Oswego Community Unit School District 308 elections (2017)
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Four seats on the Oswego Community Unit School District 308 school board were up for general election on April 4, 2017. Incumbent Matthew Baumen was successful in securing another term on the board and was joined in his victory by newcomers Heather Moyer, Toni Morgan, and Brent Lightfoot. They defeated board members Michael McDowell and Danielle Paul and challengers Dominick Cirone and Robert Graves.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year. A general election was held on April 4, 2017. There were four seats up for election.[2]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file a notarized statement of candidacy and notarized nominating petitions with the DuPage County Clerk's Office during the filing period. The filing period began December 12, 2016, and ended December 19, 2016. Candidates could also file an optional loyalty oath at that time. A statement of economic interests also had to be filed by December 19, 2016. The nominating petitions had to include the signatures of 50 voters residing in the school district and could not be circulated until September 20, 2016.[3]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Oswego Community Unit School District 308, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Matthew Baumen Incumbent |
15.47% | 2,100 |
| Heather Moyer |
15.35% | 2,084 |
| Toni Morgan |
14.52% | 1,971 |
| Brent Lightfoot |
13.72% | 1,863 |
| Dominick Cirone | 13.47% | 1,829 |
| Danielle Paul Incumbent | 11.69% | 1,587 |
| Michael McDowell Incumbent | 7.96% | 1,080 |
| Robert Graves | 7.81% | 1,060 |
| Total Votes | 13,574 | |
| Source: Kendall County, "Consolidated Election Report: Official," accessed February 6, 2017,Will County, "Official Results," accessed February 6, 2017, and Kane County, "2017 Consolidated Election Contest Results," accessed February 6, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Matthew Baumen
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Dominick Cirone | Robert Graves | Brent Lightfoot
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| Michael McDowell | Toni Morgan
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Heather Moyer
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Illinois elections, 2017
The Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Board of Education election shared the ballot with various municipal elections.[4]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Illinois school board elections in 2017:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 19, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| February 27, 2017 | Initial campaign finance deadline |
| March 7, 2017 | Last day to register to vote by paper application |
| March 19, 2017 | Last day to register to vote by online application |
| April 3, 2017 | Final election campaign finance deadline |
| April 4, 2017 | Election Day |
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Campaign finance
School board candidates in Illinois were required to file campaign finance reports if they did one or both of the following:[6]
- 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.[7]
No contributions or expenditures were reported as of March 2, 2017, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.[8]
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About the district
| Oswego Community Unit School District 308 is located in Kendall County, Will County, and Kane County in northeasten Illinois. The county seat of Kendall County is Yorkville, the county seat of Will County is Joliet, and Geneva is the county seat of Kane County. In 2015, Kendall, Will, and Kane Counties were home to 123,355 residents, 687,263 residents, and 530,847 residents, respectively, according to the United States Census Bureau.[9][10][11] The district was the seventh-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 17,911 students.[12] |
Demographics
Kendall County and Will County outperformed Illinois as a whole, while Kane County underperformed the state as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in the years 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 34.8 percent of Kendall County residents, 33.0 percent of Will County residents and 31.6 percent of Kane County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 32.3 percent of all state residents. The median household income for Kendall County was $84,385, for Will County was $76,101, and for Kane County was $70,696, while it was $57,574 for the entire state. The poverty rates for Kendall, Will, and Kane Counties were 4.8 percent, 8.0 percent and 10.8 percent, respectively, compared to 13.6 percent statewide.[9][10][11]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[9][10][11] | ||||
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| Race | Kendall County (%) | Will County (%) | Kane County (%) | Illinois (%) |
| White | 87.0 | 80.2 | 86.7 | 77.3 |
| Black or African American | 7.2 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 14.7 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Asian | 3.3 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or more races | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17.6 | 16.8 | 31.5 | 16.9 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
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See also
| Oswego Community Unit School District 308 | Illinois | School Boards |
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External links
- Oswego Community Unit School District 308
- Kane County, Illinois
- Kendall County, Illinois
- Will County, Illinois
Footnotes
- ↑ The Beacon-News, "Candidates file to run for Kendall County school boards," December 20, 2016
- ↑ Oswego Community Unit School District 308, "Board of Education," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Kendall County, "Election Information and Voter Registration," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Kendall County, "Election Information and Voter Registration," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 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 March 2, 2017
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 United States Census Bureau, "Kendall County, Illinois," accessed January 3, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 United States Census Bureau, "Will County, Illinois," accessed January 3, 2017
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 United States Census Bureau, "Kane County, Illinois," accessed January 3, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
