The League of Women Voters of DeKalb County invited candidates to submit a photo and record a candidate statement. The League used contact information submitted to DeKalb County election officials in the following races. The deadline for submissions was March 3, 2025. We will do our best to publish late submissions.
Within their statements, candidates were asked to state their name and what office they are running for and the most important goal they want to accomplish if elected, including how it would be funded. They were also asked to address the specific skills and experience they would bring to this office.
As a public service, WNIJ is making these candidate statements available on our website.
Candidates who were invited by the League to submit a recording for each race are listed in alphabetical order by city/town and by last name.
Cortland Mayor Candidates
DOUGLAS CORSON - did not submit
MARK PIETROWSKI
DeKalb Mayor Candidates
COHEN BARNES
LINH NGUYEN
KOUAME M. SANAN - did not submit
JOHN WALKER
DeKalb School Board Candidates
NICHOLAS ATWOOD
KRISTIN BAILEY - did not submit
MARK CHARVAT - did not submit
BRANDON J ELION - did not submit
STEPHEN GAFFNEY - did not submit
ERIN GRYCH
JOSE JAQUES
JAMES MITCHELL
MARILYN PARKER
DEREK SHAW
TWANGIE SMITH - did not submit
HOWARD SOLOMON
DeKalb City Clerk Candidates
LYNN FAZEKAS, Write-in candidate
BRADLEY HOEY, Write-in candidate
STEVE KAPITAN, Write-in candidate
Genoa Kingston School District Candidates
DAVID CLEVELAND
AMBER EBERLY - did not submit
DEAN GUDEMAN - did not submit
MATT KRUEGER - did not submit, Write-in candidate
AIDAN SIMMONS
MAX JAKE WESNER - did not submit
Sandwich Mayor Candidates
TODD LATHAM
COLTON OTTO
RICK WHITECOTTON - did not submit
Sandwich School Board Candidates
ERIK D. ENGLEHART - did not submit
TRACI GRIFFIN-LAPPE
JOHN MORSE - did not submit
CANDACE OROPEZA
Sycamore School Board Candidates
CHRISTIAN COPPLE - did not submit
MICHAEL DEVITO
ERIC JONES
JONATHAN COLE REGNERY
HEATHER TOMLINSON
ALAN ZANTOUT - did not submit
Waterman Village President Candidates
ANTON FEITLICH - did not submit
PETER ROBINSON
- Special thanks to Sam Naftzger for production assistance