Rafael Yañez
Rafael Yañez was a member of the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education in Illinois. Yañez assumed office on October 24, 2024. Yañez left office on January 15, 2025.
Yañez ran for election to the Chicago City Council to represent Ward 15 in Illinois. Yañez lost in the general runoff election on April 2, 2019.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed Yañez on October 22, 2024. [1]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 15
Incumbent Raymond Lopez defeated Rafael Yañez in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 15 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raymond Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 59.7 | 3,220 |
| Rafael Yañez (Nonpartisan) | 40.3 | 2,174 | ||
| Total votes: 5,394 | |||
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General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 15
Incumbent Raymond Lopez and Rafael Yañez advanced to a runoff. They defeated Berto Aguayo, Joseph G. Williams, and Otis Davis Jr. in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 15 on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raymond Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 49.7 | 2,541 |
| ✔ | Rafael Yañez (Nonpartisan) | 21.8 | 1,116 | |
| Berto Aguayo (Nonpartisan) | 16.3 | 833 | ||
 | Joseph G. Williams (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 413 | |
| Otis Davis Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 210 | ||
| Total votes: 5,113 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Deborah Lane (Nonpartisan)
- Joel Riojas (Nonpartisan)
2015
The city of Chicago, Illinois, held elections for city council on February 24, 2015. A runoff took place on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was November 24, 2014.[2] In the general election for Ward 15, Raymond A. Lopez and Rafael Yañez advanced past Adolfo Mondragon, Eddie L. Daniels, Otis Davis, Jr. and Raul O. Reyes. Lopez defeated Yañez in the runoff election on April 7, 2015.[3] Raul Ventura and Sandra L. Mallory were removed from the ballot in December 2014. Alberto Bocanegra was removed from the ballot in January 2015. Incumbent Toni Foulkes ran for re-election in Ward 16.[4][5]
| Chicago City Council, Ward 15, Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Raymond A. Lopez |
58% | 3,596 | |
| Rafael Yañez | 42% | 2,606 | |
| Total Votes | 6,202 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
| Chicago City Council, Ward 15, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Raymond A. Lopez |
47.6% | 2,168 | |
| Rafael Yañez |
22.1% | 1,007 | |
| Otis Davis, Jr. | 10.2% | 462 | |
| Raul O. Reyes | 7.1% | 324 | |
| Eddie L. Daniels | 6.8% | 309 | |
| Adolfo Mondragon | 6.2% | 280 | |
| Total Votes | 4,270 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey
Rafael Yañez did not complete Ballotpedia's Chicago candidates survey for 2019.
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.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
See also
2025 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Chicago Board of Election Commissioners - General Election Candidate List
Footnotes
- ↑ Chalkbeat Chicago, "Mayor Brandon Johnson appoints seventh Chicago school board member," accessed October 31, 2024
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial Election Results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "General Election Candidate List," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial election results," accessed February 24, 2015
- ↑ 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
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