Primary Approved 
La Shawn K. Ford, an Illinois State Representative, is running for the 7th Congressional District.
Ford was first elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2007, defeating the Democratic incumbent in the primary. He's previously chaired the state's appropriations committee and currently sits on the appropriations committee on higher education.
Before becoming a legislator, Rep. Ford taught social studies and coached basketball in the Chicago Public Schools at Bridge Elementary on the Northwest Side.
