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Candidate Questionnaire from February 25, 2016 Forum: Kane County Board Chair Candidate Chris Lauzen (R)

Return to Candidate Questionnaire Name: Chris Lauzen  Contact Info:     630-264-2419 www.lauzen.com Position:           Kane County Board Chairman Educational Background: Duke University, B.S. Management Science (w/honors), 1974 University of Illinois, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), 1976 Harvard Business School, MBA, 1978 Have you served in this or any other elected position before?  Yes If yes, explain: Kane County Board Chairman, Elected:      2012 -present Illinois State Senator, Elected:        1992 - 2012 Introduction I am running for reelection to continue our teamwork to "freeze the property tax levy", "foster management best practices" and "treat people respectfully". Kane County is a large operation of 1300 employees, [...]

By |2016-10-13T19:05:45-05:00February 25th, 2016|

How We Choose Our President: Primaries and Caucuses (Part 1)

Are you curious about what exactly "Primary Season" is? Well take a look at this fantastic nonpartisan explainer video made available by SeePolitical. It was produced in collaboration with students at the Otis College of Art and Design and their creative partner Imaginary Forces.

By |2016-02-01T14:33:40-06:00February 1st, 2016|

Five quick tips to get the most out of the President’s State of the Union speech

If you're one of the millions of Americans who will tune in to the final State of the Union Address of President Barack Obama's presidency tomorrow, you'll want to keep these tips compiled by the League of Women Voters in mind: Before the speech, think about what issues you hope the President will address. How do you hope the President will address your concerns? Listen to the speech and make note of which of your issues were discussed and whether you agreed with the President’s proposals. During the speech, think broadly about each issue discussed. Did the proposal have specifics [...]

By |2016-01-11T16:09:15-06:00January 11th, 2016|

Upcoming 2013 Candidate Forums

Reservations are not required for any of these events, but clicking "attend event" will give you the option of adding the event to your calendar. Gail Borden Library Board & Elgin Township Board Candidate Forum Thursday, March 14, 2013 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Please contact Sigi if you can volunteer for this event. ELGIN TOWNSHIP CANDIDATES(Contested Races) 6PM Democrats: Supervisor- June Wooten Clerk- Frank Imhoff Highway Commissioner-Donna Griffin-Lego Trustee- Jonathan Bowles Trustee-Elvira Ramirez Trustee- Kenneth Spotts Trustee- Susan Van Weelden Republicans: Supervisor – Annette Miller Highway Commissioner – Richard Burnidge Clerk – Laura Wallett Trustee – Randy Endean [...]

By |2013-04-16T04:01:21-05:00March 13th, 2013|
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