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April 4 Cheat Sheet: Who are the Republicans and Democrats running in 11 competitive North Shore school board elections?

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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. 

Candidates
School BoardCurrent SplitSeats UpIncumbentstotalDEMGOPOther
Niles HSD 2197-0 Democrat428710
Niles ESD 717-0 Democrat336411
New Trier Township 2037-0 Democrat316321
Northfield Township HSD 2256-1 Democrat325320
Glenview CCSD 346-1 Democrat415410
Northbrook/Glenview SD 305-1-1- Democrat425500
Evanston HSD 2027-0 Democrat424400
West Northfield SD 316-0-1 Democrat314400
Winnetka SD 363-2-2 Democrat415320
Evanston-Skokie 657-0 Democrat325500
Skokie Fairview SD 727-0 Democrat308521
TOTAL

38176147113

Niles HSD 219

Current Split7-0DEMOCRAT

Seats up4

Candidates running8

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Amber WoodDSkokie43
Mateo Mohammed Farzaneh (I)DLincolnwood56
Ganae O. McAlpin-ToneyDSkokie43
Kennya 'Ken' DurrDSkokie48
Celia StennettDSkokie42
Ramsen SheenoRMorton Grove45
Sidney SteinDSkokie57
David Y. Ko (I)DSkokie43

Existing Board Members

Naema AbrahamDMorton Grove49
Joseph S. NowikDSkokie62
Elana JacobsDSkokie45

Members leaving board

Ignacio LopezDSkokie44
Matthew A. FlinkDMorton Grove37

New Trier Township 203

Current Split7-0DEMOCRAT

Seats up3

Candidates running6

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Sally P. PofcherDWilmette55
Jean Murphy Hahn (I)DGlencoe52
Courtney A. McDonoughDWinnetka46
Bernadine HossfeldRWilmette69
Blanca Zaragoza-KaufmanNVGlencoe59
Jennifer YeoRGlencoe37

Existing Board Members

Keith DronenDWilmette64
Avik DasDGlenview46
Kimberly W. AlcantaraDWilmette54
Sally TomlinsonDWinnetka58

Members leaving board

Brad McLaneDWinnetka66
Cathleen AlbrechtDWilmette62

Northfield Township HSD 225

Current Split6-1DEMOCRAT

Seats up3

Candidates running5

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Marcelo O. Sztainberg (I)DNorthbrook53
Sandra Muhlenbeck (I)DGlenview52
Sidney (Skip) Shein (I)DGlenview65
Paul T. KellyRGlenview52
James J. GeldermannRNorthbrook71

Existing Board Members

Bruce W. DoughtyRNorthbrook59
Peter A. GlowackiDGlenview52
Matthew D. O'HaraDGlenview50
Michelle SeguinDNorthbrook54

Members leaving board

Joel TaubDNorthbrook71

Niles ESD 71

Current Split7-0DEMOCRAT

Seats up3

Candidates running6

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Victoria Pichla Luz (I)DNiles54
Joseph Kuffel (I)DNiles48
Kenneth Krueger (I)DNiles41
Jo Ann K. GirelRNiles35
Mete HachimDNiles44
Katarzyna SzymelfenigNVNiles49

Existing Board Members

Matthew HolbrookDNiles59
Dexi KarabatsosDNiles46
Jaclyn JaimeDNiles41
Matt GlancyDNiles58

Glenview CCSD 34

Current Split6-1DEMOCRAT

Seats up4

Candidates running5

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Scott R. Nelson (I)DGlenview55
Vasilios SouposDGlenview45
Alex KamilewiczDGlenview49
Julie S. MoonDGlenview52
Jennifer C. PatelRGlenview46

Existing Board Members

James R. BaumstarkDGlenview53
James R. Dolan, IIIDGlenview42
Diane StefaniDGlenview52

Members leaving board

John HeggieDGlenview52
Michael J. KormanDGlenview54
Natalie JachtorowyczRGlenview67

Northbrook/Glenview SD 30

Current Split5-1-1DEMOCRAT

Seats up4

Candidates running5

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Kevin GlowaczDNorthbrook37
Pamela ManiciotoDNorthbrook39
Patrick Kunxiong WangDNorthbrook40
Ammar Mirza Rizki (I)DNorthbrook46
Zivit Shapiro Blonder (I)DNorthbrook48

Existing Board Members

Stephanie D. YohannanDGlenview41
Keith L. KarchmarNVNorthbrook45
Jeff ZuercherDGlenview48

Members leaving board

Nancy ArtzRNorthbrook63
Daniel LevinDGlenview61

Evanston Township HSD 202

Current Split7-0DEMOCRAT

Seats up4

Candidates running6

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Monique Parsons (I)DSkokie54
Elizabeth Rolewicz (I)DEvanston46
Kristen ScottiDEvanston41
Leah PiekarzDEvanston55

Existing Board Members

Mirah S. AntiDEvanston52
Gretchen LivingstonDEvanston60
Pat Savage-WilliamsDEvanston69
Patricia MaunsellDEvanston59

Members leaving board

Stephanie G. TeteryczDEvanston55

West Northfield SD 31

Current Split6-0-1DEMOCRAT

Seats up3

Candidates running4

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Meghan M. McMillinDNorthbrook43
Maria J Vasilopoulos (I)DNorthbrook50
Noah A. FrankDNorthbrook40
Nicholas G. ParfittDNorthbrook42

Existing Board Members

Allison Slade-RothsteinDNorthbrook46
Laura J. Sanchez-GreenbergDNorthbrook47
Jeffrey M. SteresNVNorthbrook47
Darrin SternDNorthbrook52

Members leaving board

Melissa Choo-ValentinasDNorthbrook54
Daphne FrankDNorthbrook45

Winnetka SD 36

Current Split3-2-2DEMOCRAT

Seats up4

Candidates running5

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Luke FigoraDWinnetka40
Emily J. Rose (I)DWinnetka41
Katherine Palmer Myers-CrumDWinnetka44
Marena RudyRWinnetka38
Patrick ConwayRWinnetka39

Existing Board Members

Daniel M. WatersNVWinnetka47
Steve CirulisNVWinnetka52
Alyssa J. RappDWinnetka44

Members leaving board

Maxie ClarkeRWinnetka45
Dawn LivingstonDWinnetka56
Megan Panje-WilsonRWinnetka48

Evanston-Skokie SD 65

Current Split7-0 DEMOCRAT

Seats up3

Candidates running5

CandidatePartyHometownAge
John Matthew MartinDEvanston40
Mya Wilkins (I)DSkokie44
Ndona N. MuboyayiDEvanston47
Omar G. SalemDEvanston37
Sergio Hernandez, Jr. (I)DEvanston50

Existing Board Members

Soo La KimDEvanston55
Elizabeth Lindsay-RyanDEvanston47
Donna Wang SuDEvanston41
Joseph HailpernDSkokie42

Members leaving board

Tracy OlasimboDEvanston37

Skokie Fairview SD 72

Current Split7-0 DEMOCRAT

Seats up3

Candidates running8

CandidatePartyHometownAge
Christine Chammo-SojkaDSkokie37
Rafael CavourRSkokie45
Estera TomutaNVSkokie41
Kasey StewartDSkokie43
Gretchen WeningDSkokie45
Alejandro MaganaDSkokie40
Saji PhilipRSkokie59
Ross A. SawyersDSkokie43

Existing Board Members

Jacqueline BujdeiDSkokie38
Sargon GulianaDSkokie47
Erin C. SwansonDSkokie48

Members leaving board

Mary Anne BrownDSkokie59
Nora Maeve DowningDSkokie50
Shereen K. LannoyeDSkokie48
Aaron E. SchirmerDSkokie43

Source: Cook County Clerk, Illinois State Board of Elections

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