# Derrick G. Curtis, candidate for 18th Ward alderperson in Chicago's 2027 election



Derrick G. Curtis is a candidate for [18th Ward alderperson](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/elections/2027/ward/18) in the February 23, 2027 municipal election, having filed nominating papers on October 19, 2026. Derrick G. Curtis is the sitting alderperson: [their voting record, legislation and money](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/18).

- Status: **Filed**
- Petition pages filed: 181. Petition pages is the number on the last page of the candidate's petition, from the Board's receipt. It isn't a signature count: each page holds a limited number of signatures, not every line is filled, and the Board checks how many are valid only if someone objects. Candidates for this office need at least 473 valid signatures.
- Signatures (our count): 1,567, on 181 signature sheets. Signatures (our count) is the number of filled-in signature lines we counted on every sheet of the petition copy the Board provided, leaving out lines that were crossed out. It isn't the Board's count of valid signatures: some may be duplicates or from voters outside the ward, and the Board checks that only if someone objects.
- Source: [the Board of Election Commissioners' receipt for their nominating papers](https://chicagoelections.gov/getting-ballot/candidates)
- Council profile: [Derrick G. Curtis's votes, legislation and money](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/18)

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