Paul Kendrick
Democratic · IL · Community Representative, Lincoln Park High School Local School Council
Kendrick serves on a Chicago local school council and previously worked in the Obama administration and with Rust Belt Rising. His campaign emphasizes affordability, public safety, and schools.
Where Paul Kendrick stands, based on their records
Supports
Labor Rights (2 records), Government Efficiency (1 record), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record),
Track record
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support
Led Rust Belt Rising programs training Midwestern Democrats on economic messaging and voter outreach.
January 1, 2019Supports Labor Rights
Source: static1.squarespace.com
Led coalition and grassroots engagement for Opportunity Nation's economic-opportunity work.
January 1, 2014Supports Labor Rights
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Proposed plain-language tax notices, a one-stop relief application and an online property-tax relief dashboard.
March 10, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Co-authored Nine Days, a history of the 1960 effort to free Martin Luther King Jr. from jail.
January 12, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legalclarity.org
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Proposed homestead exemptions, phased reassessments and annual-growth caps to reduce property-tax shocks.
March 10, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Proposed expanded property-tax relief for seniors, veterans, people with disabilities and seniors with high medical expenses.
March 10, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 11 support
Received Stand for Children Illinois PAC's endorsement for the 2026 Democratic primary.
January 22, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: stand.org
Chaired Lincoln Park High School's Local School Council Community Relations Committee.
July 1, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: lincolnparkhs.org
Directed program strategy for Hope Chicago's college-access and violence-prevention work at five South and West Side schools.
January 1, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: static1.squarespace.com
Chaired Alcott's Public Outreach Committee and served on its Facilities and Infrastructure Committee.
July 1, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: alcottelementary.net
Won election as a community representative on Lincoln Park High School's Local School Council.
July 1, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Participated in an Alcott council meeting that unanimously approved up to $115,000 for classroom, technology, equity and maker-space needs.
May 17, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: alcottelementary.net
Participated in unanimous Alcott council approvals for literacy books and equity-planning work.
February 15, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: alcottelementary.net
Participated in an Alcott council meeting that unanimously approved $15,000 for a kindergarten aide.
September 21, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: alcottelementary.net
Won election as a community representative on Alcott Elementary School's Local School Council.
April 22, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: alcottelementary.net
Served as a special assistant at the U.S. Department of Education.
January 1, 2013Supports Public Education Quality
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org
Directed college-success programming at Harlem Children's Zone.
January 1, 2007Supports Public Education Quality
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Received Planned Parenthood Illinois Action's support in its 2026 primary voter guide.
February 1, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 2 support
Proposed homestead exemptions, phased reassessments and annual-growth caps to reduce property-tax shocks.
March 10, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Proposed expanded property-tax relief for seniors, veterans, people with disabilities and seniors with high medical expenses.
March 10, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Organized immigration know-your-rights training and rapid-response work through Indivisible.
March 10, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Organized Lakeview, Lincoln Park and Old Town residents through Indivisible against Trump administration policies.
January 1, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: static1.squarespace.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Chaired Alcott's Public Outreach Committee and served on its Facilities and Infrastructure Committee.
July 1, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: alcottelementary.net
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Received endorsements from state Rep. Margaret Croke, Ald. Brian Hopkins and MWRD Commissioner Precious Brady-Davis.
December 4, 2025
Source: static1.squarespace.com
Received the 43rd Ward Democrats' and Committeeman Lucy Moog's endorsements.
December 4, 2025
Source: static1.squarespace.com
Received endorsements from Chicago aldermen Bennett Lawson and Timmy Knudsen.
December 4, 2025
Source: static1.squarespace.com
Directed regional get-out-the-vote operations for J.B. Pritzker's 2018 gubernatorial campaign.
January 1, 2018
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org
Served as a domestic-policy director and adviser in the Obama White House.
January 1, 2016
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org
Directed youth-vote operations in Wisconsin for Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign.
January 1, 2012
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org
Past race Paul Kendrick ran in:
- State Representative District 12 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 12; Illinois