"In this era of distrust in government, I'm running for re-election to work for you to make our county a beacon of service, transparency and opportunity for all."

"I'm proud to be our community's voice on the Lake County Board. With your support, I would be honored to continue serving you.

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I am a mom, a wife, a teacher, and a small business owner. I grew up in northwest Indiana, one of four girls, the daughter of a small business owner with a passion for public service and a stay-at-home mom.​ Like so many of you, my husband and I were drawn to Illinois because of the educational and economic opportunities offered here. We chose to live in Lake County in Warren Township because it is a great place to live and raise our family.

 

My husband, Larry, and I met in college and have been married for over 20 years. We live with our son, Sam, our daughter, Lillian, and our two rescue dogs, Percy and Delilah.

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Soon after my son started school, we were distressed to find out that the Millburn School District was millions in debt due to a perfect storm of the Great Recession and sudden, dramatic state funding cuts. In 2015, I decided to run for school board. I ran to fight for our children, our schools, and our community. And I won. In my five years on the Millburn Board of Education, our district went from being millions in debt to having a surplus and cutting property taxes by governing transparently, responsibly and with community involvement. These changes made our schools better for our children and made our community a better place to call home. By working together, we didn’t just survive. We thrived.

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​COVID-19 devastated Lake County the same way the Great recession devastated my children's school district.  Watching this havoc broke my heart and reminded me of why I ran for school board -- community anxiety, families in need, and tremendous budget shortfalls. Since I’ve been on the Lake County Board, we've made historic investments in our community's well-being. And we've done so while holding the line on property taxes for our homeowners and making our government more transparent. We're not out of the woods yet, but I can see the open field ahead. I'm proud that the actions we've taken on the Lake County Board have set our county on a path to be stronger than ever before. Once again, I'm confident we will get through this together and thrive.

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County government can be such a power for good in our community. In this era of government distrust, I'm running for re-election to work for you to make our county a beacon of service, transparency and opportunity for all."