Jeremy Karpen is the Green Party candidate for 39th state representative. He previously ran in 2008, taking 21% of the vote despite being hugely outspent. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, working as a counselor with at-risk youth at a residential treatment center in Chicago. Mr. Karpen volunteers his time working against partner abuse with a local domestic violence agency. He has been a consistent and outspoken community activist, fighting for housing, health care, equitable education funding, and immigrant rights.

Karpen received the endorsement of the IVI-IPO, and had this to say: