A Friend of McHenry County Blog put this analysis together:
Battle within Democrats for who to throw their Support Behind for D158 School Board Race
D158 Board of Education has 5 open seats: (1) 2-year spot & (4) 4-year spots. This upcoming election is on April 1st & has a pool of 10 candidates.
2-year Term
- Andrew Fekete
- Dana Wiley (incumbent)
4-Year Terms
- Richard Bobby III
- Paul Troy (incumbent)
- Corine Burns
- Sean Cratty (incumbent)
- Andrew Martin
- Jim Hollich
- Cassie Khurana
- Melissa M. Maiorino (on D158 School Board 2019-2023)
From the Grafton Township Republicans:
From the Huntley Area Democrats: Huntley Area Dems – Candidates and Issues
McHenry County Candidates Recommended by HAD for D158 School Board
For 2 Year Term:
- Andy Fekete
For 4 Year Term:
- Cassie Khurana
- Melissa Maiorino
- Jim Hollich
- Paul Troy
However, ex-schoolboard member William Geheren (voted out in 2023) is actively pushing & recommending his own slate via facebook.
And it seems like it is gaining traction with some democrats:
Huntley Area Dems are planning to switch where their support is going as they feel several of their recommendations just aren’t stepping up:
Left to Right Top picture: Andrew Fekete, (back row) unknown, Christine Hamm (part of the Huntley Area Dems conversation above pushing this slate), unknown, Rich Bobby. Front Center Melissa Maiorino.
A NGO [Non-Governmental Organization] popped up on facebook ~6:15pm on 3/15/25 and it is unclear how it is funded.
Apparently, being actively supported by the Huntley Area Dems with signs and a booth at the expo is non-partisan?
These are two different fb pages. The NGO page was perhaps created as a way for Huntly Area Dems to support candidates discreetly. The slate calls themselves ‘Candidates for All Kids – D158 School Board Election 2025’
