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Donna Wandke
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2025
Donna Wandke is an at-large representative on the Naperville Community Unit School District 203 school board in Illinois. First elected in 2013, Wandke won a new term in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017.
Elections
2017
Five seats on the Naperville Community Unit School District 203 Board of Education were up for at-large general election on April 4, 2017. Four seats were up for regular election, and a fifth seat for a two-year, unexpired term also appeared on the ballot. Incumbents Kristin Fitzgerald, Donna Wandke, and Charles Cush and newcomer Paul Leong defeated candidate Shirley DeCorte for the four seats up for regular election. Kristine Gericke defeated Robert Fieseler Sr. in the special election.[1]
Results
| Naperville Community Unit School District 203, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kristin Fitzgerald Incumbent |
25.62% | 7,035 |
| Donna Wandke Incumbent |
22.26% | 6,113 |
| Charles Cush Incumbent |
18.49% | 5,077 |
| Paul Leong |
17.68% | 4,854 |
| Shirley DeCorte | 15.94% | 4,378 |
| Total Votes | 27,457 | |
| Source: DuPage County, Illinois, "Election Summary Report," accessed May 1, 2017 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in Illinois were required to file campaign finance reports if they did one or both of the following:[2]
- 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.[3]
Wandke reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Wandke was endorsed by the local teachers union and the Daily Herald.[5][6]
See also
- Naperville Community Unit School District 203, Illinois
- Naperville Community Unit School District 203 elections (2017)
External links
- Naperville Community Unit School District 203
- Office website
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
Footnotes
- ↑ DuPage County, Illinois, "Election Summary Report," accessed April 5, 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
- ↑ Northwest Suburban Education Coalition, "School Board Candidate Endorsements," accessed March 29, 2017
- ↑ Daily Herald, "Endorsements: Cush, Fitzgerald, Leong, Wandke, Gericke for Naperville Unit District 203 school board," March 21, 2017
