CHICAGO – AUGUST 5: U.S. Senate Candidate Alexi Giannoulias makes remarks during a Democratic Party fundraiser at the Chicago Cultural Center August 5, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. Earlier in the day U.S. President Barack Obama, who attended the fundraiser, visited a Ford motor company Chicago assembly plant and attended a fund raiser for U.S. Senate Candidate Alexi Giannoulias. (Photo by Jeff Haynes/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Alexi Giannoulias
In what will likely be a long line of candidates, former Illinois state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias on Tuesday said he is considering a campaign for Illinois Secretary of State, a position long held by Jesse White who confirmed he won't seek another term in 2022.
It has been 10 years since Giannoulias ran and lost a heated race for the U.S. Senate against Mark Kirk. Giannoulias confirmed to NBC 5 his interest in a run for Secretary of State.
In recent years Giannoulias has been chairman of the Illinois Community Colleges Board. He serves on several boards, as well as serving as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University.
White, 86, confirmed in August 2019 that he won't seek a seventh term in office when he's up for re-election.
The primary election for the Secretary of State race will be held in March 2022.
