Patrick Watson
IL
Patrick Watson is a candidate for Chicago Board of Education, District 10B on the November 3, 2026 nonpartisan general election ballot.
Where Patrick Watson stands, based on their records
Supports
Data Privacy (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Advocated with an Illinois coalition for civil-liability legislation addressing doxing; the measure passed both chambers and became the Civil Liability for Doxing Act.
August 4, 2023Supports Data Privacy
Source: myemail.constantcontact.com · researched August 15, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Signed a coalition letter to the DeKalb, Illinois mayor and city council as political action chair of the DuPage County NAACP. The letter urged the city to drop proposed changes and repeal its crime-free housing rules. Those rules make landlords evict tenants over suspected crime by anyone linked to the household. The groups said the rules shut out Black and Latino renters and break the federal Fair Housing Act.
October 6, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: illinoisrealtors.org · researched August 15, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Resigned as president of the DuPage County NAACP after sharing video in which he said the Illinois NAACP president called migrants 'savages,' rapists and burglars. He called the remarks abhorrent, said advocating for Black Americans does not mean denigrating others, and publicly called on her to resign.
December 12, 2023
Source: wbez.org · researched August 15, 2026
Participated as DuPage County NAACP president in adopting the Ten Shared Principles with Hanover Park Police Chief Andrew Johnson at the COPS Day Picnic.
July 21, 2023
Source: myemail.constantcontact.com · researched August 15, 2026
Race Patrick Watson is in:
- Chicago Board of Education Member, District 10B · November 3, 2026 · Chicago Public School District 299, Illinois
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.