Montgomery Patch Election Scorecard, Part One

Election season is in full swing, and now that all the objections have been filed and ruled on, we can bring you the scorecard. If you live in Montgomery, below you’ll find the first part of our handy guide to your ballot. The primary election is on March 20, but early voting in Kane and Kendall counties begins Feb. 27.

This year’s ballot is complicated by last year’s redistricting, which divided Montgomery between even more districts than before, and altered the political landscape. We’ll try to guide you through it below. You can use the State Board of Elections website to find out which districts you’re in.

An (I) after a candidate’s name indicates an incumbent.

Congress

Montgomery is divided between two congressional districts—the 11th and the 14th—neither of which cover the same ground they did before the redistricting. In the 11th, current 13th District Rep. Judy Biggert stands as the only Republican candidate, after her opponents, Jack Cunningham and Diane Harris, were dropped from the ballot last week. In the 14th, Rep. Randy Hultgren is running for re-election, and he’s the only Republican as well.

Which means the Democrats will get to fight it out. The candidates:

11th Congressional District
Republican
Judy Biggert, 425 East Sixth St., Hinsdale
Democrat
Bill Foster, 511 Aurora Ave., Unit 510, Naperville
Jim Hickey, 11620 Kaup Lane, Orland Park
Juan Thomas, 2030 West Illinois Ave., Apt. 1H, Aurora

14th Congressional District
Republican
Randy Hultgren (I), 1S651 Verdun Dr., Winfield
Democrat
Dennis Anderson, 4682 Kings Way North, Gurnee
Jonathan Farnick, 600 West Jackson St., Woodstock

State House of Representatives

Montgomery is divided between two House districts, the 83rd and the 84th. In the 84th, the only candidate is Aurora Democrat Linda Chapa LaVia, running for her sixth term. The new 83rd has no incumbent, and only one Republican—Pat Fee of Naperville—and three Democrats. There were four Democrats who filed, but Auroran Ken Maurice was removed from the ballot.

House District 83
Democrat
Linda Chapa LaVia (I), 149 S. Fourth St., Aurora

House District 84
Republican
Patricia “Pat” Fee, 1530 White Eagle Dr., Naperville
Democrat
Alex Arroyo, 1342 Grove St., Aurora
Carole Cheney, 2586 Chasewood Court, Aurora
Stephanie Kifowit, 409 E. Park Ave., Aurora

State Senate

Again, Montgomery is divided between two districts: the 25th and the 42nd. But wait, there’s more: parts of Boulder Hill are represented by the 49th as well. Only one Democrat and one Republican filed for the 42nd, so they’re resting easy until the November general election. Also, only one Democrat—Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant—filed for the 49th. The 25th, you'll remember, will have no incumbent, since State Sen. Chris Lauzen is running for Kane County Board chairman.

Your candidates:

Senate District 25
Republican
Jim Oberweis, 3 Buckingham Dr., Sugar Grove
Dave Richmond, 39W135 Seavey Rd., Batavia
Richard Slocum, 7 Walnut Circle, Sugar Grove
Democrat
Steven Hunter, 1533 Delaware Court, Geneva
Corinne Pierog, 93 Whittington Course, St. Charles

Senate District 42
Republican
Peter Hurtado, 17533 S. Virginia Dr., Plainfield
Democrat
Linda Holmes (I), 1864 Turtle Creek Dr., Aurora

Senate District 49
Republican
Gary Fitzgerald, 905 Colonade Rd., Shorewood
J. Anthony "Tony" Giles, 700 Buckskin Dr., Oswego
Garrett Peck, 14703 Independence Dr., Plainfield
Brian J. Smith, 25740 Sunnymere Dr., Plainfield
Democrat
Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, 903 Valencia Dr., Shorewood

Check back here tomorrow for the second part of our scorecard, with information on the county races and referendums.