Michilla Blaise
Michilla Blaise (also known as Kyla) is a member of the Chicago Public Schools school board in Illinois, representing District 5b. Blaise's current term ends in 2027.
Blaise ran for election to the Chicago Public Schools school board to represent District 5a in Illinois. Blaise unofficially withdrew from the race but appeared on the general election ballot on November 5, 2024.
On October 7, 2024, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed Blaise to the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Chicago Public Schools, Illinois, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Chicago Public Schools school board District 5a
Aaron Brown defeated Jousef Shkoukani and Kernetha Jones in the general election for Chicago Public Schools school board District 5a on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Aaron Brown (Nonpartisan)  | 97.3 | 40,249 | |
| Jousef Shkoukani (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 2.6 | 1,063 | ||
| Kernetha Jones (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 65 | ||
| Total votes: 41,377 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michilla Blaise (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)
- Anthony Hargrove (Nonpartisan)
Michilla Blaise unofficially withdrew from the race and still appeared on the ballot. Any votes Blaise received were not reported in the official results.[2][3]
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Blaise in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Noteworthy events
Chicago school board member resignations (2024)
On October 4, 2024, Chicago Board of Education members Elizabeth Todd-Breland, Mariela Estrada, Mary Fahey Hughes, Rudy Lozano, Michelle Morales, Jianan Shi, and Tanya Woods announced their resignations.[4] Their resignations come after a budget meeting in July 2024, where the board rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposal to take out a loan to cover teacher pensions.[5]
On October 7, 2024, Johnson announced six interim appointments to the board: Olga Bautista, Michilla Blaise, Mary Gardner, Mitchell Ikenna Johnson, Deborah Pope, and Frank Niles Thomas.[6]
On October 31, 2024, newly appointed board president Mitchell Ikenna Johnson resigned following criticism of posts made on Ikenna Johnson's Facebook account in the previous year.[7]
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ABC7 Chicago, "Mayor Brandon Johnson Announces New Interim Chicago Board of Education Appointments," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Chalkbeat Chicago, "Chicago’s first school board elections will feature just 1 candidate on ballot for District 5," September 6, 2024
- ↑ City of Chicago Elections, "Proclamation of Official Results (November 5, 2024)," accessed January 2, 2025
- ↑ Axios "Seven Chicago Board of Education Members Resign" accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Axios "Chicago Public Schools Faces Budget Deficit Debate" accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ ABC7 Chicago, "Mayor Brandon Johnson Announces New Interim Chicago Board of Education Appointments," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ WBEZ Chicago, “CPS Board of Education president resigns" accessed October 31, 2024
