Naperville Township Democrats – Candidates 2018 Results (General Election)

Election Day
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Results

This is a list of results of Democratic candidates running in the Naperville Township General Election on 11/6/2018.

For the latest figures, see the DuPage County Election Results page.

Winners of Naperville Township Candidate List, 2018 election

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 healthcare 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. Strong advocate for our environment who supports investment in medical research and technological advancement Scientist and businessman fighting for jobs, funding to combat opioid abuse, and immigration reform.
U.S. Congress, IL-14 (Hultgren - R)	Lauren Underwood	https://www.underwoodforcongress.com
Illinois Governor & Lt. Governor (Rauner & Sanguinetti - R)	J.B. Pritzker & Julianna Stratton	https://www.jbpritzker.com/ rosy@illinoisadvisors.com	Implement a progressive tax system in order to raise revenue while reducing taxes on the majority of Illinois residents. Create jobs and economic prosperity for communities across our state. Restore funding for social services that have been devastated by cuts.
Illinois Secretary of State (White - D)	Jesse White	https://www.jessewhite2018.com 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	Committed to supporting college savings funds (529s) Works hard to ensure that Illinois farmers can invest properly to plan for an uncertain yield. Signed Executive Order No. 15-01 – an Employee Bill of Rights – to safeguard Treasury employees from being pressured to do political work.
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	http://ellmanforillinois.com/ laura.ellman@gmail.com Videos: http://napervilledemocrats.org/ntdo/laura-ellman-campaign-videos/	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	Over 20 years as a small business owner. Against raising property taxes as our area pays more in property taxes than most parts of Illinois. Promote job growth and protect hard working families of Illinois.
Illinois State Representative, 41st District (Wehrli - R)	Val Montgomery	https://valmontgomeryil41.org valmontgomeryil41@gmail.com Video: http://napervilledemocrats.org/ntdo/val-montgomery-campaign-video/	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	School Social Worker, Volunteer School Board Member, and daughter of small business owners Advocate for common-sense gun control reforms Strong supporter of unions and collective bargaining
Illinois State Representative, 84th District (Kifowit - D)	Stephanie Kifowit	http://www.stephaniekifowit.org/ skifowit@yahoo.com	Veteran of the United States Marine Corps; nine years as Alderman of the city of Aurora; and six years as State Representative As Vice Chairman of a key House budget committee, Kifowit helped to lead a line-by-line review of state agency expenditures to identity sources of savings and protect taxpayer dollars. "Not Even A Cup of Coffee" - has vowed to not accept even a cup of coffee from highly paid lobbyists in Springfield.
DuPage County Board Chairman (Cronin - R)	Lynn LaPlante	http://helplynnwin.org HelpLynnWin@gmail.com Video	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 Supports common sense reforms to protect our children from gun violence.
DuPage County Sheriff (Zaruba [ret.] - R)	Gregory Whalen	http://www.gregorywhalen.com campaign@gregorywhalen.com	Over 15 years of public safety (certified police officer, firefighter and paramedic), with operational, command and administrative experience. Currently holds the rank of Lieutenant for an agency in northern Cook County. Priorities include the development of a comprehensive, county-wide mass violence prevention/response program, addressing the opioid epidemic through education, enforcement and use of immediate in-person social services referrals.
DuPage County Clerk (Hinds - R)	Jean Kaczmarek	http://www.jean4dupagecountyclerk.net/ jean@jean4dupagecountyclerk.net	13-year DuPage government watchdog without pay, who knows more about DuPage County government than any outsider. Personally responsible for reform at DuPage’s Election Commission: next year, elections will be returned to the County Clerk’s office. Vows to end the office's culture of double-dipping pensions, patronage hiring and promotions, nepotism, campaigning for "the boss" by staff, and political contributions from county vendors.
DuPage County Treasurer (Henry - R)	-NONE-
DuPage Forest Preserve President (Cantore - R)	Daniel Hebreard	http://danielhebreard.com dhebreard@hotmail.com Video: https://youtu.be/SQ27Ild7Q0A	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 Video: http://napervilledemocrats.org/ntdo/sadia-covert-videos/	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 Video: http://napervilledemocrats.org/ntdo/dawn-desart-video/	I am a seasoned journalist in radio, television, newspapers and magazines; former IPSD 204 Board Of Education Member; and a mother, community volunteer and activist I plan to bring transparency and accountability to the board, and spend tax payer money more responsibly
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 Videos: http://napervilledemocrats.org/ntdo/judge-linda-davenport-videos/	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.