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On November 4th voters will go to the polls in both DuPage and Will Counties and cast their vote in a primary election. Illinois and 22 other states will voice their choice in elections ranging in positions from presidential to state senate to county board.

Continuing with NCTV17’s effort to inform and educate the community through their programming, Naperville Community Television, Channel 17 is again bringing live election coverage to its viewers. 

Before the election, NCTV Channel 17 is bringing you face to face with the candidates in some of the local elections affecting you. 

Meet the candidates running for the United States 13th Congressional District, Illinois House of Representative 96th and 48th Districts, DuPage County Forest Preserve District 5, the DuPage County Board District 5 and the Will County Board District 4 one-on-one before the election. 

Viewers can count on NCTV17 on the night of the 4th, to bring all the returns and up to the minute updates on all the elections affecting Naperville.   

Executive Director Elizabeth Braham Spencer will deliver returns and updates from all the races-national to local.  She will be joined by experts in the studio to discuss the national, state, regional and local elections affecting you.

In addition, our teams will be out election night with the candidates running for the Illinois House of Representative 96th and 48th Districts and the DuPage County Board District 5 at their respective headquarters gathering the reactions and emotions from their sites.

This is the fourth election Naperville Community Television Channel 17 is presenting as part of its commitment to the residents of Naperville.



United States 13th Congressional District

Illinois 48th State Senate

Illinois State Representative 48th District

Illinois State Representative 96th District

DuPage County Board District 5

Will County Board District 4

DuPage County Forrest Preserve District 5

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United States 13th
Congressional District


Steve Alesch
AGE: 53
CONTACT INFORMATION: 630.836.9694
OR steve.aleschcvotesteve.org
FAMILY: 2 Kids
Heather, 27
Shawn, 24
EDUCATION: Masters in Computer
Science at IIT
EMPLOYER: Alcatel – Lucent Technologies
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE(S): Chair of DuPage County Green Party
DuPage Rep. to the Il. Green Party
COMMUNITY INVOLMENT: Member of DuPage against Wan ( DAWN)
Il. Ballot Integrity Project ( IBIP)


Scott Harper
AGE: 47
CONTACT INFORMATION:
FAMILY: Brianna, 22
Natasha, 25
EDUCATION: Wheaton College, BA (1982)
University of Chicago, MBA (1985)
EMPLOYER: formerly Closerlook, Inc.
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Campaign Volunteer
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Old St. Pat’s Church
Tutoring minority children
Job coach
Homeless mentor


Judy Biggert
AGE: 71
CONTACT INFORMATION: 630.325.2002
FAMILY: Married to Rody
Four Children
Eight Grandchildren
EDUCATION: JD Northwestern Univ.
School of Law
BA Stanford University
EMPLOYER: US House of REpresentitives
13 th District, IL.
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE(S): Member, Us House of Reps, 1999- Present
Member, Illinois House of Reps, 1993-1999
Pres., Hinsdale High School Township Board, 1978-85
Member 198 President, Hinsdale
Plan Commission
COMMUNITY INVOLMENT: President, Junior League of Chicago, 1976-77
President, Visiting Nurse Assn of Chicago
President, Oak St. PTA 1973
Chairman, Hinsdale Assembly of the
Hinsdale Hospital

 

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