Kevin Jerome Hawkins
Candidate for School Board Member, South Bend Community School Corporation, District 1
Background
- Occupation
- Retired federal mediator; president, Hawkins Family Foundation
Retired federal mediator who spent 22 years helping workplaces manage conflict and is president of the Hawkins Family Foundation, a nonprofit he and his wife run for west-side students. He has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Notre Dame.
Photo: Candidate photo via the League of Women Voters' VOTE411 guide
Documented positions
Education
Proposes citywide listening sessions to rebuild public trust
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: South Bend School Board, District 1Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Rebuilding relationships and regaining the public trust. Small group facilitated listening sessions citywide involving all the stakeholder groups”
Supports lobbying to reconsider Senate Enrolled Act 1
The 2025 law reduced the property tax revenue schools receive.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: South Bend School Board, District 1Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Lobbying at state and local level for a scrutinous examination and reconsideration of the short- and long-term effects of Senate enrolled Act 1”
Supports business investment and community partnerships for schools
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: South Bend School Board, District 1Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“build relationships to encourage reasonable and significant long-term investment in community education by business entities”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Kevin Jerome Hawkins on them.
- Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
- Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
All sources (3)
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (St. Joseph County offices and districts)
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- VOTE411 Voter Guide: South Bend School Board, District 1
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
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