Endorsements: A list of our choices for Nov. 6
Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements for contested seats and referendums of local interest on the Nov. 6 ballot. For the full endorsement editorial in a given race, click on the Elections 2012 banner at dailyherald.com and select the specific race.
President/Vice President of the United States
Mitt Romney / Paul Ryan, Republican
State Supreme Court
District 1 — Mary Jane Theis, Democrat
Congress
District 5 — Mike Quigley, Democrat
District 6 — Peter Roskam, Republican
District 8 — Tammy Duckworth, Democrat
District 9 — Jan Schakowsky, Democrat
District 10 — Robert Dold, Republican
District 11 — Judy Biggert, Republican
District 14 — Randy Hultgren, Republican
State Senate
District 22 — Michael Noland, Democrat
District 23 — Carole Pankau, Republican
District 24 — Kirk Dillard, Republican
District 25 — Jim Oberweis, Republican
District 26 — Dan Duffy, Republican
District 27 — Matt Murphy, Republican
District 28 — Dan Kotowski, Democrat
District 29 — Julie Morrison, Democrat
District 30 — Terry Link, Democrat
District 31 — Melinda Bush, Democrat
District 42 — Linda Holmes, Democrat
State House
District 20 — Michael McAuliffe, Republican
District 42 — Jeanne Ives, Republican
District 44 — Fred Crespo, Democrat
District 45 — Dennis Reboletti, Republican
District 46 — Daniel Kordik, Republican
District 50 — Kay Hatcher, Republican
District 52 — David McSweeney, Republican
District 53 — David Harris, Republican
District 54 — Tom Morrison, Republican
District 55 — Marty Moylan, Democrat
District 56 — Michelle Mussman, Democrat
District 57 — Elaine Nekritz, Democrat
District 58 — Mark Shaw, Republican
District 59 — Sid Mathias, Republican
District 60 — Rita Mayfield, Republican
District 61 — JoAnn Osmond, Republican
District 62 — Sandy Cole, Republican
District 77 — Skip Saviano, Republican
District 84 — Pat Fee, Republican
Statewide referendum
Constitutional Amendment — No
Cook County
State's Attorney — Anita Alvarez, Democrat
Clerk of the Circuit Court — Diane Shapiro, Republican
Recorder — Karen Yarbrough, Democrat
Board of Review, District 1 — Dan Patlak, Republican
Metropolitan Water Reclamation Board — Debra Shore (D); Patrick Thompson (D); Dave Ehrlich (G)
Referendums
Electrical Aggregation — Yes
Arlington Heights Parks upgrade — Yes
Privatize Rolling Meadows trash pickup — Yes
Old Town Sewer Tax — Yes
DuPage County
County Board
District 1 — Paul Fichtner, Don Puchalski, Sam Tornatore
District 2 — Elizabeth Chaplin, Peter DiCianni, Elaine Zannis
District 3 — Brian Krajewski, John Curran,
District 4 — Grant Eckhoff, JR McBride, Amy Grant
District 5 — James Healy, John Zediker, Tonia Khouri
District 6 — Dirk Enger, Robert Larsen, James Zay
Forest Preserve Board
District 1 — Marsha Murphy, Republican
District 2 — Joe Cantore, Republican
District 3 — Linda Painter, Republican
District 4 — Tim Whelan, Republican
District 5 — Mary Lou Wehrli, Republican
District 6 — Shannon Burns, Democrat
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Chris Kachiroubas, Republican
Referendums
Electrical Aggregation — Yes
Appointment of Bloomingdale clerk — Yes
Ban holding dual offices, Elmhurst — Yes
Winfield tax for roads, police — Yes
Winfield allow video gambling — No
Lake County
District 1 — Linda Pedersen, Republican
District 3 — Tom Weber, Republican
District 4 — Brent Paxton, Republican
District 5 — Bonnie Thomson Carter, Republican
District 6 — Pat Carey, Democrat
District 13 — Sandra Hart, Democrat
District 15 — Carol Calabresa, Republican
District 16 — Terry Wilke, Democrat
District 19 — Craig Taylor, Republican
District 21 — Ann Maine, Republican
State's Attorney — Mike Nerheim, Republican
Coroner — Steve Newton, Republican
Clerk of the Circuit Court — Keith Brin, Republican
Recorder — Mary Ellen Vanderventer, Democrat
Referendums
Electrical Aggregation — Yes
Appointment of Island Lake clerk — Yes
Kane County
County Board
Chairman — Chris Lauzen, Republican
District 2 — Sal Abbate, Republican
District 4 — Brian Pollock, Democrat
District 5 — Melisa Taylor, Republican
District 8 — Jesse Vazquez, Democrat
District 11 — Michael Donahue, Republican
District 14 -- Mark Davoust, Republican
District 16 -- Mike Kenyon, Republican
District 17 — Jeffrey Meyer, Republican
District 18 — Andrew Frasz, Republican
District 19 — Kurt Kojzarek, Republican
District 20 — Cristina Castro, Democrat
District 21 — Rebecca Gillam, Republican
District 22 — Bob Getz, Democrat
District 23 — Maggie Auger, Republican
Coroner — L. Robert Russell, Republican
Clerk of the Circuit Court — Thomas Hartwell, Republican
Recorder — Sandy Wegman, Republican
Referendums
Electrical Aggregation — Yes
Move East Dundee fire station — Yes
McHenry County
County Board
District 1 — Anna May Miller (R); Yvonne Barnes (R); Nick Chirikos (D)
District 2 — Donna Kurtz (R), Kenneth Koehler (R), Carolyn Schofield (R), Jim Kennedy (D)
District 3 — Nick Provenzano (R), Kathleen Bergan Schmitt (D), Joseph Gottemuller (R), Michael Walkup (R)
District 4 — Susan Draffkorn (R), Sandra Salgado (R), John Hammerand (R), Bob Martens Sr. (R)
District 5 — Tina Hill (R), John Jung (R), Paula Yensen (D), Michael Skala (R)
District 6 — Mary McCann (R), Ersel Schuster (R), Diane Evertsen (R), Scott Summers (D)
Referendums
Electrical Aggregation — Yes
Change to executive form of government — No