholars]</ref>

== Academic career ==
Prior to full-time pursuit of a political career, Biss was an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the [[Organization:University of Chicago|University of Chicago]] from 2002 to 2008.<ref name=JPost>{{cite web |url=http://www.jpost.com/American-Politics/Spot-the-differences-between-the-two-Jewish-candidates-for-Illinois-governor-543636 |title= Spot the differences between the two Jewish candidates for Illinois governor |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=February 26, 2018 |access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref>

At least four of the mathematics papers that Biss published in academic journals were later discovered to contain major errors. Mathematician Nikolai Mnëv published a report in 2007 that there was a "serious flaw" in two of Biss's works published in ''[[Annals of Mathematics]]'' and ''[[Advances in Mathematics]]'' in 2003, saying "unfortunately this simple mistake destroys the main theorems of both papers".<ref>{{cite arXiv |eprint=0709.1291|last1=Mnev|first1=N|title=On D.K. Biss' papers "The homotopy type of the matroid Grassmannian" and "Oriented matroids, complex manifolds, and a combinatorial model for BU"|class=math.CO|year=2007}}</ref> In 2008 and 2009, Biss acknowledged the flaw and published [[Erratum|erratum]] reports for the two papers, thanking Mnëv for drawing his attention to the error.<ref name=szpiro/><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Biss|first=Daniel K.|date=July 2009|title=Erratum to 'The homotopy type of the matroid Grassmannian'|url=http://annals.math.princeton.edu/wp-content/uploads/annals-v170-n1-p15-p.pdf|journal=[[Annals of Mathematics]]|series=2nd|volume=170-1|page=493|doi=10.4007/annals.2009.170.493|access-date=May 19, 2016|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |first=Daniel |last=Biss |title=Erratum to 'Oriented matroids, complex manifolds, and a combinatorial model for BU' [Adv. Math. 179 (2) (2003) 250–290] |journal=[[Advances in Mathematics]] |volume=221 |issue=2 |page=681 |date=June 1, 2009 |doi=10.1016/j.aim.2008.12.012 |doi-access=free }}</ref> He and a co-author, [[Biography:Benson Farb|Benson Farb]], also acknowledged in 2009 that there was a "fatal error" in a paper they had published in ''[[Inventiones Mathematicae]]'' in 2006, thanking mathematicians Masatoshi Sato and Tom Church for helping to explain the problem.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Erratum to {{'}}''Kg'' is not finitely generated' |first1=Daniel K. |last1=Biss |first2=Benson |last2=Farb |journal=[[Inventiones Mathematicae]] |volume=178 |issue=1 |page=229 |date=October 2009 |doi=10.1007/s00222-009-0202-x |arxiv=math/0405386 |bibcode=2009InMat.178..229B |s2cid=118454838 }}</ref> Another of his papers published in ''Topology and its Applications'' was formally retracted by the publisher in 2017, fifteen years after its 2002 publication, with the journal saying "This article has been retracted at the request of the Editors-in-Chief after receiving a complaint about anomalies in this paper. The editors solicited further independent reviews which indicated that the definitions in the paper are ambiguous and most results are false. The author was contacted and does not dispute these findings."<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Retraction notice to 'The topological fundamental group and generalized covering spaces' [Topol. Appl. 124 (3) (2002) 355–371] |journal=[[Topology and Its Applications]] |date=15 February 2017 |volume=217 |page=116 |doi=10.1016/j.topol.2016.12.016 |last1=Biss |first1=Daniel K. |doi-access=free }}</ref> The journal said they had identified twelve specific errors in the paper, but clarified that they had concluded that the paper's findings were merely inaccurate, not fraudulent.<ref name=Pi>{{cite news |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/are-gov-hopeful-bisss-claims-of-math-prowess-pi-in-the-sky/ |title=Are gov hopeful Biss's claims of math prowess pi in the sky? |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |date=September 29, 2017 |access-date=March 26, 2018 |first=Tina |last=Sfondeles |archive-date=March 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326142642/https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/are-gov-hopeful-bisss-claims-of-math-prowess-pi-in-the-sky/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Watch1>{{cite web |url=https://retractionwatch.com/2017/02/13/journal-retracts-paper-state-senator-former-mathematician/ |title=Journal retracts paper by state senator (and former mathematician) |date=February 13, 2017 |work=[[Retraction Watch]] |access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name=Watch2>{{cite web |url=https://retractionwatch.com/2017/02/23/false-results-retracted-paper-senator-inaccurate-not-fraudulent-say-editors/ |title='False' results in retracted paper by senator are inaccurate, not fraudulent, say editors |work=[[Retraction Watch]] |date=February 23, 2017 |access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> When contacted by the journal, Biss had responded saying "Thank you for writing. I am no longer in mathematics and so don't feel equipped to fully evaluate these claims. I certainly do not dispute them. If you would like to publish a retraction to that effect, that would seem to me to be an appropriate approach."<ref name=Pi/><ref name=Watch2/>

When the 2017 retraction and the previously identified errors were reported by the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' in September 2017, his campaign blamed operatives for the perceived front-runner for the Democratic Party candidate for governor of Illinois, J. B. Pritzker, for raising it as a political issue. They said "Whether it was training at MIT or the University of Chicago, Daniel has had dozens of academic papers reviewed by his peers and published. In a few cases, further research has found that the case posited in the original article didn't stand up, and he revised his findings."<ref name=Pi/> They referred to the raising of the issue as "silly opposition research".<ref name=Pi/>

== Illinois House of Representatives ==
Biss ran for a seat in the Illinois State House of Representatives in 2008, losing to Republican Elizabeth Coulson in the 17th district.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biss Seeks Coulson's State Rep Seat |url=https://evanstonroundtable.com/2009/09/15/biss-seeks-coulsons-state-rep-seat/ |website=Evanston RoundTable |access-date=24 February 2021 |date=15 September 2009}}</ref> Starting in 2009, he then worked as a policy adviser to Pat Quinn, the Democratic governor of Illinois.<ref name="JPost" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Lai|first1=Jonathan|date=12 November 2010|title=Ex-prof elected state rep|work=The Chicago Maroon|url=https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2010/11/12/ex-prof-elected-state-rep/|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Daniel Biss' Biography|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/101726/daniel-biss|access-date=28 May 2019|website=Vote Smart: Facts Matter}}</ref> He successfully ran for the same Illinois State House seat in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daniel K. Biss|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_K._Biss|access-date=2020-09-17|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref>

=== Committee assignments ===
*Appropriations – Elementary & Secondary Education
*Personnel & Pensions
*Consumer Protection
*Small Business Empowerment & Workforce Development
*International Trade & Commerce 
*Bio-Technology
*Appropriations – Higher Education<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/house//Rep.asp?MemberID=1778 |title=Representative Daniel Biss (D) |publisher=www.ilga.gov |access-date=22 February 2011}}</ref>

=== Tenure ===

== Illinois Senate ==
[[File:Illinois State Senator Daniel Biss at the Bud Billiken Parade 2015 (19807719713).jpg|thumb|Biss at the Bud Billiken Parade during his time in the Illinois Senate]]

On November 10, 2011, Biss announced his intent to run for the Illinois Senate seat held by retiring Senator Jeffrey Schoenberg.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Svitek|first=Patrick|date=November 10, 2011|title=State Rep. Biss to seek Schoenberg's state Senate seat|publisher=The Daily Northwestern|url=http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/city/state-rep-biss-to-seek-schoenberg-s-senate-seat-1.2669291}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> He won the election on November 6, 2012, receiving over 66% of the vote,<ref name="chang">{{cite news|last=Chang|first=Chi-an|date=November 7, 2012|title=Biss Wins 9th State Senate District Race|publisher=Patch Media|url=http://patch.com/illinois/winnetka/9th-state-senate-district-results-biss-vs-farkas|access-date=2016-09-26}}</ref> and was sworn in on January 8, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Robb|first=Tom|date=2013-01-09|title=Biss Fine Take Oath One Day Early|url=https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/biss-fine-take-oath-one-day-early/|access-date=2019-02-02|website=Journal & Topics}}</ref> The district included a number of Chicago's northern suburbs, including Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Morton Grove, Northbrook, Northfield, Skokie, Wilmette, and Winnetka.

=== Committee assignments ===

=== Tenure ===

=== Political positions ===
[[File:Protest Trump and Protect the Mueller Investigation Rally and March Downtown Chicago Illinois 11-8-18 5058 Illinois State Senator Daniel Biss (45793370721).jpg|thumb|Biss speaking at a protest in 2018]]

According to his responses in a 2008 "Political Courage Test", Daniel Biss supports carbon emissions limits and is pro-choice (supporting legal access to abortion services). He also supports allowing Illinois high school graduates to pay in-state tuition at public universities regardless of immigration status, as well as state funding to raise the salaries of teachers.<ref name=PCT2008>{{cite web | url = http://votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/101726/daniel-biss/ | title = Daniel Biss' Issue Positions | work = Project Vote Smart | year = 2008 | publisher = One Common Ground | location = Philipsburg, Montana }}</ref> He received a 7% rating by the NRA Political Victory Fund in 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://votesmart.org/candidate/101726/daniel-biss?categoryId=37&type=R | title = Daniel K. Biss' Political Summary on Issue: Guns | work = Project Vote Smart | access-date = November 25, 2015 | publisher = One Common Ground | location = Philipsburg, Montana }}</ref> Biss has expressed support of labor unions<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://danielbiss.com/releases/Kickoff%20Press%20Release_091409.pdf | title = Biss Kicks Off Campaign With 150 Strong | date = September 14, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140221021013/http://danielbiss.com/releases/Kickoff%20Press%20Release_091409.pdf | archive-date=February 21, 2014 | publisher = Daniel Biss for State Representative | location = Evanston, Illinois }}</ref> and he received a $20,000 campaign contribution from AFSCME.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.journalstandard.com/x1696634795/Wage-increases-slow-but-not-campaign-contributions | title = Wage increases slow, but not campaign contributions | work = Journal Standard | edition = online | location = Freeport, Illinois | date = November 9, 2011 | agency = Illinois Statehouse News | access-date = November 25, 2015 | archive-date = November 25, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151125173036/http://www.journalstandard.com/x1696634795/Wage-increases-slow-but-not-campaign-contributions | url-status = dead }}</ref> Biss also supports legalizing marijuana in Illinois.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://capitolfax.com/2017/03/29/where-do-the-candidates-stand-on-marijuana/|title=Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar » Where do the candidates stand on marijuana?|website=capitolfax.com|access-date=2017-04-03}}</ref>

In 2013, Biss cosponsored SB&nbsp;1, a bill that aimed to limit the annual growth of retirement annuities within state employee's pension plans in an attempt to reduce debts in the state retirement system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/bill/16386/46516/amends-state-employee-pension-plans |title=SB&nbsp;1 – Amends State Employee Pension Plans – Key Vote | work = Project Vote Smart | publisher = One Common Ground | location = Philipsburg, Montana |access-date=5 September 2015}}</ref> In May 2015, the Illinois Supreme Court found the law unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-pension-law-court-ruling-20150508-story.html |title=Illinois Supreme Court rules landmark pension law unconstitutional |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=8 May 2015 |last1=Pearson |first1=Rick |last2=Geiger |first2=Kim |access-date=5 September 2015}}</ref> In rejecting the constitutionality of SB&nbsp;1, the Illinois Supreme Court stated: "These modifications to pension benefits unquestionably diminish the value of the retirement annuities the members…were promised when they joined the pension system. Accordingly, based on the plain language of the Act, these annuity-reducing provisions contravene the pension protection clause's absolute prohibition against diminishment of pension benefits and exceed the General Assembly's authority," the ruling states.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/pension-reforms-illinois-supreme-court/ |last=Spielman |first=Fran |publisher=Chicago Sun-Times |title=Ill. Supreme Court overturns city pension reforms |date=2016-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331094806/https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/pension-reforms-illinois-supreme-court/ |archive-date=2016-03-31 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Biss later said that his work on SB&nbsp;1 was an error, saying, "I decided this was the least bad of the bad options. I allowed myself to think we couldn't do better." Biss later expressed support for funding higher pension payments if necessary by instituting a tax system with a graduated income tax and a tax on financial transactions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180202/BLOGS02/180209967/illinois-governor-candidate-dan-biss-on-taxes-amazon-hq2-lasalle|title=Biss' populist play: Tax LaSalle Street and rethink Amazon HQ2|work=Crain's Chicago Business|access-date=2018-03-05}}</ref>

In March 2017, Biss sponsored SB&nbsp;1424, a bill proposing a system of matching state funds for small-donor political contributions<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?GA=100&DocTypeID=SB&DocNum=1424&GAID=14&SessionID=91&LegID=103770|title=Illinois General Assembly – Bill Status for SB1424|website=www.ilga.gov|access-date=2017-03-20}}</ref> and SB&nbsp;780, a bill proposing to elect a number of statewide offices by ranked-choice ballot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?GA=100&DocTypeID=SB&DocNum=780&GAID=14&SessionID=91&LegID=102091|title=Illinois General Assembly – Bill Status for SB0780|website=www.ilga.gov|access-date=2017-03-20}}</ref> He also co-sponsored SB&nbsp;1933, a bill by State Sen. Andy Manar to allow for automatic voter registration when applying for an Illinois driver's license.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?GA=100&DocTypeID=SB&DocNum=1933&GAID=14&SessionID=91&LegID=105253|title=Illinois General Assembly – Bill Status for SB1933|website=www.ilga.gov|access-date=2017-03-20}}</ref>

Biss supports [[Philosophy:Universal health care|universal health care]] and advocates specifically for a state-level single-payer healthcare system.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Rich|title=Biss, Pawar respond *** Pritzker outlines Medicaid buy-in idea|url=https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/01/pritzker-outlines-medicaid-buy-in-idea/|access-date=12 August 2017|work=capitolfax.com|date=1 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The truth about single-payer|url=https://www.danielbiss.com/single-payer/|website=Daniel Biss for Governor|access-date=12 August 2017|date=5 August 2017|archive-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813054647/https://www.danielbiss.com/single-payer/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2017, Biss voted to reinforce the [[Finance:Affordable Care Act|Affordable Care Act]] in Illinois by prohibiting insurance companies from discriminating against customers with pre-existing conditions.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dugyala|first1=Rishika|title=Biss joins fight to prevent denial of pre-existing conditions in Illinois|url=https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/06/14/city/biss-joins-fight-to-prevent-denial-of-pre-existing-conditions-in-illinois/|access-date=12 August 2017|work=The Daily Northwestern|date=14 June 2017}}</ref>

===State comptroller candidacy===
In 2015, Biss announced a run for Illinois Comptroller for the 2016 special election<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pearson|first1=Rick|date=22 September 2015|title=City Clerk Mendoza gets major union backing in state comptroller bid|publisher=Chicago Tribune|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-susana-mendoza-comptroller-endorsement-met0924-20150923-story.html|access-date=3 October 2015}}</ref> but dropped out and endorsed opponent Susana Mendoza.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.danielbiss.com/comptroller-1|first=Daniel|last=Biss|title=Comptroller Campaign Update|work=Biss for Illinois|location=Evanston, Illinois|access-date=2015-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125205006/http://www.danielbiss.com/comptroller-1|archive-date=2015-11-25}}</ref>

== 2018 Illinois gubernatorial campaign ==
[[File:Biss For Illinois 2017 campaign logo.png|thumb|Biss 2018 gubernatorial campaign logo.]]
[[File:Daniel Biss Chi Hack Night 21.png|thumb|Biss speaking at a gubernatorial campaign event.]]

On March 20, 2017, Biss announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Illinois for the 2018 election on a Facebook Live video, attacking incumbent governor Bruce Rauner and Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pearson|first1=Rick|date=March 20, 2017|title=State Sen. Daniel Biss announces Democratic bid for governor|work=chicagotribune.com|agency=Chicago Tribune|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-daniel-biss-illinois-governor-race-met-0320-20170319-story.html|access-date=20 March 2017|archive-date=16 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816005001/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-daniel-biss-illinois-governor-race-met-0320-20170319-story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Biss joined a growing field of Democratic contenders, including businessman C. G. Kennedy and Chicago alderman Ameya Pawar.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Schulte|first1=Sarah|date=20 March 2017|title=State Sen. Biss says he's running for Illinois governor|work=ABC7 Chicago|url=http://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-sen-biss-says-hes-running-for-illinois-governor/1809229/|access-date=20 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320173905/http://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-sen-biss-says-hes-running-for-illinois-governor/1809229/|archive-date=20 March 2017}}</ref>

Biss briefly named Chicago alderman and Democratic Socialists of America member Carlos Ramirez-Rosa as his gubernatorial running mate, but dropped him from the ticket after just six days because Ramirez-Rosa had expressed some support for the BDS movement which seeks to impose comprehensive boycotts on Israel over alleged human rights violations against Palestinians. Biss' ally, Representative Brad Schneider, had rescinded his endorsement of the ticket over his pick of Ramirez-Rosa as his running mate, though Biss denied that that affected his decision.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Ryan|title=Ramirez-Rosa dumped off the Biss ticket in six days; denies flip-flop on Israel issue|work=Chicago Reader|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/09/07/ramirez-rosa-dumped-off-the-biss-ticket-in-six-days-denies-flip-flop-on-israel-issue|access-date=9 October 2017}}</ref> Biss later announced his selection of Rockford-based state representative Litesa Wallace, a single mother and former social worker.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vinicky|first1=Amanda|title=Daniel Biss Replaces Ramirez-Rosa with Rep. Litesa Wallace|work=Chicago Tonight {{!}} WTTW|url=http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/09/08/daniel-biss-replaces-ramirez-rosa-rep-litesa-wallace|access-date=9 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=8 September 2017|title=Biss formally announces Litesa Wallace as new running mate|work=capitolfax.com|url=https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/08/biss-formally-announces-litesa-wallace-as-new-running-mate/|access-date=9 October 2017}}</ref>

Biss was endorsed by many of his colleagues in the Illinois General Assembly, high-profile academics and activists including Nobel laureate [[Biography:Richard Thaler|Richard Thaler]] and presidential candidate [[Biography:Lawrence Lessig|Lawrence Lessig]], National Nurses United, the largest organization of registered nurses in the United States, and Our Revolution, the successor organization to Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 November 2017|title=Who's on Team Biss?|url=https://www.danielbiss.com/team-biss-endorsements/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080830/https://www.danielbiss.com/team-biss-endorsements/|archive-date=1 December 2017|access-date=22 January 2018|website=Daniel Biss for Governor|publisher=Biss for Illinois}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Pedersen|first1=Brendan|date=30 January 2018|title=Biss Lands Major Progressive Group's Endorsement|work=NBC Chicago|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/our-revolution-illinois-endorses-sen-daniel-biss-471698764.html|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=27 February 2018|title=Our Revolution Endorses Daniel Biss for Governor of Illinois|url=https://ourrevolution.com/press/our-revolution-endorses-daniel-biss-governor-illinois/|access-date=16 March 2018|website=Our Revolution|archive-date=14 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314224653/https://www.ourrevolution.com/press/our-revolution-endorses-daniel-biss-governor-illinois/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Biss received two-thirds of preferential votes from Illinois members of the progressive advocacy group MoveOn.org.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Payne|first1=Benjamin|date=25 January 2018|title=Daniel Biss Lands MoveOn.org Endorsement For Illinois Governor|agency=WVIK|url=http://wvik.org/post/daniel-biss-lands-moveonorg-endorsement-illinois-governor#stream/0|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref>

On March 20, 2018, Biss lost the Democratic primary to J. B. Pritzker. He received 26.70% of the total vote, behind Pritzker with 45.13% and ahead of Chris Kennedy with 24.37%. Biss carried two counties, McLean and Champaign.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Canvas, General Primary Election, March 20, 2018|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2018GPOfficialVote.pdf|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=September 19, 2018|archive-date=September 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919094356/https://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2018GPOfficialVote.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Post-Senate activities ==
Having not sought reelection in the 2018 Illinois Senate election (instead running for governor), Biss was succeeded in the Illinois Senate by Laura Fine on January 6, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.illinoissenatedemocrats.com/caucus-news/106-senator-laura-fine-news/6860-fine-sworn-in-as-state-senator|title=Fine sworn in as State Senator|date=2019-01-07|website=Illinois Senate Democrats|access-date=2019-02-02|archive-date=2020-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407142002/https://www.illinoissenatedemocrats.com/caucus-news/106-senator-laura-fine-news/6860-fine-sworn-in-as-state-senator|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On September 18, 2018, Biss announced in an email to supporters that he had accepted the position of executive director of the nonprofit Rust Belt Rising, which aims to train and support Democratic candidates in the Great Lakes states.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meadows |first1=Jonah |title=Sen. Daniel Biss To Head Democratic Candidate Training Nonprofit |url=https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/sen-daniel-biss-head-democratic-candidate-training-nonprofit |access-date=19 September 2018 |work=Evanston, IL Patch |date=18 September 2018}}</ref>

On August 15, 2019, Biss endorsed Elizabeth Warren for president.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DanielBiss/status/1162009805604761600|title=Endorsement of Elizabeth Warren|last=Biss|first=Daniel|date=August 15, 2019|website=[[Company:Twitter|Twitter]]|language=en|access-date=April 3, 2020|quote="A presidential candidate whose rallying cry is "big structural change" -- yes, please! ... I'm proud to endorse Elizabeth Warren, who represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reform our broken system. I hope you'll join me in supporting her. [pic.twitter.com/LNGu8Bufgb Video]"}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sweet|first=Lynn|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/15/20808045/pete-buttigieg-chicago-elizabeth-warren-hires-illinois-director-amy-klobuchar-state-delegate-slates|title=Buttigieg's Chicago presidential outpost; Warren hires Illinois director; Klobuchar working on state delegate slates|date=August 15, 2019|work=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=April 3, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211141043/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/15/20808045/pete-buttigieg-chicago-elizabeth-warren-hires-illinois-director-amy-klobuchar-state-delegate-slates|archive-date=December 11, 2019}}</ref> In January 2020, Biss was selected to be on Warren's slate of 101 potential Illinois delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention,<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Bill|url=https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/election-2020/2020-01-04/83994/ten-evanstonians-seek-to-be-democratic|title=Ten Evanstonians seek to be Democratic presidential convention delegates|date=January 4, 2020|work=Evanston Now|access-date=April 3, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402184805/https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/election-2020/2020-01-04/83994/ten-evanstonians-seek-to-be-democratic|archive-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Meadows|first=Jonah|url=https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/these-9th-district-residents-are-potential-convention-delegates|title=These 9th district residents are potential convention delegates|date=January 31, 2020|work=Patch|access-date=April 3, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224025514/https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/these-9th-district-residents-are-potential-convention-delegates|archive-date=February 24, 2020}}</ref> but Warren suspended her campaign on March 5, before the presidential primary in Illinois on March 17.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Goldmacher|first1=Shane|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-drops-out.html|title=Elizabeth Warren, once a front-runner, drops out of presidential race|date=March 5, 2020|work={{wipe|The New York Times}}|access-date=April 3, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328220831/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-drops-out.html|archive-date=March 28, 2020|last2=Herndon|first2=Astead|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Mayor of Evanston==
===2021 mayoral campaign===
[[File:Biss mayor logo 20201218002356550177.png|thumb|Biss' mayoral campaign logo]]

On September 16, 2020, Biss announced the launch of a campaign for mayor of Evanston, Illinois.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Kapos|first1=Shai|last2=Carrasco|first2=Maria|date=2020-09-17|title=AT THE FEDS' BECK AND CALL — FOP RATCHETS UP RHETORIC — GEORGE RYAN'S BOOK — BISS IS BACK|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/09/17/at-the-feds-beck-and-call-fop-ratchets-up-rhetoric-george-ryans-book-biss-is-back-490358|access-date=2020-09-17|website=POLITICO|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Biss|first=Daniel|date=2020-11-18|title=THREAD: I've made a big decision: I'm running for mayor of Evanston!|url=https://www.twitter.com/DanielBiss/status/1329120486807265280|access-date=2020-11-18|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-18|title=Former State Sen. Daniel Biss Is Running For Mayor Of Evanston|url=https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/former-state-sen-daniel-biss-running-mayor-evanston|access-date=2020-09-18|website=Evanston, IL Patch|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Daniel Biss Announces Run for Mayor|url=https://evanstonroundtable.com/Content/Default/City-News/Article/Daniel-Biss-Announces-Run-for-Mayor/-3/228/18571|access-date=2020-09-18|website=evanstonroundtable.com|language=en-us|archive-date=2020-11-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121184354/https://evanstonroundtable.com/Content/Default/City-News/Article/Daniel-Biss-Announces-Run-for-Mayor/-3/228/18571|url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 28, 2020, the incumbent mayor, Steve Hagerty, announced that he would not be seeking reelection.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fulton |first1=Jacob |title=Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty announces he will not seek re-election |url=https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/10/28/city/evanston-mayor-steve-hagerty-announces-he-will-not-seek-re-election/ |website=The Daily Northwestern |access-date=24 February 2021 |date=29 October 2020}}</ref>

Biss' mayoral campaign received many prominent endorsements. In December 2020, his campaign rolled out a list of 100 endorsements, including those of nine Evanston aldermen, as well as United States congresswoman Jan Schakowsky; state senator Laura Fine; state representatives Kelly Cassidy, Robyn Gabel, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz; and Cook County commissioner Larry Suffredin.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Bill |title=Biss announces over 200 endorsements |url=https://evanstonnow.com/biss-announces-over-200-endorsements/ |website=Evanston Now |access-date=24 February 2021 |date=3 December 2020}}</ref> The Democratic Party of Evanston gave Biss its endorsement,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nelson |first1=Delaney |title=DPOE endorses 2021 municipal candidates, addresses controversy |url=https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/02/11/city/dpoe-endorses-2021-municipal-candidates-addresses-membership-questions/ |website=The Daily Northwestern |access-date=24 February 2021 |date=11 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2021 DPOE Endorsement Session Results |url=https://evanstondems.com/2021-dpoe-endorsement-session-results/ |website=Democratic Party of Evanston |access-date=24 February 2021 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225105704/https://evanstondems.com/2021-dpoe-endorsement-session-results/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> as did Northside Democracy for America,<ref>{{cite web |title=Northside Democracy for America |url=https://www.northsidedfa.com |website=Northside Democracy for America |access-date=24 February 2021}}</ref> the Organization for Positive Action and Leadership (OPAL),<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 Election |url=http://www.opalevanston.com/election2021 |website=OPAL |access-date=24 February 2021 |archive-date=22 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122192634/http://www.opalevanston.com/election2021 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Community Alliance for Better Government (CABG).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Primary Election Endorsements for Mayor and Aldermen: Daniel Biss for Mayor, Diane Goldring and Devon Reid for Aldermanic Seats – Community Alliance for Better Government|date=4 February 2021 |url=https://evanstonalliance.com/index.php/2021/02/04/primary-election-endorsements-for-mayor-and-aldermen-daniel-biss-for-mayor-diane-goldring-and-devon-reid-for-aldermanic-seats/|access-date=2021-07-31|language=en-US}}</ref> Biss was also endorsed by incumbent mayor Stephen Hagerty, and former mayors Elizabeth Tisdahl and Jay Lytle.<ref name="strongcitywidesupport">{{cite web |last1=Seidenberg |first1=Bob |last2=Gavin |first2=Mary Helt |title=Biss Received Strong Citywide Support in Capturing the Mayor's Seat, Precinct Results From Primary Show |url=https://evanstonroundtable.com/2021/03/18/biss-received-strong-citywide-support-in-capturing-the-mayors-seat-precinct-results-from-primary-show/ |website=Evanston RoundTable |access-date=15 April 2021 |date=18 March 2021}}</ref> On February 18, 2021, Biss' former gubernatorial primary opponent J.B. Pritzker, now the governor of Illinois, endorsed his candidacy for mayor.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Julia |title=Gov. Pritzker endorses mayoral candidate Daniel Biss |url=https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/02/18/city/gov-pritzker-endorses-mayoral-candidate-daniel-biss-opponents-respond/ |website=The Daily Northwestern |access-date=24 February 2021 |date=19 February 2021}}</ref>

Biss had a vast financial advantage over his two opponents. In the first three months after announcing his candidacy, he had received in excess of $100,000 in contributions. By that point, opponent Lori Keenan had only raised $3,000 and opponent Sebastian Nalls  had only raised $1,000.<ref name="strongcitywidesupport"/>

Biss won a [[Social:Landslide victory|landslide victory]] in the consolidated primary on February 23, 2021, forgoing the need for a runoff by receiving an outright majority of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bookwalter |first1=Genevieve |title=Daniel Biss declares victory in Evanston mayor's race; results tight in aldermanic primaries |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-evanston-mayor-race-tl-0304-20210224-mggb3cggs5cmbahv5b7ezrynwi-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=24 February 2021 |date=23 February 2021}}</ref> Biss won all but one of the city's 50 voting precincts.<ref name="2021mayoralresult"/>

===Transition===
Ahead of the April 6 Evanston municipal general election, mayor-elect Biss criticized the group Evanston Together LLC for distributing mailers which inaccurately implied that several candidates for municipal office had outright supported switching the city from a council-manager government to a strong mayor government. Biss also remarked that, while a shift in the city's form of government would not be a priority to him, he is not opposed to exploring the idea if it would remedy issues in the city.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fulton |first1=Jacob |title=Evanston Together LLC prompts controversy ahead of April 6 election |url=https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/04/01/city/evanston-together-llc-prompts-controversy-about-evanston-governing-style-ahead-of-april-6-election/ |website=The Daily Northwestern |access-date=15 April 2021 |date=1 April 2021}}</ref>

In March 2021, after Evanston passed a measure establishing the first expenditure of the city's first-in-the-nation municipal fund offering reparations to [[Biography:Black people|black]] residents, mayor-elect Biss released a statement in support of the approved measure.<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch now: Evanston 1st in US to offer Black residents reparations |url=https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/watch-now-evanston-1st-in-us-to-offer-black-residents-reparations/article_f35b3da9-9fb3-505f-b67f-c25085835052.html |website=pantagraph.com |publisher=The Pantagraph |agency=Associated Press |access-date=15 April 2021 |language=en |date=23 March 2021}}</ref> Biss also gave outgoing mayor Steve Hagerty input on the members he recommended to the city's Reparations Committee.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bookwalter |first1=Genevieve |title=Community members, aldermen named to Evanston Reparations Committee |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-reparations-committee-named-tl-0506-20210504-n7265tqcizdjth6oh5jnzqgidm-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=12 May 2021 |date=4 May 2021}}</ref>

===Tenure===
On May 10, 2021, Biss took office as mayor.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Farinas |first1=Gerald |title=Marriage equality hero Daniel Biss becomes Evanston mayor; takes on race and police reform |url=https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/115824564 |website=ChicagoPride.com |access-date=11 May 2021 |language=EN |date=10 May 2021}}</ref>

== Electoral history ==
===Illinois House of Representatives===
;2008
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| title = 2008 Illinois House of Representatives 17th district Democratic primary<ref name="results">{{cite web |title=Vote Total Search Election Results |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/electionoperations/votetotalsearch.aspx |website=www.elections.il.gov |access-date=24 February 2021 |archive-date=18 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118144557/https://www.elections.il.gov/electionoperations/votetotalsearch.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| candidate  = Daniel Biss
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 16,756
| percentage = 100
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| votes      = 16,756
| percentage = 100
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{{election box begin no change
| title = 2008 Illinois House of Representatives 17th district election<ref name="results"/>
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{{election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Elizabeth Coulson (incumbent)
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 27,540
| percentage = 51.48
}}
{{election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Daniel Biss
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 25,959
| percentage = 48.52
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{{election box total no change
| votes      = 53,499
| percentage = 100
}}
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;2010
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| title = 2010 Illinois House of Representatives 17th district Democratic primary<ref name="results"/>
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{{election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Daniel K. Biss
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 11,636
| percentage = 100
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{{election box total no change
| votes      = 11,636
| percentage = 100
}}
{{election box end}}

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| title = 2010 Illinois House of Representatives 17th district election<ref name="results"/>
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{{election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Daniel K. Biss
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 23,134
| percentage = 54.78
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{{election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Hamilton Chang
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 19,096
| percentage = 45.22
}}
{{election box total no change
| votes      = 42,230
| percentage = 100
}}
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===Illinois Senate===
;2012
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| title = 2012 Illinois Senate 9th district Democratic primary<ref name="results"/>
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{{election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Daniel Biss
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 18,583
| percentage = 100
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{{election box total no change
| votes      = 18,583
| percentage = 100
}}
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{{election box begin no change
| title = 2012 Illinois Senate 9th district election<ref name="results"/>
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{{election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Daniel K. Biss
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 68,064
| percentage = 66.63
}}
{{election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Glenn Farkas
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 34,081
| percentage = 33.37
}}
{{election box total no change
| votes      = 102,145
| percentage = 100
}}
{{election box end}}

;2014
{{election box begin no change
| title = 2014 Illinois Senate 9th district Democratic primary<ref name="results"/>
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{{election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Daniel Biss (incumbent)
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 11,509
| percentage = 100
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{{election box total no change
| votes      = 11,509
| percentage = 100
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{{election box end}}

{{election box begin no change
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{{election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Daniel Biss (incumbent)
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 55,986
| percentage = 100
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{{election box total no change
| votes      = 55,986
| percentage = 100
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===Illinois gubernatorial===
[[File:Illinois gubernatorial Democratic primary, 2018.svg|thumb|upright|2018 Illinois Democratic gubernatorial primary results by county
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|{{legend|#2c5aa0|Pritzker—70–80%}}
|{{legend|#3771c8|Pritzker—60–70%}}
|{{legend|#5f8dd3|Pritzker—50–60%}}
|{{legend|#87aade|Pritzker—40–50%}}
|{{legend|#afc6e9|Pritzker—30–40%}}
|{{legend|#87de87|Biss—40–50%}}
|{{legend|#e9afaf|Kennedy—30–40%}}
|{{legend|#de8787|Kennedy—40–50%}}
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{{election box begin no change
| title = 2018 Illinois Democratic gubernatorial primary<ref name="results"/>
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{{election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = J. B. Pritzker
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 597,756
| percentage = 45.13
}}
{{election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Daniel Biss
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 353,625
| percentage = 26.70
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{{election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Chris Kennedy
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 322,730
| percentage = 24.37
}}
{{election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Tio Hardiman
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 21,075
| percentage = 1.59
}}
{{election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Bob Daiber
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 15,009
| percentage = 1.13
}}
{{election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Robert Marshall
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 14,353
| percentage = 1.08
}}
{{election box total no change
| votes      = 1,324,548
| percentage = 100
}}
{{election box end}}

===Evanston mayoral===
{{election box begin no change
| title = 2021 Evanston, Illinois mayoral election<ref name="2021mayoralresult">{{cite web |title=Suburban Cook County Election Results February 23, 2021 Consolidated Primary Election |url=https://electionnight.cookcountyclerkil.gov |website=electionnight.cookcountyclerkil.gov |publisher=Cook County Clerk |access-date=24 February 2021}}</ref>
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{{election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Daniel Biss
| party      = Nonpartisan politician
| votes      = 7,786
| percentage = 72.97
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{{election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Lori Keenan
| party      = Nonpartisan politician
| votes      = 1,867
| percentage = 17.50
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Nonpartisan politician
| candidate  = Sebastian Nalls
| votes      = 960
| percentage = 9.00
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{{election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = ''Write-in''
| party      = Nonpartisan politician
| votes      = 57 
| percentage = 0.53
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{{election box total no change
| votes      = 10670 
| percentage  =100
}}{{election box end}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://my.ilga.gov/Member/Index/2020?tab=1&chamber=S Biography, bills and committees] at the 98th Illinois General Assembly
**By session: [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=98&MemberID=2020 98th], [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=97&MemberID=1778 97th]
*[http://senatorbiss.com/ Illinois State Senator Daniel Biss] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602222028/http://senatorbiss.com/ |date=2013-06-02 }} legislative website
*[http://www.illinoissenatedemocrats.com/index.php/sen-biss-home Senator Daniel Biss] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403131223/http://www.illinoissenatedemocrats.com/index.php/sen-biss-home |date=2015-04-03 }} at Illinois Senate Democrats
*[http://danielbiss.com/ Daniel Biss for Illinois] campaign website
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*[http://rustbeltrising.org Rust Belt Rising], political organization that Biss is executive director of

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