Latest / Kendall County News - Shaw Local / Independent Kendall County Party secures first election win

Transcript

Independent Kendall County Party secures first election win · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

• 0:05
  Independent Kendall County Party secures first election win. Written by Eric Shelkov
• 0:12
  This article is being read by an automated voice brought to you
• 0:15
  by Everlet. The Kendall County Party scored its first campaign win during
• 0:21
  the Nov. 3 general election after Yorkville resident Bob Allen won the
• 0:26
  race for Kendall County treasurer.
• 0:28
  The independent party formed in 2002. With 100% of the precincts counted,
• 0:34
  Kendall County Treasurer Jill Ferko, a Republican, received 22,487
• 0:40
  votes, while Allen of the Kendall County Party, received 25,026 votes, according
• 0:46
  to unofficial results.
• 0:48
  We thought it was pretty amazing and it was a monumental election
• 0:52
  for many reasons, Kendall County Party Chairman Todd Milliron said. We’re a
• 0:57
  countywide party only in Kendall County and we’re focused on local issues.
• 1:01
  And that’s what we’re going to continue to do. We hope to
• 1:04
  have more candidates in the future.
• 1:06
  Allen has served on the Yorkville City Council and as city treasurer.
• 1:10
  He also served on the Yorkville Library Board.
• 1:14
  We sure appreciate all the people that supported us, he said. It’s
• 1:18
  sort of fascinating to look at the role of a third party.
• 1:21
  Because we are a third party and the role of treasurer is
• 1:24
  rather neutral, in which case the voters have decided it would be
• 1:27
  good to have an independent third party watching over the funds.
• 1:32
  Allen will become the new Kendall County treasurer next month.
• 1:36
  We look forward to continuing the quality that’s been provided to the
• 1:41
  citizens of Kendall County in terms of getting the tax bills out
• 1:45
  on time and keeping up to date with the expectations of the
• 1:48
  County Board, he said. We’re going to be complying with federal regulations
• 1:52
  and state statutes and the guidance given to us by the Kendall
• 1:55
  County Board.
• 1:57
  Allen said he is fully committed to serving the public.
• 2:00
  It’s not about serving ourselves and our own agendas, he said. It’s
• 2:04
  about providing a quality service to the hard-working taxpayers of Kendall County.