Bertino-Tarrant Takes 49th District
The Will County Regional Superintendent of Schools, a Democrat, is projected winner over Garrett Peck.
Republican Garrett Peck lost to Democrat Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant Tuesday night, winning a projected total of 37,439 votes to her 41,766 votes in Will and Kendall counties. Bertino-Tarrant won with 53 percent of the vote. The race to represent the new 49th State Senate District saw veteran educator Bertino-Tarrant, a Democrat and the current Will County Regional Superintendent of Schools, take on Republican Peck, a Village of Plainfield trustee and small business owner. It was a big night for local Democrats. Read — Election Results Are In: Democrats Hold on to Top Will County Posts Bertino-Tarrant, of Shorewood, touted herself as a fourth-generation Will County resident and 18-year educator, adding that she swept floors and pumped gas at …
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Mike Keniley
10:10 am on Sunday, November 11, 2012
I tried to Google this and found nothing. Of course, the Capital fax costs $350 a year. I really would like to read the entire article and who authored the item. It is real sad if a current elected official and a candidate for state senate would make a false claim of being a veteran. And especially today as this is Veteran's Day. more ›