We have the vision.
Let’s build it.
Lawyer. Business owner. Wife. Mother. Neighbor. Jade Carpenter chose Evanston to raise her family — she isn’t just invested in this city’s future, she’s living it.
Built for this.
Jade knows what institutional failure looks like from the inside. She lost her mother at 12. Entered foster care at 15. Survived being shot at 17. Nothing stopped her: she became the only lawyer in her family and built her own firm from scratch.
She became a lawyer to be an advocate — a voice for the voiceless. Running for mayor is the same instinct, just a bigger room.
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Turning Evanston’s vision into law
Envision Evanston 2045 is a real long-term plan, built through community engagement and passed by City Council. Now it needs a mayor who can turn that vision into actual zoning code, actual funding, and actual accountability.
Listen first
Real community engagement — not decisions made in rooms without you.
Housing, done right
Turn Envision Evanston 2045 into real zoning code, with balance for every neighborhood and our history in mind.
Education
Housing and enrollment go hand in hand. Schools stay full when neighborhoods thrive.
Hold Northwestern accountable
As an attorney, Jade will review the community benefit agreements line by line, negotiate, and follow through.
“Evanston built a vision with Envision Evanston 2045. Now it needs a mayor who can turn that vision into law. That’s why I’m running.” — Jade Carpenter
Add your voice
Knock doors, host a house party, or just stay in the loop. Local elections are won block by block — and this one is ours to win.