Election 2020 In Lake Forest: We Want To Hear From Voters

LAKE FOREST, IL — Illinois' 2020 primary election is less than a month away and Patch wants to know what's on the minds of voters in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff. The March 17 vote, which happens to fall on St. Patrick's Day, will allocate the state's delegates to the Democratic and Republican national presidential nominating conventions this summer, and voters will also pick candidates in some contested statehouse and congressional party primaries.

With the recent impeachment of Republican President Donald Trump and 13 Democratic candidates set to appear on the Illinois ballot — eight of whom are still campaigning for the nomination — the race for the White House is heating up.

Trump named three Lake Forest residents as delegates to the the Republican national convention in Charlotte, North Carolina: Lake County Republican Central Committee Chair Mark Shaw and former Lake Forest High School school board candidates Cindy Good and Jennifer Neubauer.

Meanwhile, six Democratic candidates submitted lists of delegates from local congressional districts they want to represent them at the convention in Milwaukee. Billionaires Mike Bloomberg and Tom Steyer did not submit delegate lists, nor did U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.

Democratic delegate hopefuls from the 10th Congressional District included four residents of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff, among them a married couple supporting two different candidates: 29th District State Sen. Julie Morrison is supporting former Vice President Joe Biden, Northeastern Illinois Federation of Labor Treasurer Brian DuPuis is supporting Sen. Bernie Sanders, Kari Arouca, a client development director for a bank is supporting Sen. Amy Klobuchar, while her husband, 2nd Ward Lake Forest Caucus committee member Philip Arouca is supporting former Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

In the 10th Congressional District, Winnetka Republican Valerie Ramirez Mukherjee is unopposed on the ballot, as is incumbent U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, a Deerfield Democrat. Vernon Township Trustee Adam Broad, a Buffalo Grove resident and Sanders supporter challenging Schneider from the left, was tossed off the ballot in the 10th District after a challenge from Northbrook resident Julie Rosner. He has said he plans to run a write-in campaign in the 10th District Democratic primary. Schneider has endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden in the presidential primary.

Before early voting begins on March 2, Patch wants to hear from the community. What are the biggest issues facing Illinois and the nation heading into the primary? What impact does national politics have on local voters?

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Illinois 2020 Primary Election Deadlines

• Early voting: March 2-16
• Voter registration deadline: Tuesday, Feb. 18; Online by Saturday, Feb. 29
• Voter registration "grace period:" Wednesday, Feb. 19 through Election Day
• Election Day registration and voting (call your local election office): Tuesday, March 17
• Deadline to request an absentee ballot: in-person request by Monday, March 16
• Deadline to return completed absentee ballot: Post received by Tuesday, March 31