Election Day
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

This is a list of Democratic candidates running in the Naperville Township General Election in November.

Naperville Township Democrats invited candidates to share 3 bullet points that define their campaign.
Below are the bullet points from the candidates that responded.

Copy of Naperville Township Candidate List, 2018 Primary

Office	Name		Website / Email	Candidate comments:
U.S. Congress, IL-6 (Roskam - R)	Sean Casten		https://www.castenforcongress.com/ info@castenforcongress.com	Biochemist and clean energy entrepreneur who spent his career fighting climate change. Stand up for facts to stop Trump’s agenda to dismantle heathcare and social safety net. Lives in Downers Grove with his wife, Kara, and two daughters.
U.S. Congress, IL-11 (Foster - D)	Bill Foster		http://www.billfoster.com/ ben@billfoster.com	Has represented Naperville and the surrounding areas in Congress since 2013. Progressive champion, strong opponent of President Trump and Congressional Republicans. Scientist and businessman fighting for jobs, funding to combat opioid abuse, and immigration reform.
Illinois Governor & Lt. Governor (Rauner & Sanguinetti - R)	J.B. Pritzker & Julianna Stratton		https://www.jbpritzker.com/ rosy@illinoisadvisors.com
Illinois Secretary of State (White - D)	Jesse White		(Ballotpedia) jnavo@aol.com	Keeping teen drivers safe; creating reforms that reduced teen driving deaths by over fifty percent. Combating drunk driving and establishing Illinois as a top traffic safety state in the nation. Expanding on-line resources and streamlining driver facilities to improve customer service and reduce wait times.
Attorney General (Madigan [ret.] - D)	Kwame Raoul		https://kwameraoul.com/ info@KwameRaoul.com	Combat gun violence and take on the special interests that have made things worse. Crack down on violent sexual criminals, starting with rapists and child predators. Protect our voting rights from attack, and make sure everyone can vote.
Illinois Treasurer (Frerichs - D)	Mike Frerichs		https://frerichsforillinois.com/ shana@mikeforillinois.com
Illinois Comptroller (Mendoza - D)	Susana Mendoza		http://susanamendoza.com/ info@susanamendoza.com	Comptroller Susana Mendoza has stood up to Governor Rauner’s fiscal mismanagement of the state. Reduced the bill backlog by $7 billion while prioritizing social services, the elderly, and education. Will be an independent fiscal watchdog for Illinois, advocating for transparency and protecting taxpayer dollars.
Illinois State Senator, 21st District (Connelly - R)	Laura Ellman		https://ellmanforilsenate.com/ laura.ellman@gmail.com	A Naperville resident with 20+ years experience in engineering, statistics and industry leadership. Dedicated to job growth, fiscal responsibility and a strong middle class. Knows the value of strong schools and university systems for our future and our growth.
Illinois State Senator, 42nd District (Holmes - D)	Linda Holmes		http://lindaholmesforsenate.com/ lindaholmes42@gmail.com
Illinois State Representative, 41st District (Wehrli - R)	Val Montgomery		https://www.facebook.com/ValMontgomeryIL41/ valmontgomeryil41@gmail.com	Advocate fighting for Women’s Rights & the rights of Disabled Adults. Be the voice of her constituents (Naperville/Warrenville) in all decision-making opportunities. Finance background & knowledge that provides the tools for Illinois’ challenging budget crisis.
Illinois State Representative, 49th District (Fortner [ret.] - R)	Karina Villa		https://www.karinavilla.com/ karina@karinavilla.com
Illinois State Representative, 84th District (Kifowit - D)	Stephanie Kifowit		http://www.stephaniekifowit.org/ skifowit@yahoo.com
DuPage County Board Chairman (Cronin - R)	Lynn LaPlante		http://helplynnwin.org HelpLynnWin@gmail.com	Lower property taxes by cutting the wasteful spending of the unchecked Republican Board, without cutting social services to the least among us Involve more women and Democrats in leadership positions throughout the County Receive an ‘F’ rating from the NRA.
DuPage County Sheriff (Zaruba [ret.] - R)	Gregory Whalen		http://www.gregorywhalen.com campaign@gregorywhalen.com
DuPage County Clerk (Hinds - R)	Jean Kaczmarek		http://www.jean4dupagecountyclerk.net/ jean@jean4dupagecountyclerk.net
DuPage County Treasurer (Henry - R)	-NONE-
DuPage Forest Preserve President (Cantore - R)	Daniel Hebreard		http://danielhebreard.com dhebreard@hotmail.com	I believe in conservation, in public service, in improving the world around us now. I will slash bloated commissioner pay & benefits and put the money into preserve improvements. Let’s improve amenities, connect more trails & upgrade technologies to connect people to nature.
DuPage Regional Superintendent of Schools (Ruscitti - R)	-NONE-
DuPage County Board Member - District 5 (Khouri [ret.] & Anderson - R) (vote for 2)	Sadia Covert		http://www.voteforcovert.com/ voteforcovert@gmail.com	Fight for property tax relief. Demand transparency and accountability. Operate in a bipartisan and fiscally responsible manner.
	Dawn DeSart		https://www.desartfordupage.com dawndesart@gmail.com
DuPage County Circuit Court Judge (Fawell vacancy - R)	Jeffrey Jacobson		http://jeffjacobson4judge.com/ lawjake12@gmail.com	Supports women’s rights. Supports minorities’ rights. Assistant Treasurer for the DuPage County Bar Association. Largest organization of County wide attorneys.
DuPage County Cir. Court Judge (Creswell vac. - R)	Linda Davenport		http://www.JudgeLindaDavenport.com JudgeLindaDavenport@gmail.com	Experienced Associate Judge with over 11 years on the bench. First woman president of the DuPage County Bar Association. Will promote diversity in judicial appointments.