Election Day is bringing new faces to the Kane County board following Tuesday’s election results.
Brian Pollock lost his seat on the board representing District 4 to Angela Thomas. Pollock had 46 percent of the vote while Thomas had 54, according to unofficial results.
It was one of the races that had people talking at the Kane County Government Center Wednesday.
“No one has done as good as a job as Brian Pollock has done,” Kane County Chairman Chris Lauzen said. “He is a man of outstanding character, ability and actual achievement. He has saved the county millions of dollars literally.”
Pollock was portrayed as a Republican during the election. He said he stuck to talking about his accomplishments — which includes lobbying for legislation that will generate millions for the county — and stayed positive.
“I’m a Democrat in a Republican district, I am a Democrat in a Republican board,” Pollock said Wednesday. “Democrats don’t live in a cocoon; things have to be done by working together.”
He will be on the board until the November election.
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Voters in the northern end of the county voiced their displeasure with the county’s plan for the Longmeadow Parkway Corridor Project approving a nonbinding referendum asking officials oppose the project.
Joseph Haimann knew the election for District 24 representative in the Kane County board would come down to that one issue.
The much maligned corridor and toll bridge project spurred opponents to support challenger Jarett Sanchez and encourage two candidates for the Republican nomination for the seat.
Sanchez defeated Haimann while Roben Hall won the Republican nomination over Billita Jacobsen.
But Haimann said the decision to build the project was made before he took office. He supports the project and will “be the first one across it when it’s built,” he said.
Haimann has brought a “sense of grace to the board,” Lauzen said. “It’s a heartbreaking kind of thing” to see him go, he said.
County board Commissioners Theresa Barreiro, John Hoscheit, Mark Davoust, Mike Kenyon ran unopposed on the Republican ballot and do not have any challengers in the fall at this time. Drew Frasz won the Republican nomination for District 18 against James MacRumels and currently is not running against anyone in the fall.
Doug Scheflow, District 22, ran unopposed but will face Democrat Randy Hopp in the November election. Commissioner Susan Starrett won the Republican nomination against Doug Sullivan. She will run against Todd Zies in the fall.
District 6 Commissioner Brian Dahl ran unopposed but will have a challenger in November, Don Baltzer.
District 8 voters will decide between Democrat Barbara Hernandez and Linda Pasetti Olson for Maria Vazquez’s seat.
Christina Castro won her bid for the 22nd Legislative District in the state senate and her District 20 seat will be filled by Penny Wegman, who won the nomination and currently does not have a challenger in the fall election.
Gloria Casas is a freelance reporter.