DPDC Test Blog: Spotlight - Lucy Chang Evans & Lester Vaughan

Candidate Spotlight!

DuPage County District 3

Re-Elect Lucy Chang Evans for County Board

Elect Lester Vaughan for Forest Preserve

In DuPage County, we have six county government districts. District 3 is centered in Westmont and includes most of Darien, Downers Grove, Woodridge, Clarendon Hills, Hinsdale, and Willowbrook, plus parts of Lisle & Naperville. It’s basically the most Southeast district of DuPage. Here’s a map!

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Lucy Chang Evans for DuPage County District 3

Lucy Chang Evans, a current Democratic County Board member, is up for re-election and deserves your vote. Lucy Chang Evans might deserve re-election just because of her extensive community outreach but she does so much more!

As a former secret service agent, Lucy Chang Evans’ commitment to public safety is an integral part of her approach to serving DuPage County. Lucy has earned the Gun Sense candidate distinction for her support of common sense gun laws.

For all of DuPage, residents appreciate that our Democratic-majority County Board is fully funding law enforcement to maintain public safety. What’s more, the County Board is consistently improving technology and systems that support our public safety. Lucy Chang Evans chairs the Judicial and Public Safety Committee.

Lucy Chang Evans also is a civil engineer, and prior to serving on the County Board, she worked for DuPage County in the Stormwater Management Department until she left to obtain her MBA. On the County Board, she focuses on areas that use her expertise: she is also a Member of the Transportation Committee, Environmental Committee, and Intergovernmental Committee.

When the DuPage County Board committed to improving services for a traditionally underserved area, the Board allocated funding. Board member Evans, however, also monitors how funds are being used and pushes for progress that serves the residents as the funding is intended to do. She is not just present at events for pictures, she is doing the work, listening to residents, and following up on community issues. Her approach to her district is one of complete engagement.

Lester Vaughan is the Democratic candidate for Forest Preserve Commissioner in DuPage District 3, and he deserves your vote.

Lucy website

Lester Vaughan for Forest Preserve, District 3

Lester Vaughan is the Democratic candidate for Forest Preserve Commissioner in DuPage District 3, and he deserves your vote.

Lester Vaughan brings a wealth of experience and understanding of environmental issues. As a resident of Darien, while he was an Alderman, he proudly partnered in the fight for clean air with the community group Stop Sterigenics. Area residents know a group of concerned citizens fought a long battle against the elevated cancer risks affecting residents in part of District 3, and Lester chose to stand with them to secure better environmental conditions for residents.

Lester Vaughan championed making Darien more walkable, including through sidewalk programs that connected residents with community parks and Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve. His experience in government, his commitment to environmental safety, and his commitment to protecting the accessibility of DuPage’s green spaces make Lester Vaughan the best candidate for Forest Preserve in District 3.

Lester Website