Rep. Mike Zalewski (R-Riverside), bottom left, and Abdelnasser Rashid, bottom left, speak during a League of Women Voters debate Wednesday. [League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area/Facebook]

Rep. Mike Zalewski (D-Riverside), a 13-year veteran of the Illinois House and chair of the House Revenue and Finance Committee, is trying to fend off a challenge from Abdelnasser Rashid, a former aide to Chuy Garcia’s 2015 campaign for mayor of Chicago and to former Cook County Clerk David Orr.