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Paulsen, Hanlon, Mathieson, Ericksen for District 200 School Board

Paulsen, Hanlon, Mathieson, Ericksen for District 200 School Board


I am writing to support 4 candidates for the Community Unit School District 200 school board..early voting starts at the DuPage County Complex on March 10, outlying areas start on March 20th and election day is April 4th. After evaluating the candidates backgrounds and resumes I am asking all of the voters in District 200 to vote for the following candidates:

Brad Paulsen – 1st Ballot Position
Incumbent school board vice president; deep background in the design and construction industry for schools across Chicagoland; his wife Pamela was the Past President of the District’s Student Excellence Foundation

Rob Hanlon – 2nd Ballot Position
SVP and CIO of Tree House Foods, comes from a family of education, major volunteer work in music programs for students

Jim Mathieson – 3rd Ballot position
Incumbent school board member who has run his own CPA Firm, long-time volunteers in community, former president of Downtown Wheaton Association

Ginna Ericksen - 8th Ballot Position
Stay at home mom, deep volunteer involvement within District 200 and across our community, Master’s degree in Counseling with a School Counseling specialty

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Voting for our Board of Education is perhaps one of the most important offices that any voter can choose. Our schools impact our community in so many ways. It is imperative that we elect these 4 individuals because they will make sure to represent the needs of all of our students.


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