DeKalb County Board District 3 – Election Profile

Kenneth Andersen

Incumbent

Party: Republican

Age: 69

Hometown: Sycamore

Career: Retired

Education: Not Available

He has stated his main goal as:

Start moving people out of Evergreen Village and get them into better houses.

The current office can improve by:

Doing a better job of making more contact with citizens and seeing what problems they have.

Riley Oncken

Incumbent

Party: Republican

Age: 33

Hometown: Sycamore

Career: Attorney

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Law Enforcement & Justice Administration and Political Science from Western Illinois University

Juris Doctor from NIU

He has stated his main goals as:

Seeing an increase in economic development.

Making sure that DeKalb continues to maintain fiscal responsibility.

The current office can improve by:

Balancing growth while maintaining agricultural heritage.

Mark Pietrowski

Party: Democrat

Age: 29

Hometown: Sycamore

Career: Associate director for LA&S External Programming and instructor at NIU

Education: Associate’s Degree from Kishwaukee College

Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from NIU

Master’s Degree in Communication from NIU

He has stated his main goals as:

Get a representative in office that can be more of a forward thinker and communicate more with residents.

Find ways to make the courthouse and jail expansions sustainable.

The current office can improve by:

Researching and planning ahead for everything we are doing on the county board.