The following 2023 Consolidated Election Candidates, in contested races, were invited to participate in LWVEA “Meet the Candidates” events to be recorded and shared online during February and March 2023. Current event dates are:
- Elgin City Mayor and Council – February 28th, 6:00 PM at the Gail Borden Library, Elgin
- ECC and U-46 Boards – March 2, 6:00 PM at the Gail Borden Library, Elgin
- East Dundee Village Trustees – March 7th, 7:00 PM at the East Dundee Police Department
- Gilberts Village Trustees – March 9, 7:00 PM at the Gilberts Eagles Club (cancelled)
- District 300 School Board – March 16, 7:00 PM at the Rakow Adult Activities Center, Carpentersville
- West Dundee Village Trustees – March 21, 7:00 Pm at the West Dundee Village Hall
- Gail Borden Library Trustees – March 23, 6:30 PM at the Gail Borden Library
See links to candidate event recordings and statements below. Click on candidate names in blue to view their questionnaire responses.
City of Elgin, Mayor
Event video here
City of Elgin, City Council (vote for four)
Event video here
- Diana Alfaro
- Rose Martinez
- Anthony Ortiz
- Karin Jones
- Christina “Tia” Aagesen
- F. John Steffen
- Ismael Cordova
- Marcus E. Banner (no response)
- Tish S. Powell
- Mark W. Smith
Village of East Dundee, Trustee for 4 year term (vote for three)
Event video here
- Kathleen Mahony
- Scott Kunze
- Richard W. Treiber, III
- Ryan D. Gumma
- Daniel J. Pearson
Village of East Dundee, Trustee for 2 year unexpired term (vote for one)
Village of Gilberts, Trustee (vote for three)
- Frank J. Marino (no response)
- Robert Vanni (no response)
- David L. LeClercq
- Robert Chapman (no response)
Village of West Dundee, Trustee (vote for three)
Event video here
Elgin Community College, Trustee (vote for three)
Event video here
- Sergio Rodriguez
- Patricia Arroyo
- Jennifer Rakow
- Lucio Estrada (no response)
School District U-46, Board of Education (vote for four)
Event video here
- Kathleen “Kate” Thommes
- Susan E. Kerr
- Chanda Schwartz
- Samreen Khan
- Maureen Morris
- Heather LH Manzella
School District 300, Board of Education (vote for four)
Event video here
- Nancy Zettler (Dundee)
- Laurie Parman (Dundee)
- Connie Cain (Dundee) (declined to participate)
- Robert Reining (Algonquin) (no response)
- Stephen J. Fiorentino (Algonquin) (wanted to attend, but unable due to schedule conflict)
- Olutola “Tola” Makinde (Rutland)
- Randi Gauthier (Rutland)
- Kristina Konstanty (Rutland)
Gail Borden Library, Trustee, 4 year term (vote for four)
Event video here
Elgin School District U-46 Referendum Resolution for the April 4, 2023 Election
- Shall the Board of Education of Elgin (U46) School District Number 46, Kane, Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois, construct safety and security improvements, renovate and replace building infrastructure, add classrooms for early childhood education, construct accessibility improvements under the Americans with Disabilities Act, construct STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) labs and classrooms, build and equip school buildings to replace existing school buildings, build and equip additions to and alter, repair and equip existing school buildings, improve sites and issue bonds of said School District to the amount of $179,000,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?
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