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April 4 Voter Cheat Sheet: Who are the Republicans and Democrats running in nine competitive NW Cook school board elections?

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Democrat Kimberly Cavill (L) and Republican Peter Dombrowski (R) are incumbents on the ballot in District 211. | District 211

Democrat Kimberly Cavill (L) and Republican Peter Dombrowski (R) are incumbents on the ballot in District 211. | District 211

There are nine competitive school board races in northwest suburban Cook County, according to an analysis of candidate filings by North Cook News.

Of the nine school boards, seven currently have Democrat majorities, according to an analysis of elected official primary voting history.

All told-- 57 candidates are running for 29 open seats across the nine districts, including 22 incumbents.

That includes 36 Democrats and 21 Republicans.

Among the incumbents running is 41 year-old self-described "tween and teen" sex podcaster Kim Cavill of Palatine, a member of Palatine-Schaumburg Township HSD 211 board.

Cavill has drawn criticism for her podcasts encouraging tweens and teens to watch pornography online and try anal sex.

Of the 63 current school board slots in the nine competitive districts, 45 are held by Democrats, 17 by Republicans and one by an independent.

All other northwest suburban school board races are not competitive, meaning the number of candidates running matches the number of seats available.

Uncompetitive NW Cook school board races include Wheeling CCSD 21, Prospect Heights 23, Schaumburg CCSD 54 and Maine Township HSD 207.

Election Day is Tues. April 4.

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Which 2023 races are competitive in the northwest suburbs?

Nine school board races are in the balance on April 4. 

Candidates
School BoardCurrent SplitSeats UpInc. RunningtotalDEMGOPOther
Palatine-Schaumburg Township HSD 2114-3 Democrat4412840
Barrington 2204-3 Democrat327340
Elk Grove Village CCSD 596-1 Democrat316420
Arlington Heights-Mt. Prospect Twp 2144-3 Democrat325140
Arlington Heights SD 255-2 Republican325320
Des Plaines CCSD 627-0 Democrat335500
Palatine CCSD 154-2-1 Democrat335320
Mt. Prospect SD 577-0 Democrat334310
Park Ridge-Niles SD 64 *4-3 Republican428620
TOTAL

29225736210
*Includes two elections for four seats; one for a two-year seat and one for three four-year seats.

Palatine-Schaumburg Township SD 211

Current Split4-3DEMOCRAT

Seats up4

Candidates running12

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Peter R. Dombrowski (I)RSchaumburg47
Steven L. Rosenblum (I)DSchaumburg60
Kimberly Cavill (I)DPalatine41
Aiden BranssDArlington Heights19
Mark J. Cramer (I)RHoffman Estates73
Michelle J. BarronDSchaumburg26
Susan L. SaamRSchaumburg51
Meenal DewanDInverness50
Barbara A. VelezRHanover Park50
Joan M. SherrillDPalatine54
Jane A RussellDRolling Meadows73
Angela GeitnerDPalatine55

Existing Board Members

Anna KlimkowiczRSchaumburg70
Curtis W. BradleyDHoffman Estates50
Tim Mc GowanDPalatine 36

Barrington CUSD 220

Current Split4-3DEMOCRAT

Seats up3

Candidates running7

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Diana L. CloptonDNorth Barrington42
Nelda K. MunozRBarrington43
Leonard G. MunsonRBarrington58
Barry Altshuler (I)DNorth Barrington65
Katey T .BaldassanoRBarrington48
Matt SheriffRPort Barrington50
Leah E. Collister-Lazzari (I)DBarrington58

Existing Board Members

Erin Chan DingDSouth Barrington41
Sandra L. Ficke-BradfordDBarrington55
Steve WangRBarrington38
Katie KaramRBarrington46

Members leaving board

Angela C. WilcoxRBarrington Hills48

Elk Grove Village CCSD 59

Current Split6-1DEMOCRAT

Seats up3

Candidates running6

CandidatePartyHometownAge
TR JohnsonRElk Grove Village 37
Sarah DzakDElk Grove Village 36
Lucas SzczesnyDMt. Prospect43
Patricia Petrielli (I)DElk Grove Village65
Rose F. KellyDElk Grove Village68
Barbara J. SomogyiRElk Grove Village79

Existing Board Members

Joseph SagererDElk Grove Village45
Roberto Mancilla, Jr.DArlington Heights41
Mardell SchumacherRElk Grove Village90
Daisy EspinoDMt. Prospect32

Members leaving board

Randall C. ReidDElk Grove Village 56
Courtney LangDArlington Heights42

Arlington Heights Township SD 214

Current Split4-3DEMOCRAT

Seats up3

Candidates running5

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Frank R. FiaritoDMt. Prospect62
Elizabeth BauerRArlington Heights53
William (Bill) Dussling (I)RArlington Heights80
Alva J Kreutzer (I)RElk Grove Village70
Misa EdwardsenRMt. Prospect49

Existing Board Members

Mark HinemanDMt. Prospect69
Mildred PalmerDArlington Heights57
Andrea L. RauchRArlington Heights45
Leonard B WalkerDWheeling64

Members leaving board

F. Daniel PetroDArlington Heights64

Arlington Heights SD 25

Current Split5-2REPUBLICAN

Seats up3

Candidates running5

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Scott Filipek (I)RArlington Heights44
Elizabeth Eckardt-NiermanDArlington Heights46
Maria Zeller BrauerDArlington Heights49
Brian T. Cerniglia (I)RArlington Heights51
Kevin Patrick MichaelDArlington Heights44

Existing Board Members

Anisha I. JogeeDArlington Heights49
Gina M. FasoRMt. Prospect52
Gregory J. ScapillatoDArlington Heights51
Rich OlejniczakRArlington Heights53

Des Plaines CCSD 62

Current Split7-0DEMOCRAT

Seats up3

Candidates running5

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Elizabeth Massa (I)DDes Plaines39
Elizabeth 'Beth' Morley (I)DDes Plaines58
Gene E. HaringDDes Plaines71
Tina L. Garrett (I)DDes Plaines46
Patrick R. MaagDDes Plaines46

Existing Board Members

Ronald J. BurtonDDes Plaines58
Stephanie B. Chambers-DuckmannDDes Plaines58
Jeanette Zaura WellerDDes Plaines41

Members leaving board

Kelly MorrisseyDDes Plaines 42

Palatine CCSD 15

Current Split4-2-1DEMOCRAT

Seats up3

Candidates running5

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Justin E. HegyRPalatine37
Samantha Bray Ader (I)DHoffman Estates35
Wenda Hunt (I)DPalatine48
Zubair A. Khan (I)DPalatine46
Christopher Bryant DargisRPalatine51

Existing Board Members

Lisa Beth SzczupajDPalatine 53
Frank J. AnnerinoRPalatine 54
Anthony M. WangRPalatine 37
James John TaylorNArlington Heights45

Mount Prospect SD 57

Current Split7-0DEMOCRAT

Seats up3

Candidates running4

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Corrin L. Bennett-Kill (I)DMt. Prospect45
Christopher R. Lettow (I)DMt. Prospect44
Kimberly Fay (I)DMt. Prospect38
Charmaine GrippoRMt. Prospect58

Existing Board Members

Eileen KowalczykDMt. Prospect51
Vicki S. ChungDMt. Prospect51
Jennifer CiokDMt. Prospect44

Members leaving board

Jennifer K. KobusDMt. Prospect49

Park Ridge-Niles SD 64

Current Split4-3REPUBLICAN

Seats up4

Candidates running6

Candidate- 4 yearPartyHometownAge
Carolina Y. Sales (I)DPark Ridge43
Rachel B. GeorgakisDPark Ridge39
Monica Lee MilliganDPark Ridge44
Monika Penksa RossiRPark Ridge52
Matthew E. DoubledayDPark Ridge52
Francine D'AmicoRPark Ridge51

Candidate- 2 yearPartyHometownAge
Bryan MercadoDPark Ridge47
Denise Pearl(I)DPark Ridge50

Existing Board Members

Phyllis M. Lubinski DNiles45
Gareth KennedyRPark Ridge45
Demetrios G TouziosRPark Ridge41

Members leaving board

Athan P. "Tom" SotosRPark Ridge50
Larry RylesRPark Ridge74

Source: Cook County Clerk; Illinois State Board of Elections

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