Find A Political Candidate - Long Grove

Long Grove Elected:

Can You Vote For Candidates?

To see what candidates you can vote for, check your voter registration status:

Lake County

Voter Power

Why settle for voting for a candidate when you can be a candidate yourself? The community needs you.

Long Grove Elected:
Be A Village of Long Grove Elected Official
To run for the elected positions of Long Grove, contact the Village Clerk to verify that your address is eligible, and to obtain the requirements for running, such as petition signatures and filing fees. Long Grove municipal elections are held in odd years during the Illinois consolidated elections.

Position	Incumbent	Term	Next Elections
Village President	Bill Jacob	4-year	:?:
Village Clerk	Amy Johns Gayton	4-year	:?:
Village Trustees (6)	See List	4-year	:?:

-- From Village of Long Grove 

Long Grove Elected:
Be A Long Grove Park District Board Commissioner
-- From Long Grove Park District 

Long Grove Elected:

Be A Long Grove Library District Board Trustee

Long Grove is served by two library districts. Library board trustee elections are held in odd years during the Illinois consolidated elections in April.

Ela Area Public Library - Lake County:

Position	Term	Next Elections
4-year	2021 / 2023
Interested residents can contact the Board of Trustees at trustees@itpld.org.

Vernon Area Public Library District - Lake County:

Position	Term	Next Elections
Board Trustees (7)	4-year	2021 / 2023
Prospects can pick up a candidate packet at the library checkout desk.

Long Grove Elected:

Be A Long Grove School District Board Member

Long Grove is served by many school districts. Consider joining a volunteer board of education of a school district in your area. Although a board membership is a no-pay position, you will be in position to contribute to the success of the school and of the attending children. Elections to boards of education are done in April in odd years during the Illinois consolidated elections.

Board of Education Members	Term	Next Elections
Kildeer Countryside School District 96 (7)	4-year	2021 / 2023
Mundelein High School District 120 (7)	4-year	2021 / 2023

Please contact the school districts for election information, such as eligibility and candidate forms.

Long Grove Elected:

Be A Township Elected Official

Long Grove residents can vote for a township's supervisor, assessor, clerk and board of trustees.

Vernon Township - Lake County

Position	Term	Next Elections
Township Supervisor	4-year	:?:
Township Assessor	4-year	:?:
Township Clerk	4-year	:?:
Board Trustees (4)	4-year	:?:

Contact the township directly for information on running for an elected position.

Long Grove Elected:

Be A State Legislator

The Illinois General Assembly comprises the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. An Illinois House Representative serves a 2-year term. An Illinois Senator serves two 4-year terms and one two-year term each decade. House districts are formed by dividing each Senate district in half.

State Representative

District	Incumbent	Current Term	Next Election
District 51	Mary Edly-Allen	2019-2021	2020

State Senator

District	Incumbent	Current Term	Next Election
District 26	Dan McConchie	2018-2023	2022

Long Grove Elected:

Be A U.S. Congressman

Illinois sends two senators to the U.S. Senate for a six-year term and 18 representatives to the US House of Representatives for a two-year term. For each election cycle, you can vote for one senator and the representative candidate representing your district.

U.S. Representative

District	Incumbent	Current Term	Next Election
District 10	Brad Schneider	2019-2021	2020

U.S. Senators

Incumbent	Current Term	Next Election
Dick Durbin	2015-2021	2020
Tammy Duckworth	2017-2023	2022

"Only one out of every 600,000 people will ever actually win a Congressional race. It takes a specific type of person to even want to run, and of that number, the people who can actually win a race is minuscule."
-- WikiHow

Can you be such a person?

County:
Kane County Candidates
The County Clerk office maintains the list of candidates running for any upcoming elections for positions in Kane County.
-- From Kane County Elections 

State:
Directory of Illinois Office Holders
"Your complete directory of Illinois candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources."
-- From Politics1 

State:
Search For Political Candidates In Illinois
Search and view all candidates in current and past elections who filed nominating petitions with the Illinois State Board of Elections.
-- From Illinois State Board of Elections 

State:
OpenBook
Enter the name of an Illinois elected politician and find contributions to his or her campaign. This portal of transparency is set up by the state comptroller to allow Illinoisans to follow the money.
-- From Illinois Comptroller 

State:
The Sunshine Database
"The Sunshine Database, developed by the Sunshine Project, presents information about office holders, candidates for office, political parties, and others. The Sunshine Database is currently focused on the statewide, legislative, judicial, Cook County, and City of Chicago arenas."
-- From Illinois Campaign for Political Reform 

Last update: 08/09/16

State:
Campaign Finance Data of Illinois politicians
Have you ever wondered how much an Illinois politician has raised and how much he or she has spent on their election campaigns? This information has to be reported to the Federal Election Commission, which makes the data available to you online.
-- From Federal Election Commission