Edward Yung
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Edward Yung is an at-large representative on the Township High School District 211 school board in Illinois. Yung won a first term in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017.
Yung previously ran for a seat on the board. He was defeated in the general election on April 7, 2015.[1][2]
Yung previously served on the board. He lost his bid for re-election in the 2013 general election.[3] He also previously served as a member on the Community Consolidated School District 15 Board of Education.[4]
Yung's candidacy for the 2015 election was challenged on December 30, 2014. His petitions were reviewed by the Cook County Electoral Board, and the challenge was overruled. Because of this, his name remained on the ballot.[1][5][6]
Biography
Yung has his own architecture practice. He earned both his bachelor's and master's degree in architecture from the University of Illinois at Champaign. He has three children who graduated from the district.[4]
Elections
2017
Three seats on the Township High School District 211 school board were up for general election on April 4, 2017. Board incumbents Robert LeFevre and Anna Klimkowicz filed for re-election to their seats on the board. They were joined on the ballot by challengers Jean Forrest, Katherine David, Ralph Bonatz, and Edward Yung.[7][8] LeFevre and Klimkowicz won re-election to their seats, and Yung won the other seat on the ballot.[9] Forrest, David, and Bonatz ran together as a candidate slate.[10]
Results
| Township High School District 211, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Anna Klimkowicz Incumbent |
20.16% | 10,093 |
| Robert LeFevre Incumbent |
17.66% | 8,843 |
| Edward Yung |
16.51% | 8,267 |
| Katherine David | 16.07% | 8,045 |
| Ralph Bonatz | 14.80% | 7,412 |
| Jean Forrest | 14.66% | 7,340 |
| Write-in votes | 0.15% | 73 |
| Total Votes | 50,073 | |
| 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:[11]
- 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.[12]
Yung reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in the election.[13]
Endorsements
Yung was endorsed by the Daily Herald, the Equality Illinois PAC, the Northwest Suburban Teacher's Union Local 1211, and the organization Progress for D15 and D211.[14][15][16][17]
2015
Four of the seven at-large seats on the Township High School District 211 Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015.
Incumbents Bill Robertson, Mucia A. Burke, George Brandt and Richard Gerber were up for re-election. Robertson and Brandt did not file to run for re-election, leaving Burke and Gerber to face the following six challengers: Peter R. Dombrowski, Roman G. Golash, Robert D. Lithgow, Will Hinshaw, Lauanna Recker and Edward M. Yung.
Burke won another term on the board, and newcomers Recker, Dombrowski and Hinshaw won election to the other three seats.
Results
| Township High School District 211, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Mucia A. Burke Incumbent |
16.3% | 6,890 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lauanna Recker |
14.6% | 6,168 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter R. Dombrowski |
14.4% | 6,089 | |
| Nonpartisan | Will Hinshaw |
13.1% | 5,569 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard Gerber Incumbent | 12.7% | 5,375 | |
| Nonpartisan | Edward M. Yung | 12% | 5,075 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert D. Lithgow | 11.3% | 4,775 | |
| Nonpartisan | Roman G. Golash | 5.8% | 2,443 | |
| Total Votes | 42,384 | |||
| Source: Cook County Clerk, "Election Results: April 07, 2015 Consolidated General 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.[18]
Yung reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in this election.[19]
Endorsements
Yung was endorsed by the Daily Herald.[20]
2013
| Township High School District 211, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Anna Klimkowicz Incumbent |
25.1% | 7,060 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Scharringhausen |
23.6% | 6,642 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert LeFevre Incumbent |
19% | 5,352 | |
| Nonpartisan | Edward Yung Incumbent | 17% | 4,790 | |
| Nonpartisan | Roman G. Golash | 15.2% | 4,265 | |
| Total Votes | 28,109 | |||
| Source: Cook County Clerk, "Suburban Cook County Election Results: April 09, 2013 Consolidated General Election," accessed March 16, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2017
Yung highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | Public Education
I am a firm believer in the public education system in the United States. Compared to other developed nations, whose public education systems use standardized tests to sort students early and exclude them from opportunities for a higher education, the United States includes students and encourages them to achieve their potential. Our system allows students to receive equal opportunities from kindergarten through high school. The more opportunities that can be offered to students, the better their chance at discovering talents and developing skills to lead them to meaningful and productive lifelong paths. Our public education system reflects that we value students as individuals with different contributions to make. When students progress at different rates, instead of placing limitations on their educational and career goals, we provide the highest level of instruction to all students. This strategy fosters the confidence and opportunity needed to maximize student potential, which in turn maximizes our potential as a community and country. Standardized Testing Standardized testing is only a tool to use to determine a student’s achievement at the time the exam is taken. It should be used to understand the makeup of the students attending the schools at the time the test is taken in order to help guide instruction, but too often it is misused as a means to determine the quality of education and to evaluate educators and staff. I believe it is unfair to judge the school and its educators based on standardized test scores. A more effective means of evaluating a school would be to develop an Individualized Program for each student that would measure and analyze progress month-to-month, year-to-year. This process involves students, parents, teachers and staff in monitoring individual student growth and allows for the proactive development of ideas centered on current students’ needs and goals. Student and parent involvement in the process is essential in building an educational system focused on individual improvement. When standardized test scores are used to evaluate schools by comparing a group of students to an entirely different group of students, we miss opportunities to enable growth in all our students. Fiscal Responsibility It is vital for District 211 to be fiscally responsible. We should not spend more than we have, nor should we spend all we have in times of surplus. Fiscal responsibility is not only our obligation to the taxpayers but is also common sense. Through effective and thorough planning, the wasteful loss of money can be avoided. Innovation, collaboration, and streamlined operations are ways to keep costs down without compromising our students’ education and futures. District 211 needs to continually seek out efficient programs and objectives designed to keep our students flourishing and competitive. At times, staying true to budgetary goals and progress means eliminating outdated or ineffective programs and possibly substituting them with better, cheaper options. Fiscal responsibility and educational responsibility are not in conflict with each other. Charter Schools and Vouchers The primary reason I am opposed to charter schools and a voucher system is because of the instability it creates in terms of district budgeting and planning, which are essential for fiscal and educational prosperity. This process of moving money and students from school to school each year makes long-term budgetary and staffing needs impossible to predict. While freedom of choice is an important value, when it comes to a system committed to future of all our children, charter schools and voucher systems present obstacles to running efficient, effective and equitable schools. Also, because charter schools operate under different regulations, they are not as secure as traditional public schools. Some charter schools have closed mid-year, leaving students and parents scrambling to find appropriate alternatives. Other charter schools start in one building and then move locations after one or two years. Consistency and stability are important for our students, parents, educators and community.[21] |
” |
| —Edward Yung (2017)[22] | ||
See also
- Township High School District 211, Illinois
- Township High School District 211 elections (2017)
- Township High School District 211 elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cook County Clerk, "Candidate Filing for April 7, 2015 Election," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Suburban Cook County Election Results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Suburban Cook County Election Results: April 09, 2013 Consolidated General Election," accessed March 16, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Palatine Patch, "District 211 School Board Candidate: Edward M. Yung," March 20, 2013
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Verified Objector's Petition," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "April 7, 2015 Consolidated Election Electoral Board," accessed March 31, 2015
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Candidate Filing for April 4, 2017 Consolidated Election," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Township High School District 211, "Board of Education," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "April 04, 2017 Consolidated General Election Search For Results," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Daily Herald, "District 211 candidates debate finances, management," March 9, 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, "Endorsements: LeFevre, Klimkowicz, Yung for Palatine Township High School District 211 school board," March 14, 2017
- ↑ The Illinois Eagle, "Equality Illinois PAC makes endorsements in District 211 school board races," March 14, 2017
- ↑ Northwest Suburban Education Coalition, "School Board Candidate Endorsements," accessed March 24, 2017
- ↑ Progress for D15 D211, "Progress for D15 D211 Sample Ballot," accessed March 24, 2017
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Disclosure," accessed March 31, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed April 6, 2015
- ↑ Daily Herald, "Endorsements: Burke, Gerber, Recker, Yung for Dist. 211 school board," March 11, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Edward Yung for District 211 School Board, "Issues," accessed March 22, 2017
| Township High School District 211 elections in 2017 | |
| Cook County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Anna Klimkowicz • Incumbent, Robert LeFevre • Ralph Bonatz • Katherine David • Jean Forrest • Edward Yung |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| 2015 Township High School District 211 Elections | |
| Cook County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Mucia A. Burke • Incumbent, Richard Gerber • Peter R. Dombrowski • Roman G. Golash • Robert D. Lithgow • Will Hinshaw • Lauanna Recker • Edward M. Yung |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
