# James "Jim" Gardiner, candidate for 45th Ward alderperson in Chicago's 2027 election



James "Jim" Gardiner is a candidate for [45th Ward alderperson](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/elections/2027/ward/45) in the February 23, 2027 municipal election, having filed nominating papers on October 19, 2026. James "Jim" Gardiner is the sitting alderperson: [their voting record, legislation and money](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/45).

- Status: **Filed**
- Signatures (our count): 3,155, on 342 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: [James M. Gardiner's votes, legislation and money](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/45)

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