Metropolitan water reclamation district candidates 2022

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner, Seat 1

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To run for this position you must contact the City Clerk first and be aware that the filing window is one week long, which is 113 days prior to the election to 106 days prior to the election. If you are considering running, contact the City Clerk as soon as possible to verify that your address is eligible to run for the position you are considering, and to clarify the requirements for running (petition signatures, filing fees, etc.) The City Clerks are the administrators for the elections and their purpose is to help voters and candidates, so contact them as soon as possible. Additionally, please use the weblink to the Candidate Guide provided by the State of Illinois on this page.

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, 6001 W Pershing Rd, Cicero, IL, 60804, US

The Illinois Green Party’s 2022 slate for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District will be on the ballot in the November 2022 General Election after no challenges to their signatures were submitted.  Green candidates for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Toneal Jackson and Mark Buettner, filed their petitions to get on the ballot for the 2022 General Election on Monday, March 14, 2022.  The MWRD, which occupies most of Cook County, plus a few townships outside of Cook County, is the Illinois Green Party’s only recognized district.  So while most Green candidates around the state begin petitioning in April, MWRD candidates began collecting signatures in January, at the same time as Democrats and Republicans and other third parties with recognized districts.

Jackson, an award-winning author, publisher, podcaster, and organizer, and Buettner, a former MWRD treatment plant operator, hope to bring new ideas for a green future for the MWRD to the board.

“Commissioner Kimberly du Buclet called the MWRD, ‘The most important agency that no one knows about.’  My hope is that my Educated AND EMPOWERED campaign will be the solution to that problem.  My plan is to not only ignite more Cook County residents to vote in November, but also inspire them to take continual actions towards a cleaner, greener lifestyle,” said Jackson.

Cook County’s Metropolitan Water Reclamation District is one of the largest waste treatment and flood prevention agencies in the world. Overseen by an elected Board of Commissioners, this taxpayer-funded agency is also one of Cook County’s largest governmental bodies, with over 2,000 employees and an annual operating budget of well over a billion dollars.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, or MWRD, is responsible for:

  • Flood prevention and abatement in Cook County
  • Wastewater and sewage treatment for most of Cook County (a handful of suburban municipalities have their own sewer authority)
  • Water quality testing in the Chicago Area Waterway System, which covers 76 miles of navigable waterways all across Cook County

For more than 20 years, all Commissioners elected to the Board have been Democrats. The Green Party is running a slate of three candidates in 2020 on a unified platform that prioritizes flood-preventing infrastructure and governmental reforms to end the entrenched culture of pay-to-play, cronyism, and nepotism.

Vote Green Party candidates for clean water, clean soil, and clean government!

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Metropolitan water reclamation district candidates 2022

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Shundar Lin

Metropolitan water reclamation district candidates 2022

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Elections and appointments

Last election

March 17, 2020

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Shundar Lin (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago in Illinois. Lin lost in the Democratic primary on March 17, 2020.

Contents

  • 1 Elections
    • 1.1 2020
    • 1.2 2018
  • 2 Campaign themes
    • 2.1 2020
  • 3 See also
  • 4 External links
  • 5 Footnotes

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)

General election

General election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on November 3, 2020.


Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,460,256
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on March 17, 2020.

Candidate

%

Votes

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Kimberly Neely Dubuclet

 

18.0

346,370

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Cam Davis 
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15.0

288,471

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Eira Corral Sepulveda

 

12.6

242,055

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Patricia Theresa Flynn

 

11.6

222,191

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Heather Boyle

 

11.3

216,447

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Frank Avila

 

11.2

215,741

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Michael Grace 
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8.2

157,088

Mike Cashman

 

5.2

99,319

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Shundar Lin

 

3.4

65,757

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Deyon Dean

 

3.2

61,102
  Other/Write-in votes

 

0.4

7,627


Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,922,168
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

  • Todd Stroger (D)
  • Kisha McCaskill (D)
  • Kim Dulaney (D)
  • Eddie Ngozi Nwosu (D)

Green primary election

The Green primary election was canceled. Troy Hernandez, Tammie Vinson, and Rachel Wales advanced from the Green primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2018)

General election

General election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on November 6, 2018.


Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 3,866,972
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (3 seats)

Incumbent Debra Shore, incumbent Kari Steele, and Marcelino Garcia defeated incumbent Martin Durkan in the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on March 20, 2018.


Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,376,136
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

  • Toni Williams (D)
  • Elizabeth Joyce (D)
  • Rene Avila (D)
  • Robert Shaw (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (3 seats)

R. Cary Capparelli and Shundar Lin advanced from the Republican primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on March 20, 2018.


There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 146,469
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Green primary election

The Green primary election was canceled. Christopher Anthony, Karen Roothaan, and Tammie Vinson advanced from the Green primary for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

Campaign themes

2020

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See also

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  • Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

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Who will be the next Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District?

JUNE 28, 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION ENDORSED CANDIDATES Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner 6-year term Mariyana T. Spyropoulos Countywide Democrat Yumeka Brown Countywide Democrat Patricia Theresa Flynn Countywide Democrat

Who will be the Cook County Board President in 2022?

JUNE 28, 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION ENDORSED CANDIDATES Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Countywide Democrat Cook County Assessor Kari K. Steele Countywide Democrat Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas Countywide Democrat Cook County Board of Review, District 1 George A. Cardenas Democrat

What is the 2022 Voter Guide?

WTTW’s 2022 Voter Guide is your comprehensive library of resources for the Primary Election on June 28.

How many people does the MWRD serve each day?

The MWRD serves approximately 12.72 million people each day, including 5.16 million residents.