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Ed Bannon
Ed Bannon is a member of the Chicago Public Schools school board in Illinois, representing District 1a.
Bannon ran for election to the Chicago City Council to represent Ward 38 in Illinois. Bannon lost in the general election on February 28, 2023.
Bannon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ed Bannon was born in Chicago, Illinois. Bannon earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1992. His career experience includes working as the executive director of Six Corners Association.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2023)
General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 38
Incumbent Nicholas Sposato defeated Ed Bannon, Cynthia Santos, Franco Reyes, and Bruce Randazzo in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 38 on February 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nicholas Sposato (Nonpartisan) | 54.6 | 7,305 |
 | Ed Bannon (Nonpartisan)  | 27.2 | 3,638 | |
| Cynthia Santos (Nonpartisan) | 10.7 | 1,431 | ||
 | Franco Reyes (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 659 | |
| Bruce Randazzo (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 354 | ||
| Total votes: 13,387 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gregory Schorsch (Nonpartisan)
Campaign themes
2023
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ed Bannon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bannon's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I have proven track record of working with the community. I have recruited people to ensure we get more resources for the Dunning Read Conservation. As a Dever Local School Council member, I led a principal selection process, working with school staff, parents, and CPS to hire a great principal. I am a leader who respects the dignity of all and unites people around shared concerns.
My wife Heather and I choose to stay rooted in the 38th and raise our three teens here because we love being a part of a community where people work together to make our neighborhoods great. Whether I’m helping run the Hiawatha Youth Basketball League, playing Santa at the Dunning Branch Library Holiday Party, or recruiting people to help with a fund-raiser for St. Cyprian’s food pantry, I have a passion for working hard and giving back.
- Improve public safety by focusing all city departments on going after the root causes of crime, reopening city mental-health centers and family support services to allow law enforcement to prioritize violent gun crime, ensuring predictable schedules for our First Responders, and finally, implementing fair and expeditious discipline in cases of police abuse.
- Improve opportunities for middle class families by voting against property tax increases; reversing Mayor Lightfoot’s policy of automatically tying property-tax increases and aldermanic raises to inflation; supporting and empowering unions; and collaborating with schools and parks to offer high-quality programming and enrichment opportunities.
- Provide five-star constituent service by sending staff outside the office to seek out maintenance issues; introduce participatory budgeting to increase resident input in ward projects; increasing City Council oversight over the Mayor’s office and all city departments, and proactively sharing information through e-mail and social media.
When I talk about going after the root causes of crime, I mean reducing poverty, creative quality job opportunities and treating drug addiction. The "tough on crime" method of the 80s only led to the U.S. having the highest incarceration rates in the world but we still had crime problems. That's not the ideal of freedom we aim for as Americans. Focusing efforts on the root causes of crime will augment policing and ultimately make our city safer for everybody -- including First Responders.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 28, 2023
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