Petition filing Oct 19 to 26, 2026 Primary Feb 23, 2027, if held General Apr 6, 2027
EspañolCity services must be efficient, effective and dependable. Streets, water, permits, snow and 311 should meet clear standards and get fixed when they slip.
Every public dollar should earn its place. That means clear spending targets and a plain-language budget before votes. Then the City sticks to it.
The mayor doesn’t run District 65 and shouldn’t pretend to. But a mayor who leads should bring the City’s and schools’ data and planners together.
Why Jeff is running
Jeff spent the last year attending council and ward meetings, knocking on doors and sitting at kitchen tables, listening to Evanston residents plead with city leaders to act in their best interest and to incorporate their input before making decisions.
He wants to rebuild faith in our local government by improving city services, investing in intentional economic development, building bridges with public school officials, fighting for a mutually beneficial relationship with Northwestern and to stop approaching our issues as isolated problems.
The only way to do that is by bringing residents like you into the room before pencil ever hits paper. To meaningfully make residents part of the decision-making process.
When Jeff ran for mayor in 2025, he came within 5,000 votes of the sitting mayor and carried the 7th Ward. Together, our grassroots campaign sent a message: Evanstonians expect integrity from city hall. With a race this competitive and with so much on the line, your donation helps sustain the voter-mobilization work required to win this time.
A copy of our report filed with the State Board of Elections is (or will be) available on the Board's official website (www.elections.il.gov) or for purchase from the State Board of Elections, Springfield, Illinois.
Make checks payable to Jeff B for Mayor and mail to
1800 Ridge Ave., #104, Evanston, IL 60201.
Please include your occupation and employer with every gift; the law requires them above $500.
I’m not a politician. I’m your neighbor.
Meet Jeff
Jeff and his late wife, Joanne “Rocky” Kunz, moved to south Evanston in 1990 for one reason: the School for Little Children was the only preschool they could find that would include their son Ted, who was born with cerebral palsy. Ted went on through Washington, Nichols and ETHS, and Jeff has been here ever since, now living just west of downtown.
He was born in Chicago, grew up in Arlington Heights, and studied radio and television production at Southern Illinois University. He worked for the Bell System, ran his own video production company for a decade, and spent 20 years at McDonald’s Corporation, retiring in 2016 as Director of Creative Services. Since then, he’s been a multi-term board member and co-chair at Center for Independent Futures, board president of Arts of Life from 2018 to 2021, a District 65 reading tutor until the pandemic ended the program, and guitarist in Van Go Go, the Arts of Life band he plays in with Ted.
He’s not a career politician. Decades as a corporate project manager taught him how to bring people together to get something done, and his roles on two nonprofit boards taught him that the right people, working toward one goal, can make every dollar count.
1,700 of you signed to put Jeff on the ballot. Thank you, Evanston. Jeff and 20 volunteers gathered them in eight weeks, well past the 946 the law requires. The petitions go to the City Clerk between October 19 and 26.
Voter resources
Evanston elects its mayor in April. Here is everything you need to be ready, straight from the people who run the election.
Register online in a few minutes with an Illinois driver’s license or state ID. You can also register in person, right up to Election Day.
Register onlineMoved, or not sure you’re registered? Look yourself up and make sure your address is current.
Look up your registrationAny Cook County voter can vote by mail, no reason needed, or vote early in person before Election Day.
Ways to voteFind where you vote, your ward and a sample ballot, all in one place.
Find your voter informationRegistration, mail-ballot and early-voting dates for every Cook County election.
See the election calendarBallots and voter help in Spanish and other languages, from the Cook County Clerk.
Voter registration and helpContact
A question for Jeff, an idea for the campaign, or a problem on your block. Jeff reads what you send.
The signatures are in. What wins in April is people: host a coffee or a fundraiser, put a sign in the yard, knock on ten doors on your own block, or make calls. Tell us what you're up for and we'll follow up within a day or two.
Follow along
On the trail with Jeff
Doors, coffees and the little moments that don’t make the website. Follow along and share what catches your eye.
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