Upper from left, William Betz, Sandra Ficke-Bradford, Erin Chan Ding, Katie Karam, Lauren Berkowitz Klauer, and lower from left, Jonathan “Juan” Matta, Malgorzata McGonigal, Michael Shackleton, Steve Wang, Robert Windon are candidates for the Barrington Unit District 220 school board in the 2021 election. Not pictured is candidate Thomas J. Mitoraj
Returns from outside the Cook County portion of Barrington Area Unit District 220 show newcomers leading veterans in the race for the school board’s four open seats. Leading vote-getters also included candidates backed by the Action PAC and Barrington Township Republicans, early returns show.
Cook County voters put newcomer Erin Chan Ding in the lead late Tuesday.
Ding is followed by fellow newcomer Katie Karam with 1,966 votes. Running third is newcomer Steve Wang with 1,953 votes. Both Wang and Karam were endorsed by Action PAC and the Barrington Township Republicans.
Current board vice-president Sandra Ficke-Bradford, who is backed by the teachers union is running fourth with 1,817 votes, early returns show.
In fifth place with 1,810 votes is Malgorzata McGonigal, a third candidate endorsed by the PAC and the Republican organization.
All three of the Action PAC candidates criticized the board for maintaining remote learning last fall.
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The Herald is so transparent. Continuing a false narrative. And, of course, only Ding was available for comment!. Not the alleged GOP backed winners. This is tired. No wonder I stopped getting delivery.
Why is it legal/ethical to take money/endorsement from the same teacher’s union the board is charged with firing, hiring, and regulating? Apparently some voters did not mind that and I don’t understand why it is permissible to let the fox watch the hen house.