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My name is Cherryl Fritz Strathmann. I have been an Elgin resident since I was a small child. I raised my kids here as well. I have always been active and engaged in the community. It started with things with my kids, PTA member. Girl Scout leader, Citizen Advisory Board for U-46 schools.

I became a small business owner in 1996, and semi retired in the fall of 2018. I have been a docent for the Kane County Forest Preserve District and am currently a volunteer with the Master Gardeners through the University of Illinois Extension.

My first real political involvement was with Equal Rights Amendment. It was there I learned about the political process of writing to our elected leaders, signing petitions and Non-violent demonstrations. I started working on the presidential campaign in 2008, writing letters and postcards, and knocking on doors in 4 states.

It was after the re-election of President Obama, that I came to realize the importance of local politics. Like many of us I have knocked on doors, passed petitions, and campaigned for the candidates that are our friends and neighbors, who work hard to serve our communities.

I never entertained the idea that one day I would be one of those candidates. But here I am, running for a seat on the County Board, District 20. Kane County has a geographic area that is about half the size of the state of Rhode Island and a bigger population than the whole state of Wyoming. The policies and decisions of the County Board affect all of us in our daily lives. I look forward to being a part of that process to work for the betterment of our residents.

Hello, my name is Winfried Cordell Cooper and I’m currently the Sergeant at Arms for the Elgin Township Democrats.

I became a resident in Elgin in 2006 as a student of Elgin High. After i graduated a year later I attended Elgin Community College where i wanted to know how to help people. I decided to take time off to get more hands on experience, so i successfully joined the Elgin Image Commission followed by the Elgin Human Relations Commission.

Feeling I can be more effective than a few meetings each month, I decided to join the Elgin Township Democrats and become more active as a leader in a role as the precinct committee person in the 11 precinct.

While sticking to my motto “Voting is an Investment” I have been making positive changes in my neighborhood. As Sergeant at Arms it is my job to defend and protect the party so I could help countless candidates across the county.

I’m Frank F. Imhoff. I was raised on the South Side of Chicago and studied to be a Lutheran minister. I became interested in religious broadcasting and, after seminary, worked more than 30 years in broadcast journalism, including 20 years with the News Service of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. I retired at the end of 2018 as manager for official documentation of the ELCA. Mary Ann and I have four sons, four grandchildren and one great-grandson.

My earliest involvement in politics was with the 1960 election, when I was eight. Politics and government continued to fascinate me, but, as a journalist, I kept my political views to myself. When I moved to Elgin, I educated myself on the candidates running for local office. My views — that government was meant to grow the options available for all residents to support themselves and their families — were most often reflected by Democratic nominees.

I attended meetings of Elgin Township Democrats and became an elected Precinct Committeeperson. I learned what was expected of a Committeeperson and threw myself into the work. I was elected twice as Chair of Elgin Township Democrats (2010-2014) and have remained active in the organization as an appointed Committeeperson, working on revisions of the bylaws and now serving as Parliamentarian.

Greeting Democrats!

I am a long time Democrat who grew up in Evanston, IL. After getting married, I lived briefly in Long Beach and San Diego California. I moved to Kane County in 1970, first in Carpentersville, then to Elgin in 1992. After living in Carpentersville little boxes, I longed to have a unique home which is the reason we picked Elgin. Each home has a different personality.  I have two children, 3 stepchildren, 13 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. I retired from Zurich Insurance US Headquarters located in Schaumburg, Ill after a 30-year career as Technical Support. My husband and I love to hook up our Travel Trailer and explore the United States.

I worked on my first campaign in 1994 and have been involved in local elections ever since. I am the elected Precinct Committeeperson for Precinct 44. The boundaries are Route 20 to the South, Erie St to the North, Wilcox to the East, and  Edison to the West. Precinct committee person collect enough signatures for candidates to get their name on the ballot. Give out candidate info to the voters and most important get our residents out to vote. I find it fun to go out and knock on doors in my Precinct and talk  my neighbors.

I am also the Treasurer for the Elgin Township Democrats (ETD). The job requires ETD financials to be reported monthly to the local organization and quarterly to Illinois State Board of Election and Kane County. I also oversee the fundraising events for the Elgin Township Democrats. 

As a democrat, I support a strong global present, but also a country that’s cares about those that have the least. Not to give a hand out, but a hand out to pull them up which means a living wage, access to education and affordable healthcare. Also, I believe in policies that support our healthy plant.