James Ekeberg
James Ekeberg is the former at-large representative on the Community Consolidated School District 15 school board in Illinois. First elected in 2013, Ekeberg lost a re-election campaign in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017. He previously served on the board from 2007 to 2011.[1]
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.[2] Annerino, Kain, Smolka, Szczupaj, and Wang ran together as the Engage D15 slate.[3] All five members of the slate won election to the board.[4]
Results
| Community Consolidated School District 15, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michael Smolka |
15.40% | 6,361 |
| Lisa Beth Szczupaj |
14.01% | 5,788 |
| Anthony Wang |
13.27% | 5,480 |
| Frank Annerino |
13.23% | 5,466 |
| Gerald Chapman Incumbent | 10.07% | 4,158 |
| Peggy Babcock Incumbent | 9.34% | 3,858 |
| Adam Bauske | 9.11% | 3,763 |
| James Ekeberg Incumbent | 8.17% | 3,375 |
| Asad Aman | 7.25% | 2,993 |
| Write-in votes | 0.15% | 62 |
| Total Votes | 41,304 | |
| 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:[5]
- 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.[6]
Ekeberg reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in the election.[7]
Endorsements
Ekeberg was endorsed by the organization Progress for D15 and D211 and the local teachers' union.[8][9]
2013
| Community Consolidated School District 15, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Peggy Babcock Incumbent |
14.9% | 3,629 | |
| Nonpartisan | David W. Seiffert |
14.6% | 3,571 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Ekeberg |
13.7% | 3,330 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard L. Bokor Incumbent |
13.1% | 3,195 | |
| Nonpartisan | Matthew Lyons | 12.4% | 3,036 | |
| Nonpartisan | Donna Johnson | 12.3% | 3,012 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Zold | 12.3% | 2,991 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ramnath Cidambi | 3.9% | 960 | |
| Nonpartisan | Abdul Javid | 2.7% | 670 | |
| Total Votes | 24,394 | |||
| Source: Cook County Clerk, "Suburban Cook County Election Results: April 09, 2013 Consolidated General Election," accessed March 11, 2015 | ||||
2011
| Community Consolidated School District 15, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott Herr |
20.9% | 5,975 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gerard Iannuzzelli |
19.2% | 5,479 | |
| Nonpartisan | Manjula V. Sriram |
18.8% | 5,370 | |
| Nonpartisan | David W. Seiffert | 14% | 4,011 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Ekeberg Incumbent | 14% | 3,997 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gerald Chapman Incumbent | 13.2% | 3,769 | |
| Total Votes | 28,601 | |||
| Source: Cook County Clerk, "Suburban Cook County Election Results: April 05, 2011 Consolidated General Election," accessed March 11, 2015 | ||||
See also
- Community Consolidated School District 15, Illinois
- Community Consolidated School District 15 elections (2017)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "9 hopefuls on ballot in District 15 race," March 12, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
