Every candidate running for office will tell you how important it is to get out and vote. But do they walk the walk? Or just talk the talk. We examined the voting records of the mayoral and aldermanic candidates to see who votes and who does not.
The County maintains the records and they only go back to 1994, but that is enough to give a snapshot into each candidate. The party registration reflects their current party; and if they had been registered as an independent, it would not reflect a vote in a primary.
So, how did they do? Details can be viewed below, and downloaded here.
MAYORAL CANDIDATES
Mayor Michael J. Pantelides
Has voted in every Primary and General Election since 2009
Gavin L. Buckley
Voted in the 2009 General Election and the 2017 Primary Election
WARD 1 ALDERMANIC CANDIDATES
Larry M. Claussen
Voted in the 2013 General Election and the 2017 Primary Election
Eleanor M. Tierney
Has voted in every Primary and General Election since 2013
WARD 2 ALDERMANIC CANDIDATES
Frederick M. Paone
Has voted in every Primary and General Election since 2001
Kurt Riegel
Has voted in every Primary and General Election since 2013
WARD 3 ALDERMANIC CANDIDATES
Rhonda Y. Pindell-Charles
Voted in the 1997 General Election. Has voted in every Primary and General Election since 2001
WARD 4 ALDERMANIC CANDIDATES
Sheila M. Finlayson
Voted in the 1997 and 2001 General Elections. Has voted in every Primary and General Election since 2001. Voted in the Primary and General Special Election in 2007.
WARD 5 ALDERMANIC CANDIDATES
James P. Appel
Voted in the 2017 Primary Election
Marc L. Rodriguez
Voted in the 2017 Primary Election
WARD 6 ALDERMANIC CANDIDATES
Shaneka T. Henson
Voted in the 2005 General Election. Voted in the 2009 Primary and General Elections. Voted in the 2017 Primary Election.
WARD 7 ALDERMANIC CANDIDATES
David J. Frankel
Voted in the 2013 General Election. Voted in the 2017 Primary Election.
Robert W. Savidge
Voted in the 2001, 2005, and 2009 General Elections. Voted in every Primary and General Election since 2013.
WARD 8 ALDERMANIC CANDIDATES
Ross H. Arnett III
Voted in the 2005 General Election. Has voted in every Primary and General Election since 2009. Voted in the Primary and General Special Election in 2007.
Julie A. Mussog
Has voted in 2009 and 2013 General Election. Voted in the 2017 Primary Election.