Despite losing the Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 school board election in April, Abigail Emerson intends to stay involved and stay informed.
The Glen Ellyn resident came in fifth of the eight contestants running for the four open District 41 school board seats. [We were able]. to shed some light on some of the serious issues in our district, Emerson told
DuPage Policy Journal. Particularly as it relates to conflict of interest on the board, lack of parent representation, and a union politics and controls directly affecting our children s lives.
Last month, the former educator said that she felt the election had been disappointingly and unexpectedly partisan, with threats reportedly directed at her from Indivisible Dupage, a progressive group that boasts itself as caring about the environment, taxes, health care and fairness.
Despite losing the Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 school board election in April, Abigail Emerson intends to stay involved and stay informed.
The Glen Ellyn resident came in fifth of the eight contestants running for the four open District 41 school board seats. [We were able]. to shed some light on some of the serious issues in our district, Emerson told
DuPage Policy Journal. Particularly as it relates to conflict of interest on the board, lack of parent representation, and a union politics and controls directly affecting our children s lives.
Last month, the former educator said that she felt the election had been disappointingly and unexpectedly partisan, with threats reportedly directed at her from Indivisible Dupage, a progressive group that boasts itself as caring about the environment, taxes, health care and fairness.
With four seats open, the
Daily Herald reports Emerson finished fifth out of eight candidates with 1,945 votes.
Incumbents Robert Bruno and Joe Loebach held onto their seats, while newcomers Tayyaba Syed and Chris Marteli also emerged victorious.
As the battle intensified, Emerson, who ran on a platform of a full-time return to in-person learning, stressed that her run was all about doing what she feels is best for the community.
Emerson said she was shocked at how partisan the race came to be, as illustrated by a phone call she received late in the campaign from Indivisible DuPage attorney Matt Gasaway that she said she found to be threatening as he peppered her about online posts he felt were off base.
Syed has lead in Glen Ellyn District 41 with Bruno and Loebach in top 3 Tayyaba Syed is a candidate for the District 41 school board in the April 2021 election. Upper from left, Robert Bruno, Adam Collins, Jodee Dunham, Abigail Emerson and lower from left, Jason Loebach, Chris Martelli, Millie Sessions and Tayyaba Syed are candidates for Glen Ellyn District 41 school board in the April 6, 2021 election. Robert Bruno is a candidate for the District 241 school board in the April 2021 election. Adam Collins is a candidate for the District 41 school board in the April 2021 election. Jodee Dunham is a candidate for the District 200 school board in the April 2021 election.
UpdatedWed, Apr 7, 2021 at 2:48 am CT
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See how the candidates fared in Glen Ellyn s 2021 consolidated election. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
GLEN ELLYN, IL Mark Senak is projected to win the race for Glen Ellyn Village President, with 100 percent of precincts reporting in Tuesday s general consolidated election. In the race for three open seats on the Glen Ellyn Village Board of Trustees, Civic Betterment Party candidates Gary Fasules, Kelley M. Kalinich and Anne M. Gould emerged the projected winners.
Voters also chose board members for Glen Ellyn School District 41, Glenbard Township High School District 87 and Community Consolidated School District 89.
Glen Ellyn Village President Election Results