Michael Cabonargi

Michael Cabonargi
official portrait, 2023
Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Region 5
Assumed office
March 13, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJanine Boyd
Commissioner of Cook County Board of Review from the 2nd district
In office
February 10, 2011 – December 5, 2022[1]
Preceded byJoseph Berrios
Succeeded bySamantha Steele
Personal details
Born (1971-01-29) January 29, 1971 (age 53)
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Wilmette, Illinois
EducationMiami University (B.A.)
University of Illinois College of Law (J.D.)

Michael M. Cabonargi (born January 29, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer who formerly served as a commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review from the 2nd district from 2011 until 2022. Since 2019, he has also served as a vice-chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois.[2] Since 2023, he has served as a regional director of the Department of Health and Human Services.[3]

In his early career, Cabonargi worked on the staffs of Illinois U.S. senators Paul Simon and Dick Durbin. He then worked as a law clerk to U.S. District Court judge William J. Hibbler. Thereafter, he entered the private sector, working as a lawyer concentrating in complex commercial and regulatory litigation.

From 2005, until being appointed to serve on the Cook County Board of Review in 2011, Cabonargi worked as senior attorney and prosecutor at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Cabonargi also held leadership roles within the Democratic Party of Illinois, and served as a 2020 presidential elector. In 2020, he unsuccessfully ran in the Democratic primary for clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court.

  1. ^ Quig, A.D. (December 6, 2022). "Will property tax bills be late again next year? Muddy picture frustrates commissioners, offers challenge for fresh faces". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Michael M. Cabonargi - D". WTTW News. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  3. ^ Kapos, Shia; Ol, Olivia; ER. "White House taps Mike Cabonargi". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-05-04.