
Daniel Biss
American mathematician and politician (born 1977)

American mathematician and politician (born 1977)
Daniel Kálmán Biss (born August 27, 1977) is an American mathematician and politician who is Congressman-elect for Illinois's 9th congressional district. He served as the mayor of Evanston, Illinois, from 2021 to 2026. He is a former member of both the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to pursuing a political career, Biss was an assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Chicago from 2002 to 2008. 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. He 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 was a candidate in the Democratic primary for governor of Illinois in the 2018 election, finishing...
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