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David Border
David Border was a candidate for at-large representative on the Community Consolidated School District 15 school board in Illinois. Border was defeated in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017.
Elections
2017
Five seats on the Community Consolidated School District 15 school board were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. Four seats were up for regular election and came with a four-year term. One seat was up for a special election and had a two-year term. Incumbents Peggy Babcock, Gerald Chapman, and James Ekeberg ran for re-election against challengers Lisa Beth Szczupaj, Anthony Wang, Michael Smolka, Adam Bauske, Asad "Sid" Aman, and Frank Annerino. Barbara Kain and David Border ran in the special election for the seat with the two-year term.[1] Annerino, Kain, Smolka, Szczupaj, and Wang ran together as the Engage D15 slate.[2] All five members of the slate won election to the board.[3]
Results
| Community Consolidated School District 15, At-Large General Election, 2-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Barbara Kain |
58.81% | 6,030 |
| David Border | 41.02% | 4,206 |
| Write-in votes | 0.18% | 18 |
| Total Votes | 10,254 | |
| Source: Cook County Clerk, "Consolidated Election April 4, 2017 Summary Report," accessed April 19, 2017 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in Illinois were required to file campaign finance reports if they did one or both of the following:[4]
- Accepted contributions or made disbursements in an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 during the calendar year
- Accepted contributions or made disbursements in an aggregate amount of more than $5,000 during the calendar year for communication via television, radio, or internet in support of or in opposition to a candidate, political party, or public policy
The first campaign finance deadline was February 27, 2017, and the second campaign finance deadline was April 3, 2017.[5]
Border reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in the election.[6]
Endorsements
Border was endorsed by the Daily Herald, the organization Progress for D15 and D211, and the local teachers' union.[7][8][9]
Campaign themes
2017
Border highlighted the following statement on his campaign website:
| “ | STRONG SCHOOLS = STRONG COMMUNITY
My goal as a board member is to leverage feedback from the upcoming community engagement sessions to prioritize the needs of the community, make decisions which best support those priorities, and facilitate open and transparent communication regarding those decisions.[10] |
” |
| —David Border (2017)[11] | ||
See also
- Community Consolidated School District 15, Illinois
- Community Consolidated School District 15 elections (2017)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Candidate filing for April 4, 2017 consolidated election," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Palatine Patch, "Are Political Party Endorsements A Bad Idea For D15 School Board Candidates?" February 10, 2017
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "April 04, 2017 Consolidated General Election Search for Results," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar 2017," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Daily Herald, "Endorsement: Let District 15 begin again with a fresh non-slate," March 5, 2017
- ↑ Progress for D15 D211, "Progress for D15 D211 Sample Ballot," accessed March 24, 2017
- ↑ Northwest Suburban Education Coalition, "School Board Candidate Endorsements," accessed March 29, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Dave Border for D15 School Board, "Home," accessed March 22, 2017
