Valerie Dykstra
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Valerie Dykstra is an at-large representative on the West Aurora Public School District 129 school board in Illinois. First elected in 2013, Dykstra won a new term in the at-large general election on April 4, 2017.
Elections
2017
Three seats on the West Aurora Public School District 129 Board of Education were up for at-large election on April 4, 2017. Incumbent Valerie Dykstra and newcomers Christopher Sparks and Richard Kerns defeated Joseph Grisson in the race to win the seats.[1][2]
Results
| West Aurora Public School District 129, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Valerie Dykstra Incumbent |
27.69% | 3,733 |
| Richard Kerns |
26.57% | 3,582 |
| Christopher Sparks |
23.91% | 3,223 |
| Joseph Grisson | 21.83% | 2,943 |
| Total Votes | 13,481 | |
| Source: Kane County Clerk, "2017 Consolidated Election Contest Results," accessed May 1, 2017Aurora Election Commission, "Aurora East 181 BRD," accessed May 1, 2017 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in Illinois were required to file campaign finance reports if they did one or both of the following:[3]
- 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.[4]
Dykstra reported no contributions or expenditures to the Illinois State Board of Elections in the election.[5]
Endorsements
Dykstra was endorsed by the Daily Herald.[6]
2013
| West Aurora Public School District 129, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Neal Ormond Incumbent |
20% | 2,453 | |
| Nonpartisan | Valerie Dykstra |
19.1% | 2,334 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Patterson |
15.6% | 1,909 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Bradford Incumbent | 14.9% | 1,820 | |
| Nonpartisan | George Dyche | 14.5% | 1,782 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jonathan Wood Incumbent | 10.4% | 1,272 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Passalaqu | 5.5% | 678 | |
| Total Votes | 12,248 | |||
| Source: Aurora Election Commission, "April 9, 2013: Abstract of Votes," accessed March 19, 2015 | ||||
See also
- West Aurora Public School District 129, Illinois
- West Aurora Public School District 129 elections (2017)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kane County Clerk, "2017 Consolidated Election Contest Results," accessed April 5, 2017
- ↑ Aurora Election Commission, "Aurora East 181 BRD," accessed April 5, 2017
- ↑ 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 April 4, 2017
- ↑ Daily Herald, "Endorsement: Dykstra, Kerns, Grisson III for West Aurora Unit District 129," March 15, 2017
| West Aurora Public School District 129 elections in 2017 | |
| Kane County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 4, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Valeria Dykstra • Joseph Grisson • Richard Kerns • Christopher Sparks |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
