Position Sought
Skokie Village Clerk
Current Position
Skokie Village Board of Trustees, At-Large
Party Affiliation
Independent
Location
Skokie, Illinois
Date of General Election
April 1, 2025
General Election Donation Limit
$6,900
Race/Ethnicity
White/Caucasian
Gender Identity
Transgender Non-Binary
Sexual Orientation
Queer
Pronouns
They/Them
Connect with James Johnson
James will be the first out LGBTQ+ Village Clerk in Skokie!
Biography
James Johnson is a high school teacher, social justice educator, and environmental activist running for Village Clerk in Skokie, Illinois. They have spent the past 4 years as an elected Village Trustee, serving as Skokie’s lead policymaker for electoral reform, sustainability, affordable housing, and all sorts of progressive causes. They are working to convert Skokie’s partisan Clerk’s Office into a nonpartisan center for civic engagement, and to make Skokie government far more welcoming, transparent, and accessible for all.