Chicago Board of Education, District 5a
One seat, voted on by district residents. On the Chicago ballot November 3, 2026. School board districts do not follow ward lines.
On the ballot
- Aaron "Jitu" Brown (Incumbent, CTU endorsed): Brown says he is running to responsibly expand the Sustainable Community Schools model with community input, ensure equitable access to early childhood education starting with pre-K, and win equitable funding from the…
- LaPamela Williams: Williams, a first-time candidate, says she wants to see a differently run school system, especially in her West Side district, so families do not have to send children outside their neighborhood for a quality education…
Write-in candidates
These names are not printed on the ballot. To vote for one, write the name in the blank write-in space for that office and fill in the oval (on a touchscreen, follow the write-in steps on screen). Votes count only for write-ins who filed a declaration. The Chicago Board of Elections does not post those names, so this list comes from the Cook County Clerk's list and campaign announcements; election judges at your polling place have the official one.
- Kernetha Jones (Write-in): Declared write-in candidate; the name is not printed on the ballot. In her Sun-Times questionnaire she calls for removing CPS's comprehensive sex education curriculum, giving parents vouchers to attend any school they…