Susan E. Kerr
Susan E. Kerr (also known as Sue) is an at-large member of the School District U-46 Board of Education in Illinois. She assumed office in 2015. Her current term ends in 2027.
Kerr ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the School District U-46 Board of Education in Illinois. She won in the general election on April 4, 2023.
Biography
Kerr is originally from Whitman, Massachusetts, but she has lived in Bartlett since 1993. She earned a bachelor's degree from Smith College, a master's degree in history from the University of Chicago, and a second master's degree in computer science from DePaul University. She previously worked as a programmer and analyst for the University of Chicago library. She also worked as a tutor for 15 years. She and her husband have three grown children who graduated from School District U-46. Kerr homeschooled her children before they attended high school.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: School District U-46, Illinois, elections (2023)
General election
General election for School District U-46 Board of Education At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for School District U-46 Board of Education At-large on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susan E. Kerr (Nonpartisan) | 20.5 | 11,236 |
| ✔ |  | Kate Thommes (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 11,097 |
| ✔ |  | Chanda Schwartz (Nonpartisan)  | 16.6 | 9,086 |
| ✔ |  | Samreen Khan (Nonpartisan) | 16.3 | 8,932 |
| Maureen Morris (Nonpartisan) | 13.8 | 7,567 | ||
 | Heather Manzella (Nonpartisan) | 12.4 | 6,791 | |
| Total votes: 54,709 | |||
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2019
See also: School District U-46, Illinois, elections (2019)
General election
General election for School District U-46 Board of Education At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for School District U-46 Board of Education At-large on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan E. Kerr (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 7,191 |
| ✔ |  | John Devereux (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 6,721 |
| ✔ |  | Eva Porter (Nonpartisan) | 14.5 | 6,557 |
| ✔ | | Kate Thommes (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 6,496 |
 | Jeanette Ward (Nonpartisan) | 11.8 | 5,342 | |
| Daniel Hancock (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 4,716 | ||
| Tina Rio (Nonpartisan) | 10.1 | 4,588 | ||
| Ina Silva-Sobolewski (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 3,656 | ||
| Total votes: 45,267 | |||
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2015
- See also: School District U-46 elections (2015)
Five of the seven at-large seats on the School District U-46 Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015. Four of the seats were up for election to four-year terms. One was up for election to a two-year term.
The seats of incumbents Maria Bidelman, Amy Kerber, Linda Campos-Moreira, Traci D. Ellis and Jennifer Shroder were on the ballot. Bidelman, Kerber and Campos-Moreira did not file to run for re-election. The race for the four four-year term seats featured incumbents Ellis and Shroder and the following six candidates: Lawrence "Larry" Bury, Phil A. Costello, Susan E. Kerr, Ed Novak, Arisleyda Taylor and Jeanette Ward. Two candidates, Cody Holt and Kai Rush, ran for the two-year term seat. Brian Sauvageau filed to run for a four-year term seat but withdrew his candidacy in February 2015. Because of this, his name did not appear on the ballot.
Ellis won re-election to a four-year term. Challengers Ward, Kerr and Costello also won four-year term seats. Holt defeated Rush to win the two-year term.
Results
| School District U-46, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Traci D. Ellis Incumbent |
14.6% | 6,155 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeanette Ward |
14.3% | 5,991 | |
| Nonpartisan | Susan E. Kerr |
14.3% | 5,992 | |
| Nonpartisan | Phil A. Costello |
14% | 5,867 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ed Novak | 13.8% | 5,796 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lawrence "Larry" Bury | 11.8% | 4,979 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Shroder Incumbent | 8.8% | 3,706 | |
| Nonpartisan | Arisleyda Taylor | 8.4% | 3,531 | |
| Total Votes | 42,017 | |||
| Source: Kane County Clerk, "2015 Consolidated Election Contest Results," accessed April 22, 2015, DuPage County Election Commission, "Election Summary Report: 2015 Consolidated General," accessed April 22, 2015, Cook County Clerk, "Suburban Cook County Election Results," 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.[2]
Kerr reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in this election.[3]
Endorsements
Kerr was endorsed by incumbent Jennifer Shroder.[4]
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Susan E. Kerr did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2015
Kerr highlighted the following issues on her campaign website:
| “ | As a School Board member I will ...
I ask for your vote on Tuesday, April 7! The success of our students is the most important mission of this district. Every decision the district makes should be evaluated by how it impacts our children. Does our curriculum challenge and engage our students, teaching them to be critical and thoughtful citizens? Do our students have access to the technology needed in this 21st century world? Do our teachers have the support and training needed to support our very diverse student population? These are some of the issues that U-46 has faced in the past and will continue to face in the future. The financial challenges of the state of Illinois make addressing them even more difficult. As a school board member I will voice these issues and push the state to support all school children. I fully recognize that local funds generated from property taxes are limited and as a result we need to be creative in addressing the district's challenges.[5] |
” |
| —Susan E. Kerr's campaign website (2015)[6] | ||
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Susan Kerr for U-46 School Board, "About Me," accessed March 30, 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
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "District U46 candidate backs four of her rivals to avoid split vote," March 13, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Sue Kerr for U-46 School Board, "Elect Sue Kerr to the U-46 School Board," accessed March 30, 2015
