Kimberly Hatchett
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Kimberly Hatchett is an at-large member of the East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education in Illinois. She was first elected to the board in the general election on April 7, 2015.[1][2]
Hatchett participated in a candidate forum hosted by the DuPage County NAACP prior to the election with the other eight candidates in the 2015 school board race. They discussed their future goals for the district, the need for more staff diversity and discipline and safety issues.
Biography
Hatchett earned her bachelor's degree in data processing from Roosevelt University and her MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. She has worked for Northern Trust Bank, Nalco Chemical Company and the Health Care Service Corporation. Hatchett serves as a steward at St. John AME Church, and she previously served on the boundary committee for the Indian Prairie School District 204. She has two grown daughters.[3]
Elections
2015
Four of the seven at-large seats on the East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015. Only two incumbents, Raymond Hull and Mary Louise Peryea, ran for re-election. They faced the following seven candidates: Alex Arroyo, Kenneth Darby, Julie Garofalo, Mary Garza, Kimberly Hatchett, John Laesch and Anita Lewis.
Both incumbents lost their bids for re-election. Newcomers Arroyo, Darby, Hatchett and Laesch won seats on the board.
Results
| East Aurora School District 131, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Alex Arroyo |
18.6% | 1,336 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kenneth Darby |
13.1% | 937 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kimberly Hatchett |
12.4% | 893 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Laesch |
11.7% | 837 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Garza | 10.6% | 764 | |
| Nonpartisan | Raymond Hull Incumbent | 10.5% | 751 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anita Lewis | 9% | 643 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Louise Peryea Incumbent | 7.5% | 537 | |
| Nonpartisan | Julie Garofalo | 6.7% | 479 | |
| Total Votes | 7,177 | |||
| Source: Aurora Election Commission, "2015 Consolidated Election April 7, 2015 Results," accessed April 28, 2015, Kane County Clerk, "2015 Consolidated Election Contest Results," accessed April 28, 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.[4]
Hatchett reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in this election.[5]
Endorsements
Hatchett did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Campaign themes
2015
Hatchett highlighted the following priorities on her campaign website:
| “ | As the mother of two adult daughters raised in the western suburbs, Kimberly believes in a consistent curriculum, effective use of tax payer dollars, all-day kindergarten for all students, and preparing students with the skills they need to succeed in society.[6] | ” |
| —Kimberly Hatchett's campaign website (2015)[3] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- East Aurora School District 131, Illinois
- East Aurora School District 131 elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Aurora Election Commission, "2015 Consolidated Election April 7, 2015 Unofficial Results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Kane County Clerk, "2015 Consolidated Election Contest Results," accessed April 9, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Friends of Kimberly Hatchett for East Aurora School District 131 Facebook, "About," accessed March 25, 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2015 East Aurora School District 131 Elections | |
| DuPage County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Raymond Hull • Incumbent, Mary Louise Peryea • Alex Arroyo • Kenneth Darby • Julie Garofalo • Mary Garza • Kimberly Hatchett • John Laesch • Anita Lewis |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
