John Martin secured an open seat on the Evanston Township High School District 202 Board of Education Tuesday, replacing outgoing member Gretchen Livingston, according to unofficial results from the Cook County Clerk’s office. Incumbents Pat Maunsell, Mirah Anti and Board President Pat Savage-Williams also won reelection.
With four candidates running for four seats, all were virtually guaranteed to win. Voters could select up to four candidates, and preliminary results show each candidate with an approximately equal proportion of the total vote.
Mail-in ballots postmarked by April 1 are still being counted, so official results are not yet available.
Martin, a senior manager at a tax software company, previously ran unsuccessfully for the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education in 2023. This year, he won with 11,782 votes.
Martin said he plans to focus on improving academic readiness for incoming ETHS students and responding to federal executive orders restricting diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools.
“I’m happy to see that the community came out and voted,” Martin said. “It’s nice to see a higher turnout than we had in 2023, and I’m excited to get to work and continue the success that ETHS has had over the past few years.”
Maunsell, the CEO of a strategic communications consulting firm, received 11,770 votes and said she plans to “stand up” for the district’s students in her next term.
During the campaign, she told The Daily that she hopes to leverage her role on the board’s policy committee to improve student and teacher experiences.
“I feel good about where we are, but there’s a lot going on in the world around us,” Maunsell said. “I’m looking forward in a positive way but also in a realistic way. There unfortunately will be some crazy times ahead.”
Anti, the assistant superintendent of diversity, equity and inclusion at Township High School District 113, earned 11,580 votes. She previously told The Daily she aims to amplify student voices and address racial disparities in disciplinary actions and academic performance in her next term.
Savage-Williams, who has served on the board since 2013, previously said she plans to promote equity at ETHS and navigate national political conflicts while upholding the district’s values. She received 12,237 votes.
Anti and Savage-Williams did not respond for comment at the time of publication.
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