By Dee Longfellow
For The Addison Independent
District 88 expressed appreciation in its newsletter this week to all of the candidates who ran for election to the Board of Education during the April 6 Consolidated Election.
There were six candidates vying for three full (four-year) terms, including Christine Poirier, Andrew Edmier, Al Manzo, Diana Stout, Jean Taylor and Blanca Jessen. Poirier, Taylor and Stout were ultimately elected. The vote breakdown was as follows:
Christine Poirier* (3,765)
Jean Taylor* (3,031)
Diana Stout* (2,895)
Andrew Edmier (2,522)
Al Manzo (2,477)
Blanca Jessen (2,389)
(* indicates projected winner. Results not yet official.)
They will join current Board President Donna Craft Cain and fellow Board members Amy Finnegan, Lisa Knauf and Dan Olson. The new Board members will be seated during a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 29 and they also will be sworn in during the Village of Addison Community Inauguration Ceremony at 7 p.m. that same evening.
District 88 also would like to thank outgoing Board members Jay Irvin, Tommy Edmier and Blanca Jessen for their years of service. They will be recognized and honored during the Special Board of Education meeting on April 29.
Tight races in District 4
In Addison School District #4, eight candidates were running for four available seats. The vote broke down thusly:
Jeremiah Lange* (1,272)
Rudy Aranda (1,004)
Zack Frangidakis* (1,132)
Taso Triantafillos* (1,252)
Eduardo Castillo Perez (943)
Daniel Alexander Medina (1,119)
Ellen M. Finizio (961)
Christen Bollig* (1,356)
(* indicates projected winner. Results not yet official.)
