Alexi Giannoulias is an American politician serving as the 38th and current Secretary of State of Illinois since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the Illinois State Treasurer from 2007 to 2011, becoming the youngest state treasurer in the nation at the time. Born in Chicago to Greek immigrants, he began his career in finance before entering the political arena. In 2010, he was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Barack Obama but was narrowly defeated in the general election.