Evanston Consolidated General Election– April 1, 2025

Evanston Candidates

	Candidates–* Incumbent
Mayor	Daniel Biss* Jeffrey “Jeff” Boarini
City Clerk	Stephanie Mendoza* Vanessa Johnson-McCoy (write-in candidate)
Council Member:
1st Ward	Stephen Hackney Clare Kelly*
2nd Ward	Jacqueline Mendoza Kristian “Krissie” Harris* Darlene Cannon
3rd Ward	Shawn Iles John Kennedy Gennifer Geer
4th Ward	Jonathan Nieuwsma* Margaret “Meg” Welch (write-in candidate)
5th Ward	Carlis B. Sutton Bobby Burns*
6th Ward	Tom Suffredin* Candance Chow
7th Ward	Parielle Davis Kerry Alexander Mundy
8th Ward	Matt Rodgers Devon Reid*
9th Ward	Juan Geracaris* (running unopposed)
D65 School Board (for 4 seats)
	Heather Vezner Chris Van Nostrand Randall Steckman Maria Forres Opdycke Christopher DeNardo Brandon Utter Peter Bogira Patricia Anderson Lionel Gentle Dan Lyonsmith Andrew Wymer Nichole Pinkard
D202 School Board (for 4 seats)
	Pat Savage-Williams Mirah Anti Patricia Maunsell John Martin
D535 Oakton College Board (for 3 seats)
	Wendy B. Yanow* Micah J. Eimer Rene Mandin Michele Hays Marie Toussaint* Cheryl Brown

The League of Women Voters of Evanston will conduct forums for candidates running for Mayor, City Clerk and City Council in eight wards, in the upcoming April 1 Consolidated Election.

Forums will take place Saturday, March 8
in the Evanston City Council Chambers.

The schedule of forums is as follows:
10:00–10:45 am
Candidates for Mayor

11:00–11:45 am
Candidates for City Clerk

12:30 –1:30 pm
Candidates for Council, Wards 1 & 3

1:45–2:45 pm
Candidates for Council, Wards 2 & 8

3:00–3:45 pm
Candidates for Council, Wards 4 & 5

4:00–4:45 pm
Candidates for Council, Wards 6 & 7

The public is invited to attend the forums. Please email suggested questions in advance to LWVEVoterServices@gmail.com.

This initiative is being sponsored by the LWV of Evanston.

Videotaped interviews with candidates for District 65 School Board will be available for viewing in March (courtesy of The Evanston RoundTable).

LWVE has sent questionnaires to the candidates for Trustee to the Oakton Community College District 535 Board, and will post their responses early in March before Early Voting begins.

Click here for a listing of the Skokie Candidate Forums.
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Evanston Consolidated General Election– April 1, 2025

Evanston Candidates