Evanston Consolidated General Election– April 1, 2025

The League of Women Voters of Evanston conducted forums for candidates running for Mayor, City Clerk and City Council in eight wards in the upcoming Consolidated Election. Below are links to videos for each forum.

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

Full interviews with each candidate for District 65 School Board, produced in partnership with The Evanston RoundTable, can be viewed here as a YouTube video playlist.

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

Oakton College Board of Trustees Candidates' Forum: On Thursday, March 20th, the Oakton Community College Faculty Association, the Adjunct Faculty Association, and the College Student Association hosted a forum for all 6 of the candidates. Click here to watch a video recording of the event.

LWVE sent questionnaires to the candidates for Trustee to the Oakton College District 535 Board; read their responses here.

The 2025 Evanston Municipal Candidate Forums were held Saturday, March 8, in the Evanston City Council Chambers.
Click on the links here to watch the videos for each forum:

Candidates for Evanston Mayor

Candidates for City Clerk

Candidates for City Council, Wards 1 & 3

Candidates for City Council, Wards 2 & 8

Candidates for City Council, Wards 4 & 5

Candidates for City Council, Wards 6 & 7

View our Events Calendar to review all upcoming election-related dates and deadlines.

View a listing of key dates for the April 1, 2025 Consolidated Election.

Click here for a listing of the Skokie Candidate Forums.

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Evanston Consolidated General Election– April 1, 2025

Evanston Candidates