At the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee meeting at the Farm Bureau building in Woodstock on Wednesday, Mark Freund told those gathered that he was going to run for county clerk.

“We need more Democrats in McHenry County,” he said.

Freund is Financial Secretary of Carpenters Union 2087, which has its headquarters on North Williams Street in Crystal Lake.

He lives in from Woodstock.

Kathie Schultz is the Republican incumbent McHenry County Clerk.

So far Freund has gathered about 100 signatures on his petitions. He will need 370.