Alexander Announces Support for Hilario Dominguez for Board President

CHICAGO, IL – September 2026 -Alexander Angeles, write-in candidate for Chicago Board of Education District 8B, is proud to endorse Hilario Dominguez for President of the Chicago Board of Education.

Dominguez is a CPS graduate, former CPS special-education teacher, public-school advocate, and labor organizer who is running in Chicago’s first election for a fully elected School Board president. He graduated from Whitney Young, later returned to Chicago to teach special education in CPS, and has worked on efforts to secure greater funding for Chicago’s public schools.

For Angeles, the endorsement comes down to a shared belief: Chicago’s public schools should work for students, families, educators, and communities – not wealthy political interests.

“Hilario understands CPS because he has experienced it from nearly every angle – as a student, an educator, an advocate, and now as a parent preparing to send his own child through our public schools. That is the kind of experience and commitment I want leading the Board.”

A Champion for Fully Funded Public Schools

At the center of Dominguez’s campaign is a commitment to fully funded neighborhood public schools.

His platform calls for expanding Sustainable Community Schools, increasing investment in student services and programs, and pushing Springfield to provide CPS with additional education funding. His campaign argues that every neighborhood school should have the resources necessary to educate and support its students rather than continually asking educators and families to compensate for underfunding. That vision closely reflects the priorities Angeles has made central to his District 8B campaign.

“Students should not be asked to do more with less. Teachers should not be expected to perform miracles without the staff, resources, and funding they need. I want a Board president who believes the solution is strengthening our public schools – not cutting our way out of every challenge.”

Better Meals for CPS Students

Angeles and Dominguez also share a concern that may seem simple but affects students every school day: the quality of school meals.

Dominguez has proposed improving CPS food by providing fresher, higher-quality meals, incorporating locally sourced food where possible, and making school meals more culturally relevant to Chicago’s communities. His campaign describes nutritious meals as part of student health and academic success rather than an afterthought.

For Angeles, a recent CPS graduate who has made better school meals one of his own campaign priorities, the issue is personal.

“A free lunch only accomplishes its purpose when students are actually willing to eat it. We should never accept children going through the school day hungry while attending one of the largest public school systems in America. Hilario understands that feeding students properly is part of educating them properly.”

Universal Pre-K and Support for Working Families

Dominguez is also campaigning for universal full-day pre-K beginning at age three, arguing that expanding early childhood education would both strengthen students’ educational foundations and provide relief to working families facing high childcare costs.

Angeles says that commitment is especially important in working-class communities across Chicago.

“I grew up watching my parents work constantly to provide for our family. Working families shouldn’t have to choose between keeping up with their bills and giving their children a strong educational beginning. Making high-quality early education more accessible is an investment in children and their families.”

Preparing Students for Life After CPS

Dominguez has also made expanding career and technical education, internships, apprenticeships, mentorship, and college-and-career counseling part of his platform. His campaign argues that students should begin exploring meaningful career opportunities before graduation, whether their future involves a university, trade program, union apprenticeship, or entering the workforce.

That goal resonates with Angeles, who believes CPS should prepare students for more than tests and graduation requirements.

“A student’s diploma should represent the beginning of their future, not the moment they first have to figure out what that future is. CPS should give young people opportunities to discover careers, trades, universities, internships, and apprenticeships while they still have educators there to guide them.”

Protecting Educators and Public Education

Dominguez has consistently opposed privatization of public education and has advocated directing resources toward fully funding public schools. His public positions on this issue date back years; during his previous run for Chicago City Council, he argued against the proliferation of charter schools and other forms of school privatization. 

He has also received the endorsement of the Chicago Teachers Union, whose House of Delegates voted to support him for School Board president in June 2026. CTU cited his experience as a CPS graduate, special-education teacher, and public-school advocate.

Angeles, who describes himself as a strong ally of educators and organized labor, says Chicago needs a Board president who views educators as partners.

“Teachers, paraprofessionals, nurses, counselors, librarians, social workers, clinicians, custodians, and every other person who keeps our schools running deserve respect. A strong school system is built with its educators, not against them.”

Keeping Billionaire Influence Out of Our Schools

One of the strongest areas of agreement between the two campaigns is their opposition to corporate political influence over public education.

Dominguez has pledged not to accept corporate PAC contributions or money from individuals who have advocated for or financially supported closing neighborhood public schools. His campaign has framed the race as a choice between community-centered public schools and wealthy interests seeking greater influence over education policy.

Angeles has made a similar commitment in his District 8B campaign by pledging not to accept corporate PAC money.

“We may not agree on every single issue, and I don’t expect any elected official to agree with me one hundred percent of the time. But I want to know that when the Board president makes a decision, students and communities are the first people being considered – not the largest donor in the room.”

Why I’m Supporting Hilario

For Angeles, Dominguez represents the type of leadership he hopes to work alongside if elected to represent District 8B.

He brings classroom experience.

He understands special education.

He attended CPS himself.

He has advocated for increased public-school funding.

And his platform centers many of the same priorities Angeles has made central to his campaign: fully funded schools, stronger student services, healthy meals, opportunities after graduation, respect for educators, and protecting neighborhood public schools.

“I am asking voters in District 8B to take a chance on a new generation of leadership by writing in my name. Citywide, I am asking those same voters to elect a Board president who has spent years fighting for the public-school system we both believe Chicago students deserve.”

Angeles continued:

“That is why I proudly endorse Hilario Dominguez for President of the Chicago Board of Education.”

Two Races. One Vision for Stronger Public Schools.

CITYWIDE: Vote Hilario Dominguez for Chicago School Board President.

DISTRICT 8B: Write in Alexander Angeles for Chicago Board of Education.

Don’t Settle for Less. Write In Angeles.