Endorsement guide for 2024 CPS Board elections – NBC Chicago

The 2024 elections are just days away, and while voters will be deciding on the next President of the United States and members of Congress, voters in the city of Chicago will also be electing Chicago Public Schools Board members for the first time.

The elections follow a tumultuous few months for the district, which included the full resignation of the previous Board, the appointment of seven new members by Mayor Brandon Johnson and the recent resignation of appointed president Rev. Mitchell Johnson over antisemitic and misogynistic remarks.

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The elections also come amid a power struggle at the top of the district, with CPS CEO Pedro Martinez refusing Mayor Johnson's request to step down from his role atop the district.

With prospective CPS board members vying for election for the first time, here's a full look at this year's candidates, along with the organizations and groups that have endorsed them.

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

Ebony DeBerry: Chicago Teachers Union, Our Schools Coalition

Margaret Cullerton Hooper: CPS Parents for Buses

Kate Doyle: CPS Parents for Buses

Bruce Leon: Urban Center Action, Illinois Policy PAC

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

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

Aaron "JITU" Brown: Chicago Teachers Union, Our Schools Coalition

Josef Shkoukani (write-in)

Kernetha Jones (write-in)

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 (write-in)

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

Raquel Don

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

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

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 (write-in)