Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas has made CTA safety a focus of his remarks about public transit, accusing the agency of being “mismanaged” and saying he would “clean house” if elected.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-chicago-mayor-race-cta-transportation-lightfoot-20230212-n2ug63ar5zecloj2tqdaz4guje-story.html

He is a product of Chicago Public Schools, graduating from Englewood High School.

Source: https://chronicleillinois.com/news/cook-county-news/snelling-takes-over-chicago-police-department/

In Tuesday’s mayoral runoff election, Johnson — an underdog candidate — narrowly defeated front-runner Paul Vallas, a former Chicago Public Schools CEO and a fixture at City Hall decades ago during the Mayor Richard M. Daley era.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-johnson-mayor-profile-20230409-kbayemdxh5ccbd3v6leg2wyvkq-story.html

Paul Vallas, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, is making his second run for mayor of Chicago.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/2/1/23547702/chicago-mayor-election-2023-paul-vallas-public-schools-education-crime

The Chicago Public Schools district is set to transition under the control of an elected school board rather than the mayor.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/chicago-mayoral-race-top-contenders-as-election-day-approaches/article_4718f5a7-7265-5952-95e4-8040081ea927.html

While sister agencies are not subject to the City of Chicago parental leave policy, I have encouraged sister agencies, including Chicago Public Schools (CPS), to adopt the same or similar policy.

Source: https://abc7chicago.com/cps-ctu-parental-leave-chicago-public-schools/12715505/