Democrats Luke Figora (Winnetka District 36) and incumbent Marcelo Sztainberg (Northfield Township 225) are running on April 4. | Linkedin
Democrats Luke Figora (Winnetka District 36) and incumbent Marcelo Sztainberg (Northfield Township 225) are running on April 4. | Linkedin
There are eleven competitive school board races in Chicago's North Shore Cook County suburbs, according to an analysis of candidate filings by North Cook News.
Of the eleven school boards, all currently have Democrat majorities, according to an analysis of elected official primary voting history.
All told-- 61 candidates are running for 38 open seats across the eleven districts, including 17 incumbents.
That includes 47 Democrats and 11 Republicans.
Incumbents running include Marcelo Sztainberg, 53, of Northbrook, currently a member of the Northfield Township 225 School board, which oversees Glenbrook North and Glenbrook South High Schools.
Last year, Sztainberg, a Northeastern Illinois University professor, made headlines after arguing the district should treat students who hadn't received a COVID vaccine like those who come to school drunk, or with a deadly weapon.
“If a student shows up (to school) with a knife, we won’t let them in. If someone is intoxicated, we won’t let them in. Why is it different with COVID?," he said.
Fellow Northfield 225 school board member Joel Taub, who once cursed out a parent in a school meeting who wasn't wearing a mask, telling him to "wear the mask on (his) f***ing balls," is not running for re-election.
Of the 77 current school board slots in the eleven competitive districts, 68 are held by Democrats, five by Republicans and four by independents.
All other North Shore Cook County school board races are not competitive, meaning the number of candidates running matches the number of seats available.
Uncompetitive North Shore Cook County school board races include Avoca 37, Skokie 68, Skokie 73.5, Kenilworth 38, Northbrook 28, Northbrook 27, River Trails 26, Sunset Ridge 29 and Wilmette 39.
Election Day is Tues. April 4.
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Which 2023 races are competitive in Chicago's North Shore suburbs?
Eleven school board races are in the balance on April 4.
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School Board | Current Split | Seats Up | Incumbents | total | DEM | GOP | Other |
Niles HSD 219 | 7-0 Democrat | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Niles ESD 71 | 7-0 Democrat | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
New Trier Township 203 | 7-0 Democrat | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Northfield Township HSD 225 | 6-1 Democrat | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Glenview CCSD 34 | 6-1 Democrat | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Northbrook/Glenview SD 30 | 5-1-1- Democrat | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Evanston HSD 202 | 7-0 Democrat | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
West Northfield SD 31 | 6-0-1 Democrat | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Winnetka SD 36 | 3-2-2 Democrat | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Evanston-Skokie 65 | 7-0 Democrat | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Skokie Fairview SD 72 | 7-0 Democrat | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
TOTAL |
| 38 | 17 | 61 | 47 | 11 | 3 |
Niles HSD 219 |
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Current Split | 7-0 | DEMOCRAT |
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Seats up | 4 |
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Candidates running | 8 |
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Candidate | Party | Hometown | Age |
Amber Wood | D | Skokie | 43 |
Mateo Mohammed Farzaneh (I) | D | Lincolnwood | 56 |
Ganae O. McAlpin-Toney | D | Skokie | 43 |
Kennya 'Ken' Durr | D | Skokie | 48 |
Celia Stennett | D | Skokie | 42 |
Ramsen Sheeno | R | Morton Grove | 45 |
Sidney Stein | D | Skokie | 57 |
David Y. Ko (I) | D | Skokie | 43 |
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Existing Board Members |
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Naema Abraham | D | Morton Grove | 49 |
Joseph S. Nowik | D | Skokie | 62 |
Elana Jacobs | D | Skokie | 45 |
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Members leaving board |
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Ignacio Lopez | D | Skokie | 44 |
Matthew A. Flink | D | Morton Grove | 37 |
New Trier Township 203 |
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Current Split | 7-0 | DEMOCRAT |
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Seats up | 3 |
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Candidates running | 6 |
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Candidate | Party | Hometown | Age |
Sally P. Pofcher | D | Wilmette | 55 |
Jean Murphy Hahn (I) | D | Glencoe | 52 |
Courtney A. McDonough | D | Winnetka | 46 |
Bernadine Hossfeld | R | Wilmette | 69 |
Blanca Zaragoza-Kaufman | NV | Glencoe | 59 |
Jennifer Yeo | R | Glencoe | 37 |
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Keith Dronen | D | Wilmette | 64 |
Avik Das | D | Glenview | 46 |
Kimberly W. Alcantara | D | Wilmette | 54 |
Sally Tomlinson | D | Winnetka | 58 |
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Members leaving board |
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Brad McLane | D | Winnetka | 66 |
Cathleen Albrecht | D | Wilmette | 62 |
Northfield Township HSD 225 |
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Current Split | 6-1 | DEMOCRAT |
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Seats up | 3 |
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Candidates running | 5 |
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Candidate | Party | Hometown | Age |
Marcelo O. Sztainberg (I) | D | Northbrook | 53 |
Sandra Muhlenbeck (I) | D | Glenview | 52 |
Sidney (Skip) Shein (I) | D | Glenview | 65 |
Paul T. Kelly | R | Glenview | 52 |
James J. Geldermann | R | Northbrook | 71 |
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Bruce W. Doughty | R | Northbrook | 59 |
Peter A. Glowacki | D | Glenview | 52 |
Matthew D. O'Hara | D | Glenview | 50 |
Michelle Seguin | D | Northbrook | 54 |
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Members leaving board |
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Joel Taub | D | Northbrook | 71 |
Niles ESD 71 |
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Current Split | 7-0 | DEMOCRAT |
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Seats up | 3 |
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Candidates running | 6 |
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Candidate | Party | Hometown | Age |
Victoria Pichla Luz (I) | D | Niles | 54 |
Joseph Kuffel (I) | D | Niles | 48 |
Kenneth Krueger (I) | D | Niles | 41 |
Jo Ann K. Girel | R | Niles | 35 |
Mete Hachim | D | Niles | 44 |
Katarzyna Szymelfenig | NV | Niles | 49 |
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Existing Board Members |
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Matthew Holbrook | D | Niles | 59 |
Dexi Karabatsos | D | Niles | 46 |
Jaclyn Jaime | D | Niles | 41 |
Matt Glancy | D | Niles | 58 |
Glenview CCSD 34 |
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Current Split | 6-1 | DEMOCRAT |
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Seats up | 4 |
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Candidates running | 5 |
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Candidate | Party | Hometown | Age |
Scott R. Nelson (I) | D | Glenview | 55 |
Vasilios Soupos | D | Glenview | 45 |
Alex Kamilewicz | D | Glenview | 49 |
Julie S. Moon | D | Glenview | 52 |
Jennifer C. Patel | R | Glenview | 46 |
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James R. Baumstark | D | Glenview | 53 |
James R. Dolan, III | D | Glenview | 42 |
Diane Stefani | D | Glenview | 52 |
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Members leaving board |
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John Heggie | D | Glenview | 52 |
Michael J. Korman | D | Glenview | 54 |
Natalie Jachtorowycz | R | Glenview | 67 |
Northbrook/Glenview SD 30 |
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Current Split | 5-1-1 | DEMOCRAT |
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Seats up | 4 |
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Candidates running | 5 |
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Candidate | Party | Hometown | Age |
Kevin Glowacz | D | Northbrook | 37 |
Pamela Manicioto | D | Northbrook | 39 |
Patrick Kunxiong Wang | D | Northbrook | 40 |
Ammar Mirza Rizki (I) | D | Northbrook | 46 |
Zivit Shapiro Blonder (I) | D | Northbrook | 48 |
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Existing Board Members |
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Stephanie D. Yohannan | D | Glenview | 41 |
Keith L. Karchmar | NV | Northbrook | 45 |
Jeff Zuercher | D | Glenview | 48 |
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Members leaving board |
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Nancy Artz | R | Northbrook | 63 |
Daniel Levin | D | Glenview | 61 |
Evanston Township HSD 202 |
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Current Split | 7-0 | DEMOCRAT |
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Seats up | 4 |
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Candidates running | 6 |
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Candidate | Party | Hometown | Age |
Monique Parsons (I) | D | Skokie | 54 |
Elizabeth Rolewicz (I) | D | Evanston | 46 |
Kristen Scotti | D | Evanston | 41 |
Leah Piekarz | D | Evanston | 55 |
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Mirah S. Anti | D | Evanston | 52 |
Gretchen Livingston | D | Evanston | 60 |
Pat Savage-Williams | D | Evanston | 69 |
Patricia Maunsell | D | Evanston | 59 |
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Members leaving board |
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Stephanie G. Teterycz | D | Evanston | 55 |
West Northfield SD 31 |
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Current Split | 6-0-1 | DEMOCRAT |
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Seats up | 3 |
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Candidates running | 4 |
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Candidate | Party | Hometown | Age |
Meghan M. McMillin | D | Northbrook | 43 |
Maria J Vasilopoulos (I) | D | Northbrook | 50 |
Noah A. Frank | D | Northbrook | 40 |
Nicholas G. Parfitt | D | Northbrook | 42 |
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Allison Slade-Rothstein | D | Northbrook | 46 |
Laura J. Sanchez-Greenberg | D | Northbrook | 47 |
Jeffrey M. Steres | NV | Northbrook | 47 |
Darrin Stern | D | Northbrook | 52 |
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Melissa Choo-Valentinas | D | Northbrook | 54 |
Daphne Frank | D | Northbrook | 45 |
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Winnetka SD 36 |
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Current Split | 3-2-2 | DEMOCRAT |
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Seats up | 4 |
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Candidates running | 5 |
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Candidate | Party | Hometown | Age |
Luke Figora | D | Winnetka | 40 |
Emily J. Rose (I) | D | Winnetka | 41 |
Katherine Palmer Myers-Crum | D | Winnetka | 44 |
Marena Rudy | R | Winnetka | 38 |
Patrick Conway | R | Winnetka | 39 |
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Daniel M. Waters | NV | Winnetka | 47 |
Steve Cirulis | NV | Winnetka | 52 |
Alyssa J. Rapp | D | Winnetka | 44 |
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Maxie Clarke | R | Winnetka | 45 |
Dawn Livingston | D | Winnetka | 56 |
Megan Panje-Wilson | R | Winnetka | 48 |
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Evanston-Skokie SD 65 |
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Current Split | 7-0 | DEMOCRAT |
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Seats up | 3 |
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Candidates running | 5 |
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Candidate | Party | Hometown | Age |
John Matthew Martin | D | Evanston | 40 |
Mya Wilkins (I) | D | Skokie | 44 |
Ndona N. Muboyayi | D | Evanston | 47 |
Omar G. Salem | D | Evanston | 37 |
Sergio Hernandez, Jr. (I) | D | Evanston | 50 |
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Existing Board Members |
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Soo La Kim | D | Evanston | 55 |
Elizabeth Lindsay-Ryan | D | Evanston | 47 |
Donna Wang Su | D | Evanston | 41 |
Joseph Hailpern | D | Skokie | 42 |
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Members leaving board |
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Tracy Olasimbo | D | Evanston | 37 |
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Skokie Fairview SD 72 |
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Current Split | 7-0 | DEMOCRAT |
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Seats up | 3 |
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Candidates running | 8 |
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Candidate | Party | Hometown | Age |
Christine Chammo-Sojka | D | Skokie | 37 |
Rafael Cavour | R | Skokie | 45 |
Estera Tomuta | NV | Skokie | 41 |
Kasey Stewart | D | Skokie | 43 |
Gretchen Wening | D | Skokie | 45 |
Alejandro Magana | D | Skokie | 40 |
Saji Philip | R | Skokie | 59 |
Ross A. Sawyers | D | Skokie | 43 |
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Existing Board Members |
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Jacqueline Bujdei | D | Skokie | 38 |
Sargon Guliana | D | Skokie | 47 |
Erin C. Swanson | D | Skokie | 48 |
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Members leaving board |
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Mary Anne Brown | D | Skokie | 59 |
Nora Maeve Downing | D | Skokie | 50 |
Shereen K. Lannoye | D | Skokie | 48 |
Aaron E. Schirmer | D | Skokie | 43 |
Source: Cook County Clerk, Illinois State Board of Elections