Julia L. Fauci

Party: Democrat, Incumbent

Age: 60

Hometown: DeKalb

Education: Bachelor’s degree of Fine Arts in visual communications from Northern Illinois University.

Career: Retired graphic designer

Main Goals/Priorities:

•Creating jobs and supporting economic development.

•Continuing to provide the proper environment for companies that create jobs.

•Making sure that foreclosures do not continue to erode the fabric of established neighborhoods in my district.

Paul Stoddard

Party: Democrat, Incumbent

Age: 56

Hometown: DeKalb

Education: Bachelor’s degree in geology from Brown University, Master’s degree in geophysics from Texas A&M, Ph.D. in geological sciences from Northwestern University

Career: Professor of geology at Northern Illinois University

Main Goals/Priorities:

•Maintaining services that residents depend on.

•Keeping an eye on tax bills and making sure they do not get too high.

•Relieving the strain of the weak economy on the County and its residents.

Samuel-Louis Bandy Jr.

Party: Republican

Age: 58

Hometown: DeKalb

Education: Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Eastern Illinois University, Bachelor’s degree in history from Eastern Illinois University

Career: Security consultant and supervisor.

Main Goals/Priorities:

•Streamlining the County’s budget.

•Eliminating waste within the County’s budget.

•Saving our farm land by prioritizing the needs of the County’s citizens.