Downers Grove Firefighters Announce Village Council Endorsements

The Downers Grove Professional Firefighters Association (DGPFFA) earlier this month announced its endorsement of village council candidates Bob Barnett, Marilyn Schnell and Greg Hosé.

All six council candidates completed a questionnaire from the DGPFFA, and were subsequently interviewed by the organization's Political Education Committee.

“We selected the candidates we felt expressed the best vision for continuing to provide the high level of public safety service the citizens of Downers Grove have come to expect," DGPFFA President Rob Pekelder said in a press release.

READ: Get to Know the 2013 Downers Grove Village Council Candidates 

Barnett, Schnell and Hosé have also received endorsements from the Downers Grove Community Advocates, a local political group whose goal is "to promote the best attributes of the village and to explore and inform citizens about those issues facing the community that will have an impact for many years to come."

Six candidates are running for three seats on the Downers Grove Council: Barnett and Schnell—both incumbents—and newcomers Hosé, Susan Walaszek, David S. Olsen and Don Jankowski.

“The six candidates in this race should be commended for desire to serve the citizens of Downers Grove” Pekelder said. “Each of them showed a genuine passion for public service.”

The consolidated election will be held April 9.

Patch Election Guides:

• Election 2013: District 99 Board of Education
• Election 2013: Downers Grove Village Council

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