Diane Parro
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Diane Parro was an at-large member of the Valley View School District 365U Board of Education in Illinois. She was first elected to the board in the general election on April 7, 2015.[1]
Parro was part of a slate of candidates in the 2015 general election called "Friends of Valley View." She teamed up with incumbent Steven A. Quigley and fellow challenger James "JT" Boudouris to support each other's candidacies and ask voters to put all three of them on the board.[2]
Biography
Parro has lived in Bolingbrook for 25 years. Her two children graduated from the Valley View School District 365U. Parro has been active in the district's PTA and serves as the Friends and Neighbors Supporting Students coordinator at BHS. She has also served in a number of leadership roles with the Boy Scouts since 2002. Parro received an Excellence in Leadership award from the Rainbow Council in 2014.[2]
Elections
2015
Three of the seven at-large seats on the Valley View School District 365U Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015. The seats held by incumbents Steven A. Quigley, Richard "Rick" Gougis III and Leo Venegas were on the ballot. Gougis did not file for re-election, and Venegas was removed from the ballot by the Will County Electoral Board, which left Quigley as the sole incumbent in this race. He faced challengers James "JT" Boudouris, Sally Clemens Guilbo and Diane Parro.
Quigley won re-election to his seat, and Parro and Boudouris joined him on the board.
Results
| Valley View School District 365U, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Diane Parro |
28.1% | 2,898 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steven A. Quigley Incumbent |
24.5% | 2,532 | |
| Nonpartisan | James "JT" Boudouris |
24% | 2,476 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sally Clemens Guilbo | 22.8% | 2,355 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 63 | |
| Total Votes | 10,324 | |||
| Source: Will County Clerk, "April 7 Consolidated Election," 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]
Parro reported $1,000.00 in contributions but no expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections, which left his campaign with $1,000.00 on hand in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Parro did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Recent news
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See also
- Valley View School District 365U, Illinois
- Valley View School District 365U elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Will County Clerk, "April 7, 2015 Consolidated Election: Unofficial Results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Facebook, "Friends for Valley View," accessed April 1, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Disclosure," accessed March 31, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Diane Parro," accessed April 6, 2015
| 2015 Valley View School District 365U Elections | |
| Will County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Steven A. Quigley • James "JT" Boudouris • Sally Clemens Guilbo • Diane Parro |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
