Diane Hewitt: Candidate Profile

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Note: Answers provided have not been edited for grammar, misspellings or typos. In some instances, candidate claims that could not be immediately verified have been omitted. Jump to:BioQA Bio City: WaukeganWebsite: Candidate did not respond.Twitter: Candidate did not respond.Facebook: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: Lake County Board District 2 Age: 61Family: Husband Mike, 7 sons,2 granddaughters,1 grandsonOccupation: Lake County Board Member/ Forest Preserve CommissionerEducation: some college, Real Estate BrokerCivic involvement: NAWCC ( national association of watch clock collectors)chapter 47, Falls WIPrairie Patch Quilt GuildAll Wheels Lake County car clubRed Hat Society HCDC commissionElected offices held: Lake County Board/Forest Preserve 2008- presentPrecinct committeeman 2016-presentQuestions Answers Why are you running for this office? If you are running for re-election, is there an important project you want to implement? If you are a challenger, is there a particular issue that motivates you? Please explain.I Love my job!I have brought;*53.3 million in drainage and road projects*new Forest Preserve trail and ADA assessable dog park*federal grants for various community projects to Dist. 2I want the opportunity to continue to improve District 2 for my residentsWhat are your ideas to ensure the Lake County Discovery Museum remains relevant with county residents during the year it is closed while it moves from Wauconda to Libertyville and its new space is prepared?The Forest Preserve will continue to promote our county history thru school activities, camps programs. I will continue to bring FP information to the public with my mailings and e-news letters.Do you believe all of the county board's and forest board's committee meetings should be televised live and webcast? Why or why not?If the resources are available I would like to have all County and Forest Preserve committee meetings televised.Some municipalities are turning to Lake County government for contracted services in areas such as building inspections. For example, Lake Zurich signed a two-year contract with the county in late 2015 and expects to save $100,000 by paying $67 an hour for the inspections. Do you see this as a good thing for the county because of the revenue or are there concerns that should be addressed if these arrangements continue to grow? Please explain.This is part of our "Shared Services Initiative" program to help save tax dollars. We consider these on a one on one basis and will continue as long as it cost effective for municipalities and us.Please list any elected office you've ever run for and what the result of that election was. Have you ever been appointed to fill an unexpired term?I have never been appointed to fill an unexpired term.Lost-2005 Waukegan Township SupervisorWon-2006 Primary County Board Dist. 2Lost-2006 General County Board Dist. 2Won-2008 Primary County Board Dist. 2Won-2008 General County Board Dist. 2Won-2012 Primary County Board Dist. 2Won-2012 General County Board Dist. 2Won-2016 Primary County Board Dist. 2Won-2016 Precinct committeemanWhat other issues, if any, are important to you as a candidate for this office?to continue to educate and inform District 2 residents on opportunities available to themPlease name one current leader who most inspires you.Dr. Rudd, Lake County CoronerWhat is the biggest lesson you learned at home growing up?With 2 brothers and 4 sisters you learn to have PATIENCEIf life gave you one do-over, what would you spend it on?Spend more time with my familyWhat was your favorite subject in school and how did it help you in later life?ART gave me the opportunity to develop my creativity, something I use daily.If you could give your children only one piece of advice, what would it be?To be open minded when listening to others