Activist Toolkit has collaborated with community partners to build a comprehensive voter guide for the April 4, 2023 elections in Oak Park. Each candidate was given the opportunity to complete a questionnaire developed by members of the Oak Park community.

The sections linked below allow voters to explore individual candidates' websites and social media accounts, as well as links to news articles, video from candidate forums, and any relevant campaign financial disclosures.

This guide will be updated with additional content as it appears. Please contact us here with questions or concerns.

[Updated 3/20/23]


Oak Park Village Trustee (3 open seats)

Simone Boutet | Susan Buchanan | Brian Straw | Jim Taglia | Cory Wesley

PARK DISTRICT COMMISSIONER (3 open seats)

Kassie Porreca | Chris Wollmuth | Jake Worley Hood

LIBRARY board, 4 year term (3 open seats)

Virginia Bloom | Susanne Fairfax | Kristina Rogers

LIBRARY board, 2 year term (2 open seats)

Ted Foss | Maya Ganguly

District 97 school board, 4 year term (4 open seats)

Gavin Kearney | Jung Kim | Cheree Moore | Holly Spurlock

District 97 school board, 2 year term (1 open seat)

Colleen Burns

District 200 school board (3 open seats)

Tim Brandhorst | Graham Brisben | Jonathan Livingston | Brian Souders


Alicia Chastain, Thomas Gary, Sydney Jackson, Deb Kadin, Teresa Powell, Scott Sakiyama, and Carollina Song contributed to the candidate questionnaires for Oak Park.