Kate Thommes

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Kate Thommes

School District U-46 Board of Education At-large

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

April 4, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Illinois State University

Contact

Campaign website

Kate Thommes is an at-large member of the School District U-46 Board of Education in Illinois. She assumed office in 2019. Her current term ends in 2027.

Thommes ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the School District U-46 Board of Education in Illinois. She won in the general election on April 4, 2023.

Biography

Thommes previously worked in the district. When she was elected to the board, she taught at Elgin Community College. Thommes earned her teaching certificate from Illinois State University and also obtained two master’s degrees: one in the art of teaching and the other in teaching English to speakers of other languages.

Elections

2023

See also: School District U-46, Illinois, elections (2023)

General election

General election for School District U-46 Board of Education At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for School District U-46 Board of Education At-large on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan E. Kerr (Nonpartisan)	20.5	11,236
✔		Kate Thommes (Nonpartisan)	20.3	11,097
✔		Chanda Schwartz (Nonpartisan)	16.6	9,086
✔		Samreen Khan (Nonpartisan)	16.3	8,932
	Submit photo	Maureen Morris (Nonpartisan)	13.8	7,567
		Heather Manzella (Nonpartisan)	12.4	6,791

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 54,709
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2019

See also: School District U-46, Illinois, elections (2019)

General election

General election for School District U-46 Board of Education At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for School District U-46 Board of Education At-large on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan E. Kerr (Nonpartisan)	15.9	7,191
✔		John Devereux (Nonpartisan)	14.8	6,721
✔		Eva Porter (Nonpartisan)	14.5	6,557
✔		Kate Thommes (Nonpartisan)	14.4	6,496
		Jeanette Ward (Nonpartisan)	11.8	5,342
	Submit photo	Daniel Hancock (Nonpartisan)	10.4	4,716
	Submit photo	Tina Rio (Nonpartisan)	10.1	4,588
	Submit photo	Ina Silva-Sobolewski (Nonpartisan)	8.1	3,656

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 45,267
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Campaign themes

2023

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