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Richard Gerber
Richard Gerber was an at-large member of the Township High School District 211 Board of Education in Illinois. He was first appointed to the board in October 2010, and he served until 2015.[1]
Gerber ran for re-election in the general election on April 7, 2015.[2] He lost the election.[3]
Biography
Gerber works as a real estate broker with RE/MAX Suburban. He previously served on the District 211 Foundation Board of Trustees and has served on the Old Schaumburg Centre Commission since 2007. Gerber earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point.[1] He and his wife have three children.[4]
Elections
2015
Four of the seven at-large seats on the Township High School District 211 Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015.
Incumbents Bill Robertson, Mucia A. Burke, George Brandt and Richard Gerber were up for re-election. Robertson and Brandt did not file to run for re-election, leaving Burke and Gerber to face the following six challengers: Peter R. Dombrowski, Roman G. Golash, Robert D. Lithgow, Will Hinshaw, Lauanna Recker and Edward M. Yung.
Burke won another term on the board, and newcomers Recker, Dombrowski and Hinshaw won election to the other three seats.
Results
| Township High School District 211, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Mucia A. Burke Incumbent |
16.3% | 6,890 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lauanna Recker |
14.6% | 6,168 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter R. Dombrowski |
14.4% | 6,089 | |
| Nonpartisan | Will Hinshaw |
13.1% | 5,569 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard Gerber Incumbent | 12.7% | 5,375 | |
| Nonpartisan | Edward M. Yung | 12% | 5,075 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert D. Lithgow | 11.3% | 4,775 | |
| Nonpartisan | Roman G. Golash | 5.8% | 2,443 | |
| Total Votes | 42,384 | |||
| Source: Cook County Clerk, "Election Results: April 07, 2015 Consolidated General Election," accessed April 22, 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.[5]
Gerber reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in this election.[6]
Endorsements
Gerber was endorsed by the Daily Herald.[7]
2011
| Township High School District 211, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | George P. Brandt Incumbent |
17.3% | 9,436 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard Gerber Incumbent |
16.9% | 9,212 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Robertson |
16.5% | 8,985 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mucia A. Burke |
14% | 7,635 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles Fritz | 12.4% | 6,731 | |
| Nonpartisan | M. Bryan Neal | 11.8% | 6,438 | |
| Nonpartisan | Roman G. Golash | 11% | 5,973 | |
| Total Votes | 54,410 | |||
| Source: Cook County Clerk, "Suburban Cook County Election Results: April 05, 2011 Consolidated General Election," accessed March 16, 2015 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- Township High School District 211, Illinois
- Township High School District 211 elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Township High School District 211, "Richard Gerber," accessed March 31, 2015
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Candidate Filing for April 7, 2015 Election," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Cook County Clerk, "Suburban Cook County Election Results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Daily Herald, "Richard Gerber: Candidate Profile," March 10, 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 6, 2015
- ↑ Daily Herald, "Endorsements: Burke, Gerber, Recker, Yung for Dist. 211 school board," March 11, 2015
| 2015 Township High School District 211 Elections | |
| Cook County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Mucia A. Burke • Incumbent, Richard Gerber • Peter R. Dombrowski • Roman G. Golash • Robert D. Lithgow • Will Hinshaw • Lauanna Recker • Edward M. Yung |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
