County Candidate Information

Written by Kathy Valente

The candidates listed below are running for various county offices during this election cycle. They have been endorsed by one or more of the most radical anti-family groups in Illinois.

Personal PAC, Illinois’ pro-abortion political action committee, endorsed these candidates from DuPage, Lake, Vermillion, Kane, McHenry, and Will Counties. They endorse candidates who are 100% pro-choice, with no exceptions.

Founded in 1978, Personal PAC is the only Illinois political action committee dedicated solely to killing unborn babies in the womb.  Their goal is “To Defeat Anti-Choice Extremists.”

These are the candidates who agree that young children should be taught sex-ed that many parents see as offensive and even pornographic,  pre-born babies can be aborted up until the time of birth, underage girls have a right to abortion without their parents’ knowledge, and your tax dollars should pay for these atrocities.

DUPAGE COUNTY
Coroner – Judith Lukas
Recorder – Elizabeth “Liz” Chaplin
Board of Commissioners 1st Dist – Maria Sinkule *, also endorsed by Equality Illinois (see below)
Board of Commissioners 2nd Dist – Andrew Honig
Board of Commissioners 5th Dist – Saba Haider
Board of Commissioners 6th Dist – Greg Schwarze

LAKE COUNTY
Circuit Court Clerk – Erin Cartwright Weinstein
Coroner – Jennifer Banek
State’s Attorney – Eric Rinehart
Board of Commissioners 2nd Dist – Hilary Winiarz
Board of Commissioners 5th Dist – Michael J. Conway
Board of Commissioners 8th Dist – Diane Hewitt
Board of Commissioners 12th Dist – Paras Parekh
Board of Commissioners 13th Dist – Sandy Hart
Board of Commissioners 18th – Sara Frederick Knizhnik
Water Reclamation Trustee Ward 5 – Rhoda Pierce

VERMILLION COUNTY
Board of Commissioners  Dist 2 – Amy Buttram
Board of Commissioners  Dist 4 – Germain Light
Board of Commissioners  Dist 4 – Carl Lee Johnson

KANE COUNTY
Board Chairman – Corinne M. Pierog
Board of Commissioners Dist 2 – Ellen Nottke
Board of Commissioners  Dist 4 – Mavis Bates
Board of Commissioners Dist 10 – William J. Tarver
Board of Commissioners Dist 12 – Ricky Rivard
Board of Commissioners Dist 14 – Brenda Engelhardt
Board of Commissioners Dist 16 – Ted Penesis
Board of Commissioners Dist 20 – Cherryl Fritz Strathmann
Board of Commissioners Dist 22 – Verner (Vern) Tepe

MCHENRY COUNTY
Board Chairman – Kelli Wegener, also endorsed by Planned Parenthood
Coroner – Chris Kalapodis
Board of Commissioners Dist 2 – John (Jack) K. Collins
Board of Commissioners Dist 4 – Brian Dean Meyers
Board of Commissioners Dist 6 – Arne Waltmire
Board of Commissioners Dist 7 – Louisett (Lou) Ness
Board of Commissioners Dist 9 – Dawn Jordi Ellison

WILL COUNTY
Clerk – Michelle Stiff is endorsed by Planned Parenthood only
Coroner – Laurie Summers
Board of Commissioners Dist 7 – Dawn L. Bullock
Board of Commissioners Dist 7 – David Lozano
Board of Commissioners Dist 10 – Kelly Hickey
Board of Commissioners Dist 10 – Meta Mueller

Planned Parenthood, like Personal PAC, wants young children to be taught sex-ed that many parents find offensive and even pornographic.  Calling it “choice,” they want pre-born babies to be aborted up until the time of birth. They firmly believe that underage girls have a right to abortion without their parents’ knowledge, and they want your tax dollars to pay for these atrocities.

SANGAMON COUNTY
Board of Commissioners Dist 12 – Marc Ayers is endorsed by Planned Parenthood only.

These Equality Illinois endorsed candidates support LGBTQ+ inclusive comprehensive sex-ed taught to young public school students, the separation of church and state, LGBTQ+ history curriculum taught in public schools, allowing trans students to play on the opposite gender sports teams, support for trans and gender-expansive students that aligns with the Illinois Human Rights Act and ISBE, and oppose limiting access to public library and school library books that are deemed offensive and controversial.

KENDALL COUNTY
Board of Commissioners Dist 2 – Zach Bachmann * 

MCLEAN COUNTY
Board of Commissioners Dist 8 – Eric Hansen *
Board of Commissioners Dist 7 – Val Laymon *

PEORIA COUNTY
Board of Commissioners Dist 10 – Rob Reneau *

* denotes a publicly out LGBTQ+ candidate. 

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