Meghna Bansal (Naperville City Council At-large, Illinois, candidate 2025)
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Meghna Bansal ran for election to the Naperville City Council At-large in Illinois. She was on the ballot in the general election on April 1, 2025.[source]
Bansal completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Meghna Bansal provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on March 20, 2025:
- Graduate: ICFAI Business School
- Gender: Female
- Profession: Financial Executive
- Prior offices held:
- Wheatland Township Trustee (2021-2024)
- Incumbent officeholder: No
- Campaign slogan: A New Voice - A New Vision
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Elections
General election
General election for Naperville City Council At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Naperville City Council At-large on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | ||
Meghna Bansal (Nonpartisan)  | ||
| Mary Gibson (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Ian Holzhauer (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Nag Jaiswal (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Derek McDaniel (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Ashfaq Syed (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jennifer Bruzan Taylor (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Benjamin White (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Farid Malik Shabazz (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | ||
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Election results
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Meghna Bansal completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bansal's responses.
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As a Finance Executive at a global company and elected Township Trustee, Meghna has expertise in fiscal discipline and responsible budgeting. As a member of the Naperville Planning & Zoning Commission, Meghna has first-hand experience securing investments to secure jobs and economic opportunities for Naperville. Meghna will bring transparency,
common-sense leadership, and a strong voice to the Naperville City Council so that we can protect what makes the city special, while also preparing it for a thriving future.- FISCAL DISCIPLINE &
RESPONSIBLE SPENDING: Meghna will use her experience to make sure Naperville’s budget is managed responsibly and that we are providing long-term value for taxpayers. She will oppose property
tax hikes to help families keep more of what they earn. - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & LOCAL BUSINESS GROWTH: Meghna has served on Naperville’s Planning and Zoning Commission working to bring transformative investments to provide jobs, economic opportunity, and tax revenue. She will work with Mayor Wehrli to implement his economic development agenda and support the Naperville Development Partnership’s efforts.
- PUBLIC SAFETY: As the mother of two daughters, the safety of our families is Meghna’s number one priority. The City Council must always properly fund and empower our police to do their jobs without political interference and maintain Naperville’s reputation that our police will deter, discover, and arrest those who come here to break the law or endanger the safety of our neighborhoods.
Prioritize attracting investment and businesses to
Naperville
Cut property taxes & ensure your tax dollars are spent wisely
Focus on local economic growth, not growing government
Put the safety of our families and neighborhoods first
Adequately fund and empower our police to do their
jobs without political interference
Support efforts to equip first responders with the
tools and resources to assist individuals with mental
While I'll bring a new voice and perspective to the council, my vision for Naperville is rooted in our community's success.
I've attended every city council meeting and served on the PZC over the past two years to study the issues. I have also been an elected Township-Trustee and White-Eagle HOA Board-Member for 8 years, which gives me solid understanding of working with government and handling public money. I have been on the KidsMatter Board, working on mental health priorities of young adults. I am also an integral part of Indian Community Outreach Organization (ICO). With ICO I have been part of organizing India Day Festival and many other community educational events.
Over the past years, groups and activists have tried to remake Naperville. The council has been asked to implement the policies and practices of larger, urbanized communities.
We must solve the problem in a way consistent with our long-held values and community character.
Regardless of the fiscal challenges ahead, I will never vote to allow video gambling parlors/slot machines to take over our neighborhoods and downtown.
I think we should keep what makes Naperville unique.
I will work daily to improve my neighbors' lives and keep Naperville a great place to live, raise a family, retire, or grow a business.
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See also
2025 Elections
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