John K. Jonak
Republican · Illinois · 2026Running for Kane County Regional Superintendent of Schools, Illinois
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supporting student attendance and reducing truancy
- Professional development and support for educators
- School safety, including annual safety inspections
He has spent more than 27 years in Illinois public education, including as a teacher and athletic director at Heritage Middle School in Berwyn, assistant principal at Mannheim Middle School, principal at Westmont Junior High School, superintendent of Rosemont School District 78, and, since July 2025, Kane County Regional Superintendent, per his campaign site. He is a retired Sergeant First Class in the Illinois Army National Guard who deployed to Afghanistan and supported Hurricane Katrina relief, per his campaign site.
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