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Val Montgomery
Val Montgomery (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 41. Montgomery lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
A judge ruled on September 19, 2018, that Montgomery had incorrectly filed for office in the 41st house district because the address listed in her petition sheets is part of the 49th house district. The mistake was due to the DuPage County Election Commission incorrectly entering Montgomery's residence in the 41st house district. As of October 26, 2018, Montgomery was listed as an active candidate on the state board of elections website. Her name still appeared on the ballot.[1][2][3]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 41
Incumbent Grant Wehrli defeated Val Montgomery in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 41 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Grant Wehrli (R) | 52.0 | 24,798 |
 | Val Montgomery (D) | 48.0 | 22,890 | |
| Total votes: 47,688 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 41
Val Montgomery advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 41 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Val Montgomery | 100.0 | 8,809 |
| Total votes: 8,809 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 41
Incumbent Grant Wehrli advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 41 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Grant Wehrli | 100.0 | 7,414 |
| Total votes: 7,414 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Val Montgomery participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 4, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Val Montgomery's responses follow below.[4]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION 2) ADVOCATING FOR WOMEN RIGHTS |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | As a parent of a special needs student / disabled adult, I am passionate about funding public education so that students with disabilities have the same right to a “free and appropriate public education” as any other child.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[6]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Val Montgomery answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | MICHELLE OBAMA[6] | ” |
| “ | Run For Something by Amanda Bregel[6] | ” |
| “ | represent the concerns of their constituents[6] | ” |
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Valerie Montgomery participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 3, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Valerie Montgomery's responses follow below.[7]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Robust funding of public education that doesn't rely heavily on local property taxes 2) Championing women's rights |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I am passionate about restoring the social services safety net that has been shredded under our Republican governor. I have an autistic son who has had services reduced and eliminated under this governor. When social services are reduced by the state, they affect everyone when they require more local funding. I am a co-founder of Women's March Naperville and I will be a champion of women's rights in Springfield. Finally, I support a robust funding of public education in Illinois and I also want to see the higher education funding, including MAP grants, restored to its previous levels. I will use my background as an Accountant to be fiscally prudent in Springfield.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[6]
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Illinois House of Representatives
- Illinois State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Leaks "Edgard County Watchdogs", "Val Montgomery (D), State Rep Candidate (41st District) ineligible for office," September 19, 2018
- ↑ Daily Herald, "Naperville House candidate says race prompted residency questions," September 24, 2018
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "41st Representative General Election Candidate List," accessed October 26, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Val Montgomery's responses," April 4, 2018 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "BPsurvey" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
