Lundberg said that she knows Thomas from serving with him on a committee to promote equity and minority student achievement in District 102. Judi Lundberg of Brookfield voted only for Thomas because she really wanted him to get elected and did not want to cast a vote for a candidate who might beat him. Ilene LeGros of Brookfield said she voted for Grech because she knows her but confessed that she knew little about any of candidates other than Grech, though she said she had read candidate profiles published by the Landmark. “I picked the ladies and the Latino man,” said one Brookfield man who declined to give his name after voting at the LaGrange Community Center on Washington Avenue. Sometimes they make spur of the moment decisions at the ballot box and have trouble remembering whom they voted for minutes after casting their ballot. Many voters in school board elections know little or nothing about the people they are voting for. Ricardo Martinez finished last in the field for the second consecutive election receiving 2,946 votes, though that’s 466 more than he received two years ago. LaGrange resident Jill Grech claimed the last spot on the school board by finishing fourth with 3,407 votes.įalling short in the race were LaGrange Park resident and Plainfield school administrator Tim Albores, who finished fifth with 2,880 votes. Both Swinehart and Thomas graduated from LTHS. Thomas was the only incumbent in the field. Michael Thomas, also a former District 102 school board member who was appointed to the LTHS school board last year, is believed to be the first Black member of the LTHS school board. Former District 102 school board member Dawn Aubert finished second with 4,080 votes.
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