LOCAL 150 ENDORSED CANDIDATES 2012 GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 6, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Iowa 3
Indiana 4
Illinois Boone County 5 Bureau County 6 Carroll County 7 Cook County 8 DeKalb County 11 DuPage County 12 Grundy County 14 Henry County 15 JoDaviess County 16 Kane County 17 Kankakee County 19 Kendall County 20 Lake County 21 LaSalle County 22 Lee County 23 Livingston County 24 McHenry County 25 Mercer County 26 Ogle County 27 Putnam County 28 Rock Island County 29 Stephenson County 31 Whiteside County 32 Will County 33 Winnebago County 35
2 IOWA STATEWIDE
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 1: Dave Loebsack District 2: Bruce Braley
Iowa State Senate District 44: Tom Courtney District 46: Chris Brase District 49: Rita Hart
Iowa State House of Representatives District 73: Dick Schwab District 88: Sara Sedlacek District 89: Jim Lykum District 90: Cindy Winkler District 91: John Dabeet District 92: Frank Wood District 93: Phyllis Thede District 94: Maria Bribriesco District 98: Mary Wolfe
Scott County Board of Supervisors: Jim Hancock Tom Sunderbrook James Laird Auditor: Roxanna Moritz
Clinton County Board of Supervisors: John Staszewski Sheriff: Rick Lincoln Auditor: Eric van Lancker
Muscatine County Board of Supervisors: Kas Kelly Stu Willits
3 INDIANA STATEWIDE
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
Governor John Gregg
United States Senate Joe Donnelly
Indiana State Senate District 5: Ed Charbonneau District 8: Jim Arnold District 10: John Broden District 12: Jim Ball District 19: Jim Arnold
Indiana State House of Representatives District 4: Ed Soliday District 5: Jarod Warnock District 7: Dave Niezgodski District 8: Ryan Dvorak District 9: Scott Pelath District 11: Rick Niemeyer District 12: Mara Candelaria Reardon District 18: Chris Wright District 19: Shelli Vandenburg District 20: Tom Dermody District 21: John Bonitate District 48: Dan Morrison District 51: Lonny Keyes District 63: Mark Messmer District 82: Mike Wilbur
St. Joseph County Commissioners: Dave Thomas Marv Moore Council: Joseph Carbone
Elkhart County Council: Mike Settles Ralph Spelbring
4 ILLINOIS STATEWIDE
BOONE COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 16: Adam Kinzinger
Illinois State Senate District 35: Dave Syverson
Illinois State House of Representatives District 69: Joe Sosnowski District 70: Robert Pritchard
Appellate Court Judge District 2: Joe Birkett
County Board District 1: William Pysson Bob Walberg Brad Fidder Kenneth Grzybowski II District 2: Ronald Wait Catherine Ward Paul Larson Karl Johnson District 3: Craig Schultz Kenneth Freeman Marion Thornberry Patrick Mattison
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No Boone County: Yes Rockford School District 205: Yes
5 BUREAU COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 16: Adam Kinzinger
Illinois State Senate District 37: Darin LaHood District 38: Sue Rezin
Illinois State House of Representatives District 73: David Leitch District 74: Donald Moffitt District 76: Frank Mautino
Appellate Court Judge Daniel L. Schmidt
Circuit Court Judge Cynthia M. Raccuglia
Circuit Clerk Dawn Reglin State’s Attorney Patrick Herrmann Coroner Janice Wamhoff
County Board District 1: Richard Constantine District 18: Mike Kohr
6 CARROLL COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 17: Bobby Schilling
Illinois State Senate District 36: Mike Jacobs District 45: Tim Bivins
Illinois State House of Representatives District 71: Richard Morthland
Appellate Court Judge District 2: Joe Birkett
County Board District 1: Kevin Reibel District 2: Cheryl Cole District 3: Rodney Fritz
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No
7 COOK COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 1: Bobby Rush District 2: Jesse Jackson, Jr. District 3: Daniel Lipinski District 4: Luis Gutierrez District 5: Mike Quigley District 6: Peter Roskam District 7: Danny Davis District 8: Joe Walsh District 9: Janice Schakowsky District 10: Robert Dold District 11: Judy Biggert
Illinois State Senate District 1: Antonio Munoz District 2: William Delgado District 3: Mattie Hunter District 4: Kimberly Lightford District 5: Patricia Van Pelt Watkins District 6: John Cullerton District 7: Heather Steans District 8: Ira Silverstein District 9: Daniel Biss District 10: John Mulroe District 11: Martin Sandoval District 12: Steven Landek District 13: Kwame Raoul District 14: Emil Jones District 15: Napoleon Harris District 16: Jacqueline Collins District 17: Donne Trotter District 18: Bill Cunningham District 19: Michael Hastings District 20: Iris Martinez District 24: Kirk Dillard District 25: Corinne Pierog District 28: Jim O’Donnell District 29: Arie Friedman District 30: Terry Link District 39: Don Harmon District 40: Toi Hutchinson District 41: Christine Radogno
8 Illinois State House of Representatives District 1: Daniel Burke District 4: Cynthia Soto District 5: Kenneth Dunkin District 6: Esther Golar District 7: Emanuel Welch District 8: La Shawn Ford District 9: Arthur Turner District 10: Lance Tyson District 11: Ann Williams District 12: Sara Feigenholtz District 13: Gregory Harris District 14: Kelly Cassidy District 15: John D’Amico District 16: Lou Lang District 17: Laura Fine District 18: Robyn Gabel District 19: Robert Martwick District 20: Michael McAuliffe District 21: Silvana Tabares District 22: Michael Madigan District 23: Michael Zalewski District 24: Elizabeth Hernandez District 25: Barbara Flynn Currie District 26: Christian Mitchell District 27: Monique Davis District 28: Robert Rita District 29: Thaddeus Jones District 30: William Davis District 31: Mary Flowers District 32: Andre Thapedi District 34: Elgie Sims District 35: Frances Hurley District 36: Kelly Burke District 37: Renee Kosel District 38: Al Riley District 39: Maria Berrios District 40: Deborah Mell District 44: Fred Crespo District 45: Dennis Reboletti District 51: Ed Sullivan District 53: David Harris District 54: Tom Morrison District 55: Martin Moylan District 56: Michelle Mussman District 57: Elaine Nekritz District 58: Scott Drury District 78: Camille Lilly 9 District 80: Anthony DeLuca District 82: Jim Durkin
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Debra Shore Patrick Daley Thompson
Circuit Clerk Dorothy Brown Recorder Karen Yarbrough State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez
Commissioner- Cook County Board of Review District 1: Casey Griffin District 2: Michael Carbonargi District 3: Larry Rogers
Illinois Supreme Court Judge Mary Theis
Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth Hayes
3rd Subcircuit Judge Daniel Degnan
4th Subcircuit Judge Edward Maloney Terry Gallagher
10th Subcircuit Judge Thomas Allen
10 DEKALB COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 14: Randy Hultgren District 16: Adam Kinzinger
Illinois State Senate District 35: Dave Syverson District 45: Tim Bivins
Illinois State House of Representatives District 70: Robert Pritchard
Appellate Court Judge District 2: Joe Birkett
State’s Attorney Richard H Schmack
County Board District 1: Tracy Jones District 2: Russell Deverell District 3: Riley Oncken District 4: Anita Jo Turner District 5: Derek Tyson District 6: Ruth Anne Tobias District 8: Marc Johnson District 10: Frank F. O’Barski District 12: Sarah Greer
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No Sandwich Public Library: Yes
11 DUPAGE COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 3: Daniel Lipinski District 6: Peter Roskam District 8: Joe Walsh District 11: Judy Biggert District 14: Randy Hultgren
Illinois State Senate District 21: Michael Connelly District 24: Kirk Dillard District 25: Corinne Pierog District 28: Jim O’Donnell District 41: Christine Radogno District 42: Linda Holmes District 43: Pat McGuire
Illinois State House of Representatives District 41: Darlene Senger District 45: Dennis Reboletti District 46: Deborah O’Keefe Conroy District 49: Mike Fortner District 56: Michelle Mussman District 81: Ron Sandack District 82: Jim Durkin District 84: Stephanie Kifowit
Appellate Court Judge District 3: Daniel Schmidt
State’s Attorney Bob Berlin
Circuit Clerk Chris Kachiroubas
County Board District 1: Paul Fichtner Donald Puchalski Sam Tornatore District 2: Elaine Zannis Peter DiCianni District 3: Gary Grasso District 4: Jerry “JR” McBride 12 District 6: Dirk Enger Robert “Bob” Larsen James “Jim” Zay
DuPage County Forest Preserve District 2: Joseph Cantore
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No Village of Winfield: No Wood Dale: No West Chicago Park District: Yes
13 GRUNDY COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 16: Adam Kinzinger
Illinois State Senate District 38: Sue Rezin District 40: Toi Hutchinson
Illinois State House of Representatives District 75: Pam Roth District 79: Kate Cloonen
Appellate Court Judge District 2: Joe Birkett District 3: Daniel Schmidt
Circuit Court Judge 13th Circuit: Cynthia Raccuglia
State’s Attorney Johnathan Bates
Circuit Clerk Karen Slattery
County Board District 2: Michael J. Clemmons District 3: Richard Joyce Ann Gill Frank Halpin, Jr. Robert “Tom” Poole James Ryan Timothy James Bradley
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No Village of Coal City: Yes
14 HENRY COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 17: Bobby Schilling
Illinois State Senate District 36: Mike Jacobs District 45: Tim Bivins
Illinois State House of Representatives District 71: Richard Morthland
Appellate Court Judge District 2: Joe Birkett
County Board District 2: Sammie Borst
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No
15 JoDAVIESS COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 17: Bobby Schilling
Illinois State Senate District 45: Tim Bivins
Appellate Court Judge District 2: Joe Birkett
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No Galena School District: Yes
16 KANE COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 6: Peter Roskam District 8: Joe Walsh District 11: Judy Biggert District 14: Randy Hultgren
Illinois State Senate District 25: Corinne Pierog District 33: Karen McConnaughay District 35: Dave Syverson District 42: Linda Holmes
Illinois State House of Representatives District 49: Mike Fortner District 50: Kay Hatcher District 65: Timothy Schmitz District 66: Michael Tryon District 70: Robert Pritchard District 84: Stephanie Kifowit
Appellate Court Judge District 2: Joe Birkett
Circuit Court Judge District 16: John A. Barsanti
Recorder Sandy Wegman
State’s Attorney Joseph McMahon
Coroner L. Robert Russell
County Board Chair Chris Lauzen
County Board District 1: Myrna Molina District 2: Theresa Barreiro District 4: Beth Goncher District 6: Ron Ford 17 District 8: Jesse Vasquez District 12: John Hoscheit District 14: Mike Davoust District 16: Michael Kenyon District 18: Kerri Branson District 20: Cristina Castro
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No
18 KANKAKEE COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
Illinois State Senate District 17: Donne Trotter District 40: Toi Hutchinson
Illinois State House of Representatives District 34: Elgie Sims, Jr. District 79: Kate Cloonen
Appellate Court Judge District 3: Daniel Schmidt
Circuit Clerk Sandra Cianci
Recorder Laurel Gadbois
Auditor Deborah Woodruff
Coroner Robert Gessner
County Board District 1: Roger Hess District 2: Jim Vickery District 3: Roy Bernard District 8: Ronald Dodge District 9: Michael Bossert District 11: Todd Arseneau District 15: Andrew Wheeler District 16: Michael Hildebrand District 22: George Dagnan District 27: Pat McConnell
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No Bourbonnais Park District: Yes
19 KENDALL COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 11: Judy Biggert District 14: Randy Hultgren
Illinois State Senate District 25: Corinne Pierog District 38: Sue Rezin District 42: Linda Holmes District 49: Garrett Peck
Illinois State House of Representatives District 50: Kay Hatcher District 75: Pam Roth District 84: Stephanie Kifowit District 97: Tom Cross
Appellate Court Judge District 2: Joe Birkett
Circuit Court Judge District 23: Melissa Barnhart
State’s Attorney Eric C. Weis
Coroner Ken Toftoy
County Board District 1: Amy Cesich
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No Sandwich Public Library: Yes
20 LAKE COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
Illinois State Senate District 32: Pamela Althoff
Illinois State House of Representatives District 51: Ed Sullivan, Jr. District 57: Elaine Nekritz District 58: Scott Drury District 60: Rita Mayfield District 61: JoAnn D. Osmond District 62: Sandy Cole District 64: Barbara Wheeler
Appellate Court Judge District 2: Joe Birkett
Circuit Clerk Keith Brin State’s Attorney Mike Nerheim
County Board District 4: Brent Paxton District 5: Bonnie Thomson Carter District 10: Diana O’Kelly District 15: Carol Calabresa District 17: Nick Sauer District 18: Aaron Lawlor District 20: David B. Stolman
NSSA Ward 1: Preston Carter
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No Village of Wauconda: Yes Village of Island Lake: Yes Arlington Heights Park District: Yes
21 LASALLE COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 16: Adam Kinzinger
Illinois State Senate District 37: Darin LaHood District 38: Sue Rezin District 45: Tim Bivins
Illinois State House of Representatives District 73: David Leitch District 75: Pam Roth District 76: Frank Mautino
Appellate Court Judge Daniel L. Schmidt
Circuit Court Judge Troy Holland Cynthia M. Raccuglia
Circuit Clerk Bob Vickrey State’s Attorney Brian Towne Coroner Jody Bernard County Board Chair Jerry Hicks Reg. Superintendent of Schools Christopher Dvorak
County Board District 14: Tina Busch District 17: Susan Thornton District 21: Kyle Creedon District 22: Jerry Hicks District 24: Gerald (Gerry) Senko District 25: Herman “Bones” Bruns
22 LEE COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 16: Adam Kinzinger
Illinois State Senate District 37: Darin LaHood District 45: Tim Bivins
Illinois State House of Representatives District 74: Donald L. Moffitt
Appellate Court Judge District 2: Joe Birkett
Circuit Clerk: Denise A. McCaffrey Ehrmann State’s Attorney Henry S. Dixon
County Board District 1: Ann C. Taylor District 2: Judy Truckenbrod Kasey Considine District 4: Tim Deem
Regional Superintendent of Schools (LaSalle County) Christopher Dvorak
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No Lee County: Yes
23 LIVINGSTON COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 16: Adam Kinzinger
Illinois State Senate District 38: Sue Rezin District 53: Jason Barickman
Illinois State House of Representatives District 76: Frank Mautino District 105: Dan Brady
Appellate Court Judge John Turner Eleventh Circuit Judge Paul Lawrence
Circuit Clerk Judith Cremer Coroner Michael Burke
County Board District 2: Joan Bullard Joseph Steichen
24 MCHENRY COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 6: Peter Roskam District 14: Randy Hultgren
Illinois State Senate District 32: Pamela Althoff District 33: Karen McConnaughay
Illinois State House of Representatives District 63: Jack Franks District 64: Barbara Wheeler District 65: Timothy Schmitz District 66: Michael Tryon
Appellate Court Judge District 2: Joe Birkett
Circuit Court Judge District 22: Maureen McIntyre
Circuit Clerk Katherine Keefe Recorder Phyllis Walters Auditor Pamela Palmer
County Board District 2: Kenneth (Ken) Koehler District 3: Kathleen Bergan Schmidt District 4: Mary Magaret Maule District 5: Paula Yensen District 6: Ryan Heuser
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No Village of Island Lake: Yes
25 MERCER COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 17: Bobby Schilling
Illinois State Senate District 37: Darin LaHood
Illinois State House of Representatives District 74: Donald Moffitt
Regional Superintendent of Schools Tammy Muerhoff
State’s Attorney Gregory McHugh
County Board District 1: Jeff L. McWhorter Maxine Henry District 2: Gary Gregg Floyd Utz District 3: Larry Stone David Maynard District 4: Daniel Schroder James Campbell District 5: Bill Olson John Haines Judicial Retention Daniel Schmidt Jeffrey O’Connor Mark A. Van de Wiele F. Michael Meersman Stanley Steines
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No
26 OGLE COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 16: Adam Kinzinger
Illinois State Senate District 45: Tim Bivins
Appellate Court Judge District 2: Joe Birkett
County Board District 1: Zachary Oltmanns District 3: Greg Sparrow District 4: John C. “Skip” Kenney District 5: Donald E. Griffin, Jr. District 6: Kim P. Gouker District 8: Lyle Hopkins Patricia Saunders Marcia Heuer
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No City of Oregon: Yes Village of Mt. Morris: Yes
27 PUTNAM COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 16: Adam Kinzinger
Illinois State Senate District 38: Sue Rezin
Illinois State House of Representatives District 76: Frank Mautino
Appellate Court Judge Daniel L. Schmidt
County Board Chauntelle A. Biagi-Bruer
28 ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 17: Bobby Schilling
Illinois State Senate District 36: Mike Jacobs
Illinois State House of Representatives District 71: Richard Morthland District 72: Patrick Verschoore
Appellate Court Judge District 2: Joe Birkett
Circuit Clerk Lisa Bierman
Coroner Brian Gustafson
Recorder Kelly Fisher
State’s Attorney Jim Wozniak
Regional Superintendent of Schools Tammy Muerhoff
County Board District 1: James Boyd District 2: Gary Freeman District 3: Michael Burns District 4: Patrick Moreno District 5: Virgil Dueysen District 6: Donald Jacobs District 7: Steven Meersman District 8: Brian Vyncke District 9: Phil Banaszek District 10: Steven Ballard District 11: Don Johnston District 12: David Adams District 13: Richard H. “Quijas” Brunk District 14: Ginny Shelton 29 District 15: Nick Camlin District 16: John Brandmeyer District 17: Edwin Langdon, Jr. District 18: Ron Fiscella District 19: Kimberly Callaway Thompson District 20: Mia Mayberry District 21: Scott Terry District 22: Kathleen Mesich District 23: Ken “Moose” Maranda District 24: Kathy Parrish District 25: Mark Williams
Judicial Retention – 3rd Judicial District Daniel Schmidt
Judicial Retention – 3rd Judicial Circuit Jeffrey O’Connor Mark VandeWiele F. Michael Meersman
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No Rockford School District 205: Yes
30 STEPHENSON COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 17: Bobby Schilling
Illinois State Senate District 45: Tim Bivins
Appellate Court Judge District 2: Joe Birkett
County Board District B: Samuel Newton Bennie Brown District C: Edward Mulligan Sheila Hooper District D: Matthew Garvens Jeffrey Mikkelsen District E: William “Bill” Hadley John Koester District G: Ashley DeMeester Anthony Kuhlemeier District H: Catherine Stevens Joseph Green District J: Salvatore “Sal” Détente Ronald Fluegel District K: Denise Kinney Mark Diddens District L: Jerry Clay James A. Ketzel
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No
31 WHITESIDE COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 17: Bobby Schilling
Illinois State Senate District 36: Mike Jacobs District 45: Tim Bivins
Illinois State House of Representatives District 71: Richard Morthland
Judge Retention Daniel Schmidt Jeffrey O’Connor Mark A. Van de Wiele F. Michael Meersman Stanley Steines
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No
32 WILL COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 3: Daniel Lipinski District 11: Judy Biggert District 14: Randy Hultgren District 16: Adam Kinzinger
Illinois State Senate District 17: Donne Trotter District 19: Michael Hastings District 21: Michael Connelly District 38: Sue Rezin District 40: Toi Hutchinson District 41: Christine Radogno District 42: Linda Holmes District 43: Pat McGuire District 49: Garrett Peck
Illinois State House of Representatives District 29: Thaddeus Jones District 34: Elgie Sims District 37: Renee Kosel District 41: Darlene Senger District 75: Pam Roth District 79: Kate Cloonen District 80: Anthony DeLuca District 81: Ron Sandack District 82: Jim Durkin District 84: Stephanie Kifowit District 86: Larry Walsh, Jr. District 97: Tom Cross District 98: Natalie Manley
Appellate Court Judge District 3: Daniel Schmidt
Circuit Clerk Pam McGuire
Recorder of Deeds Laurie McPhillips
Auditor Duffy Blackburn 33
State’s Attorney James Glasgow
Coroner Patrick O’Neil
Chief Executive Officer Larry Walsh
County Board District 1: Robert Howard David Fazzini District 2: Jim Moustis Dave Izzo District 3: Elizabeth “Beth” Rice Donald A. Moran District 4: Jacqueline L. Traynere Kenneth Harris District 5: Lee Ann Goodson John Argoudelis District 6: Don Gould Tim Vanderhyden District 7: Chester Strzelczyk, III Mike Fricilone District 8: Denise E. Winfrey Herbert Brooks, Jr. District 9: Walter Adamic Diane Seiler-Zigrossi District 10: Stephen Wilhelmi Joseph Babich District 11: Suzanne Hart Charles “Chuck” Maher District 12: Margo McDermed Tom Weigel District 13: Mark Ferry Liz Collins
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No Village of Coal City: Yes Crete Township: Yes Manhattan-Elwood Public Library: Yes
34 WINNEBAGO COUNTY
President/Vice-President Barack Obama/Joe Biden
United States House of Representatives District 16: Adam Kinzinger District 17: Bobby Schilling
Illinois State Senate District 34: Steven Stadelman District 35: Dave Syverson District 45: Tim Bivins
Illinois State House of Representatives District 67: Charles E. Jefferson District 68: John M. Cabello District 69: Joe Sosnowski
Appellate Court Judge District 2: Joe Birkett
State’s Attorney Joseph P. Bruscato Auditor: William “Bill” Crowley County Board Chair: Scott H. Christiansen
County Board District 2: Jim Webster District 3: Steve Schultz District 4: Kyle Logan District 5: Owen Bach District 6: Melvin Paris District 7: Gary Jury District 9: David Kelley District 11: Dave Fiduccia District 20: Ted Biondo
County Forest Preserve Commissioner For Full Term: Lenae Weichel Eric Thomas Stromberg For Unexpired Term: Cheryl A. Maggio
REFERENDA State of Illinois: No Rockford School District 205: Yes
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