The 2024 elections are just days away, and while voters will decide the next President of the United States and members of Congress, voters in the City of Chicago will also elect members of the Chicago Public Schools Board for the first time .
The elections follow a tumultuous few months for the district, which included the complete resignation of the previous board, the appointment of seven new members by Mayor Brandon Johnson, and the recent resignation of president appointee Rev. Mitchell Johnson in due to anti-Semitic and misogynistic remarks.
The election also comes amid a power struggle at the top of the district, with CPS CEO Pedro Martinez refusing Mayor Johnson’s request to resign from his position at the top of the district.
As potential CPS board members run for office for the first time, here’s a comprehensive look at this year’s candidates, along with the organizations and groups that supported them.
District 1
Ann Custer: Chicago Teachers Union, CPS Parents for Buses, Our Schools Coalition
Michelle Pierre: INCS Action PAC, Urban Center Action, CPS Parents for Buses, Chicago Democrats for Education, Illinois Policy PAC
District 2
Ebony DeBerry: Chicago Teachers Union, Our Schools Coalition
Margaret Cullerton Hooper: CPS Parents for Buses
Kate Doyle: CPS Parents for Buses
Bruce Leon: Action for Urban Centers, Illinois Political PAC
District 3
Jason Dones: Chicago Teachers Union, CPS Parents for Buses, Our Schools Coalition
Carlos Rivas Jr.: INCS Action PAC, Urban Center Action, CPS Parents for Buses, Chicago Democrats for Education, Illinois Policy PAC
District 4
Karen Zacor: Chicago Teachers Union, Our Schools Coalition
Ellen Rosenfield: Urban Center Action, Chicago Democrats for Education, Illinois Policy PAC
Kimberly Brown: CPS Parents for Buses
Thomas Day
Carmen Giolosa
Andrew Davis
District 5
Aaron “JITU” Brown: Chicago Teachers Union, Our Schools Coalition
Josef Shkoukani (written)
Kernetha Jones (writing)
District 6
Anusha Thotakura: Chicago Teachers Union, Our Schools Coalition
Jessica Biggs: CPS parents for buses
Andre Smith: INCS Action PAC, Urban Center Action, Illinois Policy PAC
Danielle Walker (written)
District 7
Yesenia Lopez: Chicago Teachers Union, Our Schools Coalition
Eva Villalobos: INCS Action PAC, Urban Center Action, CPS Parents for Action, Chicago Democrats for Education, Illinois Policy PAC
Rachel Don
District 8
Felix Ponce: Chicago Teachers Union, Our Schools Coalition
Anne Gutierrez: INCS Action PAC, Urban Center Action, CPS Parents for Buses, Chicago Democrats for Education, Illinois Policy PAC
District 9
Lanetta Thomas: Chicago Teachers Union, CPS Parents for Buses, Our Schools Coalition
Therese Boyle
LaMont Raymond Williams
Miquel Lewis: INCS Action PAC, Urban Center Action, Chicago Democrats for Education, Illinois Policy PAC
District 10
Robert Jones: Chicago Teachers Union, Our Schools Coalition
Adam Parrott Steffer
Che “Rhymefest” Smith: CPS Parents for Buses
Karin Norington Reaves: INCS Action PAC, Urban Center Action, Chicago Democrats for Education, Illinois Policy PAC
Rosita Chotonda (written)
