--- title: Danny Orrock — District 65 School Board url: https://evanstonvoterguide.com/d65/danny-orrock/ updated: 2026-10-06 source_policy: every fact carries a numbered source; [n] markers refer to the Sources list --- [Home](https://evanstonvoterguide.com/) / [District 65 School Board](https://evanstonvoterguide.com/d65/) / Danny Orrock DOPhoto not yet provided District 65 School Board · Announced · filing opens Nov 16 # Danny Orrock In-house attorney at Schneider Electric. District 65 parent. [1] ## At a glance - Declared — October 2, 2026.[1] - Occupation — In-house attorney at Schneider Electric, where he leads the Pro Bono Committee.[1] - Public office — None found. - Connection to D65 — His children attended Kingsley, which has since closed, and now attend Lincolnwood.[1] - Prior runs — None found. ## Stated priorities From the candidate’s announcement, as reported by the Evanston RoundTable. Listed, not evaluated. - Cost-benefit review of the district’s financial decisions [1] - “Rigorous” technology decisions [1] - School closures only as a decision “of last resort” [1] ## Record Facts from public records, campaign filings and published news reports, each checked against its primary source. Same categories and the same review for every candidate. Listed, not evaluated. Last reviewed Tue Oct 6, 2026. ### Campaign finance - 2014–2022: Federal Election Commission records list five contributions from Orrock between October 2014 and November 2022 totaling $505, counting each contribution routed through ActBlue once and excluding tips to ActBlue.[2] - Oct 2026: As of Oct. 6, 2026, the Illinois State Board of Elections listed no political committee for him.[3] ### Public office Nothing found in the records reviewed. ### Property and taxes - Jun 2016: Orrock and a second owner bought the two-unit building at 1328 Monroe St., Evanston, for $470,000 by a warranty deed executed June 13, 2016 and recorded June 27, 2016.[4][5] - Feb 2020: Orrock and the same second owner bought the single-family house at 2201 Pioneer Rd., Evanston, for $720,000 by a warranty deed executed Feb. 25, 2020 and recorded Feb. 28, 2020.[6] ### Legal and regulatory - Jan 2011: As of Oct. 6, 2026, the State Bar of Georgia lists Daniel Haywood Orrock, admitted Jan. 19, 2011, as an inactive member in good standing with no disciplinary history on record.[7] - May 2013: As of Oct. 6, 2026, the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission lists Daniel Haywood Orrock, admitted May 9, 2013, as active and authorized to practice law, with no public record of discipline or pending proceedings.[8] ### Statements and conduct - May 2026: In public comment to the District 65 board on May 18, 2026, recorded in the approved minutes as a paraphrase, he criticized the administration for failing to inform the board in a timely manner about key deadlines, including central office staff reductions, and urged the board to exercise its oversight power and hold administrators accountable to the community.[9] - Oct 2026: Announcing his candidacy, he told the Evanston RoundTable "it's really not clear to me that putting an iPad in the hands of every student is improving their learning," and the RoundTable reported that he thinks school closures should be a decision "of last resort" and is unsure whether the decision to close Kingsley met that criterion.[10] Records reviewed for every candidate Illinois State Board of Elections campaign-finance filings; City of Evanston, District 65 and park-district meeting records and payments; Cook County Assessor property and exemption records; Cook County recorded documents; federal and state court databases; Illinois professional-license and attorney-registration records; the candidate’s own websites and public social media; and Evanston RoundTable, Evanston Now, Daily Northwestern and other news archives. Property-tax exemption records are not yet shown for any candidate; they will be added for all candidates at the same time, once each can be confirmed from the same public tax-bill records. Campaign links - None found as of Tue Oct 6, 2026 Also running · District 65 board - [Dan Coyne](https://evanstonvoterguide.com/d65/dan-coyne/) - [Danny Orrock](https://evanstonvoterguide.com/d65/danny-orrock/) - [Chris Van Nostrand](https://evanstonvoterguide.com/d65/chris-van-nostrand/) - [Natika Washington](https://evanstonvoterguide.com/d65/natika-washington/) How this profile is made Profiles use the same sections, in the same order, for every candidate. Facts come from the candidate’s own campaign materials, official records and published news reports, and each one is footnoted. Positions on specific city plans and votes — such as Envision Evanston 2045 — will be covered for every candidate together in “On the issues.” Candidates can submit information or corrections through the [About page](https://evanstonvoterguide.com/about/#candidates). ## Sources 1. Evanston RoundTable — Two more candidates declare for District 65 school board (Oct. 2, 2026) — https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/10/02/drafting-two-more-candidates-declare-for-district-65-school-board-october-2/ 2. Federal Election Commission — Individual contributions: Orrock, Daniel, 2013–2022 (accessed Oct. 6, 2026) — https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=orrock%2C+daniel&two_year_transaction_period=2014&two_year_transaction_period=2016&two_year_transaction_period=2018&two_year_transaction_period=2020&two_year_transaction_period=2022 3. Illinois State Board of Elections — Committee search (accessed Oct. 6, 2026) — https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CommitteeSearch.aspx 4. Cook County Clerk — Recordings for PIN 10-24-415-005-0000, warranty deed 1617915044 (Jun 27, 2016) — https://crs.cookcountyclerkil.gov/Search/ResultByPin?id1=10244150050000 5. Cook County Assessor — Property details, 1328 Monroe St. (accessed Oct 6, 2026) — https://www.cookcountyassessor.com/pin/10244150050000 6. Cook County Clerk — Recordings for PIN 10-12-316-006-0000, warranty deed 2005946218 (Feb 28, 2020) — https://crs.cookcountyclerkil.gov/Search/ResultByPin?id1=10123160060000 7. State Bar of Georgia — Member directory, Daniel Haywood Orrock (accessed Oct 6, 2026) — https://gabar.reliaguide.com/lawyer/GA54108 8. Illinois ARDC — Lawyer Search, Orrock (accessed Oct 6, 2026) — https://www.iardc.org/Lawyer/Search 9. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 — Regular board meeting minutes (May 18, 2026; approved Jun 22, 2026) — https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Minutes/1247?meeting=743100 10. Evanston RoundTable — Two more candidates to run for District 65 school board (Oct 2, 2026) — https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/10/02/drafting-two-more-candidates-declare-for-district-65-school-board-october-2/