Doug Shannon for School Board

My name is Doug Shannon, and my family has proudly called Peoria, Illinois home since 2013. When we moved here, we could have chosen any school district, but we believed in Peoria Public Schools (PPS 150). The test scores were solid in 2012, and as a product of public schools myself, I knew the value of that kind of education.

We wanted our daughters to grow up in a diverse and supportive learning environment, and PPS has delivered. From kindergarten through today, both of our daughters have excelled academically and in extracurricular activities. In the 2025–2026 school year, they will be a junior and a freshman at Richwoods High School.