Laura Mary Kotelman

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Laura Mary Kotelman

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

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Birthplace

Illinois

Religion

Catholic

Profession

Lawyer

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Laura Mary Kotelman (Republican Party) ran for election to the Cook County Board of Commissioners to represent District 10 in Illinois. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Kotelman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Laura Mary Kotelman's professional experience includes working as a lawyer.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)

General election

General election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 10

Incumbent Bridget Gainer defeated Laura Mary Kotelman in the general election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 10 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bridget Gainer (D)	80.8	90,627
		Laura Mary Kotelman (R)	19.2	21,587

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 112,214
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 10

Incumbent Bridget Gainer advanced from the Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 10 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bridget Gainer	100.0	41,891

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Laura Mary Kotelman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kotelman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I have lived in the 10th District my entire adult life. While many of my friends have moved away due to its perceived problems (like crime, taxes, schools, and over-regulation), I am still optimistic. Cook County offers world-class healthcare, a diverse economy, unfettered access to water, and a transportation/logistics hub.

Cook County working families deserve better. I will root out corruption, ensure public safety and prioritize access to health care, especially behavioral health services. I am certified in Mental Health First Aid, trained in Rapid Results/continuous improvement for government, a lawyer and a first generation American. I would be honored and delighted to represent the 10th District.

What I stand for: 1. Public safety. My opponent voted to defund the police! 2. Lower taxes: (property tax, taxes on food & services, fuel taxes...) 3. Anti-corruption - the Cook County Land Bank is a disaster 4. Smaller, more efficient county government (I am trained in "Rapid Results" a government version of continuous improvement/lean six sigma)

5. Access to health care (Ensure proper funding for Cook Co. Health, CountyCare and Behavioral Health Services)

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• The crime in Cook County can be attributed to State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and Chief Judge Tim Evans whose budgets the Cook County Board controls. I will hold them accountable to the taxpayers rather than the criminals terrorizing our neighbors. Their disastrous criminal reform policies include lack of prosecution, release of violent offenders to a failed and inconsistent electronic monitoring program, and reduced sentencing guidelines. Diverting financial resources away from front-line police officers is very bad public policy yet the incumbent voted to defund the police. She is directly responsible for the unsafe streets in historically peaceful northside neighborhoods. I will empower law enforcement and provide them with the resources they
• The Cook County Land Bank is an unmitigated disaster. The Chicago Sun-Times has reported on questionable deals and subpoenas that are part of a federal criminal investigation. What an embarrassment. My opponent is the Chairwoman of the Land Bank and recently she hired a lawyer who was living with her chief of staff. A Land Bank employee was fired after the agency’s director discovered she had scored a deal on a vacant house and then evaded paying thousands of dollars in property taxes. That director is under fire and left his job. The scandals keep going. The Chairwoman of the Land Bank allowed all this to happen under her watch. Maybe she should have shown up to work more than 60% of the time. In concept this was a noble effort, but lack o
• If residents in the 10th District agree with me that crime is out of control, that our tax dollars are spent unwisely, and that years of one-party rule have led to a corrupt and inefficient system, then I ask for your vote. I will work every day to overturn the failed policies that do not serve the best interests of Cook County. I will take my job seriously and actually show up to the Board and Committee meetings unlike the incumbent who shows up 60% of the time and had the worst attendance record of all Commissioners according to a Sun Times report not to mention the worst staff turnover rate among all commissioners. I will approach the County's budgeting process with fiscal restraint and provide a check and balance system against growing

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

1. Public safety

2. Lower taxes
3. Anti-corruption
4. Smaller, more efficient county government

5. Access to health care

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