Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 elections (2015)
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Three seats on the Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015.
Incumbents Roger Bonuchi, Gregory Nichols and Kevin Kirberg were up for re-election. Bonuchi did not file to run for re-election, leaving Nichols and Kirberg to run against two challengers, Heather Drake and Sharlyne P. Williams.[1][2]
Nichols, Kirberg and Drake won seats on the board.[3]
About the district
| Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 is located in Will County and Kendall County in northeastern Illinois. The county seat of Will County is Joliet, and the county seat of Kendall County is Yorkville. In 2013, Will and Kendall Counties were home to 682,829 residents and 119,348 residents, respectively, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4][5] During the 2011-2012 school year, Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 was the fourth-largest school district by enrollment in Illinois and served 28,904 students.[6] |
Demographics
Both counties outperformed the rest of Illinois in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 32.3 percent of Will County residents and 34.2 percent of Kendall County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 31.4 percent for Illinois as a whole. The median household income for Will County was $76,147 and for Kendall County was $81,765, while it was $56,797 for the entire state. The poverty rates in Will and Kendall Counties were 8.0 percent and 4.8 percent, respectively, compared to 14.1 percent statewide.[4][5]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Voter and candidate information
The Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 Board of Education consists of seven members elected at-large to four-year terms on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year.[12] A general election for three seats was held on April 7, 2015.[1] In April 2013, four seats were up for election.[13]
School board candidates must be at least 18 years old, registered voters and residents of the district for at least one year prior to the election.[12] To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file a notarized statement of candidacy and notarized nominating petitions with the Will County Clerk's Office during the filing period. The filing period began December 15, 2014, and ended December 22, 2014. The nominating petitions had to include the signatures of 50 voters residing in the school district and could not be circulated until September 23, 2014.[14]
To vote in this election, voters had to register with the Will County Clerk's Office by March 10, 2015. Early voting was available for registered voters starting March 23, 2015, and ending April 4, 2015.[14]
Elections
2015
Candidates
At-large
- Kevin Kirberg
- Incumbent
- Graduate, Western Illinois University and DePaul University
- Conference center manager, American Society of Anesthesiologists
- Gregory Nichols
- Incumbent
- Graduate, University of Wisconsin and Cardinal Stritch University
- Partner and owner, The Automation Technology Network
- Heather Drake
- Sharlyne P. Williams
Election results
| Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Heather Drake |
30.1% | 3,543 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gregory Nichols Incumbent |
27.1% | 3,193 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kevin Kirberg Incumbent |
24.8% | 2,925 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sharlyne P. Williams | 17.9% | 2,110 | |
| Total Votes | 11,771 | |||
| Source: Will County Clerk, "April 7, 2015 Consolidated Election: Official Results," accessed April 28, 2015, Kendall County Clerk, "Consolidated Election April 7, 2015: Official," accessed April 28, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidate received an official endorsement for this election.
Campaign finance
School board candidates in Illinois are only required to file campaign finance reports if they accept contributions or make expenditures in excess of $5,000 in a 12-month period.[15]
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.[16]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 election in 2015:[14]
| Deadline | Event |
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| September 23, 2014 | First day to circulate petitions |
| December 15, 2014 | First day to file nominating papers |
| December 22, 2014 | Last day to file nominating papers |
| December 30, 2014 | Last day to file objections to nominating petitions |
| January 15, 2015 | First campaign finance report due |
| January 29, 2015 | Last day to withdraw as a candidate |
| February 5, 2015 | Last day to file as a write-in candidate |
| March 10, 2015 | Last day to register to vote |
| March 23, 2015 | First day early that voting is available |
| April 4, 2015 | Last day early that voting is available |
| April 6, 2015 | Pre-election campaign finance report due |
| April 7, 2015 | General Election Day |
| July 15, 2015 | Last campaign finance report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Illinois elections, 2015
The Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 Board of Education election shared the ballot with city elections for mayor, alderman, commissioner and councilman as well as elections for village offices, park commissioners, library trustees, fire trustees and community college trustees.[17]
Recent news
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See also
- Illinois
- Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, Illinois
- Illinois school board elections, 2015
- List of school board elections in 2015
- School board elections, 2015
- Will County, Illinois ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Illinois
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Will County Clerk, "Unit Schools: April 7, 2015, Consolidated Election," accessed January 20, 2015
- ↑ Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, "Contact the Board," accessed January 20, 2015
- ↑ Will County Clerk, "April 7, 2015 Consolidated Election: Unofficial Results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Will County, Illinois," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Kendall County, Illinois," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Will County Clerk, "Election Results Archive," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ Kendall County Clerk, "Welcome to the Kendall County Election Reporting Console," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2012 Presidential General Election Results - Kendall County, IL," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2004 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois: Kendall County," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2000 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois: Kendall County," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, "About the Board of Education," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ Will County Clerk, "April 9, 2013 Consolidated and/or Special Election," accessed March 16, 2015
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar, 2015," accessed January 19, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Disclosure," accessed March 31, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed April 3, 2015
- ↑ Will County Clerk, "LEGAL NOTICE OF CONSOLIDATED ELECTION," accessed March 13, 2015
| 2015 Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 Elections | |
| Will County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Kevin Kirberg • Incumbent, Gregory Nichols • Heather Drake • Sharlyne P. Williams |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
