Susie Kopacz
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Susie Kopacz is an at-large member of the Community Unit School District 300 Board of Education in Illinois. She was first elected to the board in April 2011.[1]
Kopacz ran unopposed and won re-election in the general election on April 7, 2015.[2]
Elections
2015
Community Unit School District 300 election featured four of the seven seats on the board of education up for general election on April 7, 2015. The seats held by incumbents Steve Fiorentino, Joe Stevens, Chris Stanton and Susie Kopacz were on the ballot. Stanton did not file to run for re-election, leaving Fiorentino, Stevens and Kopacz to run unopposed and win re-election to their seats. No one filed to run for the fourth seat up for election. Write-in candidate Kym Garcia won that fourth seat.
Results
| Community Unit School District 300, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Susie Kopacz Incumbent |
34.2% | 3,201 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Stevens Incumbent |
33.3% | 3,116 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve Fiorentino Incumbent |
32.3% | 3,026 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kym Garcia (Write-In) |
0.2% | 15 | |
| Total Votes | 9,358 | |||
| Source: Kane County Clerk, "2015 Consolidated Election Contest Results," accessed April 22, 2015, McHenry County Clerk, "Consolidated Election 4/7/2015: Unofficial Results," accessed April 22, 2015 | ||||
Funding
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.[3]
Kopacz reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in this election.[4]
Endorsements
Kopacz did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
2011
| Community Unit School District 300, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris Stanton Incumbent |
19.3% | 3,621 | |
| Nonpartisan | Susie Kopacz |
18.4% | 3,464 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Stevens |
18.3% | 3,437 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve Fiorentino |
18.3% | 3,428 | |
| Nonpartisan | Karen J. Plaza | 14.8% | 2,788 | |
| Nonpartisan | Monica Clark Incumbent | 10.9% | 2,041 | |
| Total Votes | 18,779 | |||
| Source: Kane County Clerk, "Consolidated Election April 5, 2011 Official Canvass," accessed March 12, 2015 | ||||
About the district
| Community Unit School District 300 is located in Kane County and McHenry County in northeastern Illinois. The county seat of Kane County is Geneva, and the county seat of McHenry County is Woodstock. In 2013, Kane and McHenry Counties were home to 523,643 residents and 307,409 residents, respectively, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5][6] During the 2011-2012 school year, Community Unit School District 300 was the sixth-largest school district by enrollment in Illinois and served 20,810 students.[7] |
Demographics
Both counties outperformed the rest of Illinois in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 31.7 percent of Kane County residents and 32.4 percent of McHenry 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 Kane County was $69,530 and for McHenry County was $76,145, while it was $56,797 for the entire state. The poverty rates in Kane and McHenry Counties were 11.1 percent and 7.7 percent, respectively, compared to 14.1 percent statewide.[5][6]
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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.
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See also
- Community Unit School District 300, Illinois
- Community Unit School District 300 elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Community Unit School District 300, "Board Member Biographies," accessed January 19, 2015
- ↑ Kane County Elections, "Candidates for School Boards of Education and Regional School Board of Trustees," 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Kane County, Illinois," accessed March 12, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "McHenry County, Illinois," accessed March 12, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Kane County Clerk, "Election Results," accessed March 12, 2015
- ↑ McHenry County Clerk, "Election Canvass Reports," accessed March 12, 2015
| 2015 Community Unit School District 300 Elections | |
| Kane County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Steve Fiorentino • Incumbent, Susie Kopacz • Incumbent, Joe Stevens |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
