Chris Kachiroubas: 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: ElmhurstWebsite: www.katch22.orgTwitter: Candidate did not respond.Facebook: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: DuPage County Clerk of the Circuit Court Age: 60Family: Wife -LauraSon -AlexanderSon- ChandlerDaughter- TessOccupation: DuPage County Clerk of the Circuit CourtEducation: BA - Monmouth College , Monmouth, IL -1977Civic involvement: AYSO Soccer CoachElmhurst Baseball League-Coach Girls SoftballElmhurst Junior Dukes - Wrestling CoachMasonic Elmhurst Lodge 941Medinah ShirnerOrder of AHEPA, DuPage Chapter# 423Americans of Italian DescentIllinois State Crime CommissionAddison Township Republican Committeeman's OrganizationElected offices held: 2004,2008,2012- Elected DuPage County Clerk of the Court 1993,1997,2001- Elected Addison Township Assessor, DuPage County1991- Appointed Addison Township AssessorQuestions Answers Why are you running for this office, whether for re-election or election for the first time? Is there a particular issue that motivates you? If so, what?I ran in 2004 to make a difference as Clerk of the Court. I am an incumbent candidate because I have made a difference and can continue to do so. Change motivates me to bring the citizens of DuPage County the best and most effective Clerk's Office. There is still more to be accomplished and I feel my experience and dedication will deliver solutions which will continue to improve the office. Traffic Court check-in will be a priority in my next term along with paper on demand courtrooms.If you are an incumbent, describe your main contributions. Tell us of any important initiatives you've led. If you are a challenger, what would you bring to the job and what would your priority be?Our main contributions have moved the office operations to electronic solutions with many self-help features. These innovations have proven to be cost effective, timely, and have improved service to the public and the justice system. Following is some of the electronic solutions that have changed the way the judiciary does business in the State of Illinois: Electronic filing (1st in the state), Mandatory E- filing (1st in the state), E-appeals (1st in the state), On-Line Orders of Protection, Electronic Signatures (the only county), Video warrants and On-Line Traffic Ticket Payment.Describe your position regarding the allocation of resources in the clerk of the circuit court's office. Are personnel allocated as they should be? Are there capital expense or other budgetary items that the office must address, and, if so, how do you propose to address them?My staff has decreased by almost 15% since I was first elected and over 80% of the personnel are cross-trained to support many different tasks. My budget has increased 3%, in total, since taking office in 2004 and the Circuit Clerk Office returns almost 2% per year to the County General Fund. Any expenses proposed must include a solution of funding prior to my acceptance of any item or future project.Describe your position on transparency in the office and the ease of access to records by the public. If you believe improvements are needed, what are they and how would you go about achieving them?Policies on manual and electronic access to the court records by the public are under the control of the Illinois Supreme Court and local court rules. At the present time the Illinois Supreme Court has allowed only a limited electronic access to circuit court records. Through our work on several Supreme Court committees we will continue to press for greater public access to electronic records via the web and provide ease of use to gain entry to the court records.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?Alternate Delegate, Republican National Convention - 1996Alternate Delegate, Republican National Convention - 2000Republican State Central Committeeman 2009 to PresentRepublican Precinct Committeeman, 1977 to PresentYes I was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Addison Township Assessor Kurt Strasser -1991What other issues, if any, are important to you as a candidate for this office?Work with the Chief Judge and the County Board to bring some of the traffic courts into the county judicial center. This would be a cost savings and provide a more secure environment for all persons visiting. Continue to press the next Secretary of State to add email addresses to the minimum identifiers for driver licenses renewals. Our office could use email for court appearances, reminders for court appearances and for all related official contact with the defendant. This would be large savings in postage, man-power and paper.Please name one current leader who most inspires you.Candidate did not respond.What is the biggest lesson you learned at home growing up?When raising children "minutes seem like forever ...years are gone in a second".If life gave you one do-over, what would you spend it on?I wouldn't have had heart surgery at age 7 and would been able to serve my country in the military.What was your favorite subject in school and how did it help you in later life?History - without yesterday there can be no tomorrow.If you could give your children only one piece of advice, what would it be?Freedom is not free. Never be afraid to stand up for what you believe in.