I’m Desirea Lopez, I’ve lived in the county all of my life. My mission is to make sure we all have a voice, despite any differences. And to lead by example.

Shell has been a lifelong Democrat, though only recently has become more involved than just voting every two years. They have extensive work experience from clerking for the FBI, to legal information coordinator for a Fortune 100 company in the 80’s. They have recently retired after 21 years as the web content and email campaign manager for a Swiss company. Shell is a resident of Somonauk, Illinois at the…

Carole Minor has been an educator for the great majority of her adult life, teaching everything from middle and high school mathematics to research methods for doctoral students in education and career counseling for school, agency, and workplace counselors. Most of her academic life and career counseling practice were focused on workplace issues of women and facilitating the career choices of young adults. She is a retired Distinguished Teaching…

Christi Slavenas is a mother, an honorary grandmother, a spouse, and has retired from 36 years of teaching almost exclusively in Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47. Christi retired in 2013 and spends a lot of time volunteering. She worked and volunteered at Safe Passage in Prevention, visiting schools throughout the county. She presently serves as Secretary of the Board of Trustees at Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Society, is a…

Kori Rempfer has been a lover of all things political since she was a young girl. Her interest really took off during the 2008 election cycle when she worked on the Ryan Gailey for IL State Senate campaign. After the fun she had on that campaign she knew politics was where she wanted to focus her energy and went on to work for the Illinois Senate Democratic Victory Fund…

Anna Wilhelmi is a proud Democrat. She has been an attorney here in Illinois for 25 years, and ran for DeKalb County State’s Attorney in 2020. Anna lives on her farmette with her horses, dogs and chickens!