# William "Brian" Wardman, candidate for 16th District Police District Council in Chicago's 2027 election

William "Brian" Wardman is a candidate for [16th District Police District Council](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/elections/2027/police-district-councils) in the February 23, 2027 municipal election, having filed nominating papers on October 22, 2026.

- Status: **Filed**
- Petition pages filed: 36. 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.
- Signatures (our count): 359, on 36 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)
- Campaign money: No ISBE report for 2026 Q3

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