James A. Vroman
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James A. Vroman is an at-large member of the Community Unit School District 200 Board of Education in Illinois. He was first elected to the board in April 2011.[1]
Vroman faced one fellow incumbent and three challengers in his bid for re-election to one of three at-large seats on April 7, 2015.[2][3] He successfully won another term on the board.[4]
Biography
Vroman has lived in Wheaton since 1983. He is a retired lawyer and was a partner in the law firm Jenner & Block LLP until 2010. Vroman earned his bachelor's degree in history from the University of Illinois and his juris doctorate from the University of Illinois College of Law. From 1971 to 1974, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps.[1][5]
Vroman's service experience includes serving as a Boy Scout and Cub Scout leader, coaching softball and baseball, teaching Sunday school and serving as an elder at his church. He and his wife have four grown children and three grandchildren. All of their children attended school in the Community Unit School District 200.[6][7]
Elections
2015
Three of the seven at-large seats on the Community Unit School District 200 Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015. The seats of incumbents James A. Vroman, Jim Gambaiani and Rosemary Swanson were on the ballot. Swanson did not file to run for re-election, leaving Vroman and Gambaiani to run against three candidates, Chris Crabtree, Gary Tonn and Judith Zapf. Vroman and Gambaiani won re-election to the board, along with newcomer Crabtree.
Results
| Community Unit School District 200, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Chris Crabtree |
24.1% | 5,308 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Gambaiani Incumbent |
23.1% | 5,091 | |
| Nonpartisan | James A. Vroman Incumbent |
18.8% | 4,138 | |
| Nonpartisan | Judith Zapf | 17.7% | 3,891 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary Tonn | 16.3% | 3,585 | |
| Total Votes | 22,013 | |||
| Source: DuPage County Election Commission, "Election Summary Report: 2015 Consolidated General," 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.[8]
Vroman reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in this election.[9]
Endorsements
Vroman received endorsements from the Daily Herald, the Wheaton-Warrenville Education Association/Classified Education Association (WWEA/CEA) and CUSD 200 former board member Rosemary Swanson.[10][11][12]
2011
| Community Unit School District 200, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Rosemary Swanson Incumbent |
19.5% | 4,582 | |
| Nonpartisan | James A. Vroman |
17.2% | 4,042 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Gambaiani |
16.3% | 3,833 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Bomher | 16.1% | 3,787 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Radencich | 12.6% | 2,959 | |
| Nonpartisan | Harold Lonks | 12.3% | 2,888 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alisha Ali | 6.1% | 1,435 | |
| Total Votes | 23,526 | |||
| Source: DuPage County Clerk, "Election Results," accessed March 11, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Vroman highlighted the following objectives on his campaign website:
| “ | My Objectives as a Board Member of the CUSD 200 School Board
On April 7, 2015 Re-Elect Jim Vroman to the |
” |
| —James A. Vroman's campaign website (2015)[14] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Community Unit School District 200, Illinois
- Community Unit School District 200 elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
- Community Unit School District 200
- Office website
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Twitter page
- LinkedIn page
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Community Unit School District 200, "Member Profiles: Jim Vroman, Vice President," accessed March 24, 2015
- ↑ DuPage County Election Commission, "Upcoming Elections," accessed January 19, 2015
- ↑ DuPage County Election Commission, "Candidate List and Propositions," accessed January 19, 2015
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Suburban Cook County Election Results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "James Vroman," accessed March 24, 2015
- ↑ Re-elect Jim Vroman CUSD 200 School Board," accessed March 24, 2015
- ↑ Daily Herald, "James Vroman: Candidate Profile," March 10, 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
- ↑ Daily Herald, "Endorsements: Vroman, Crabtree, Gambaiani for Dist. 200," March 11, 2015
- ↑ Re-elect Jim Vroman CUSD 200 School Board, "Jim Vroman has been endorsed by the Wheaton-Warrenville Education Association/Classified Education Association," accessed March 24, 2015
- ↑ Re-elect Jim Vroman CUSD 200 School Board, "Rosemary Swanson Endorses Jim Vroman," March 10, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Re-elect Jim Vroman CUSD 200 School Board, "Objectives," accessed March 24, 2015
| 2015 Community Unit School District 200 Elections | |
| DuPage County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Jim Gambaiani • Incumbent, James A. Vroman • Chris Crabtree • Gary Tonn • Judith Zapf |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
