Alan Kurtz has a record of leadership in our community and on the Champaign County Board.
The owner of Blimpie Sub & Salads for 11 years in the heart of campustown, Al is a longtime supporter of Illini athletics and was a leader in the effort to end Green Street flooding. He’s a past president of the Champaign County Humane Society, and a current member of the Champaign Consortium, a four-county agency that prepares unemployed workers for new jobs.
As a member of the County Board, Alan Kurtz has worked to ensure county operations run efficiently, so we get maximum value for our tax dollars. He successfully forged the bipartisan supermajority that enacted the County’s Wind Farm Ordinance, which promises to create thousands of jobs and add tens of millions in revenue for our county. As vice-chair of the County’s Environment and Land Use Committee, Al worked to develop and adopt a comprehensive Land Resource Management plan that will protect our prime farmland for future generations.
Married to Linda Kurtz for 46 years, Al has two sons and three wonderful grandchildren.
Alan Kurtz is working hard on the County Board and on the campaign trail! With your support, we can keep Al’s leadership on the County Board, and we can keep Champaign County moving forward!
· campaign contact: (217) 356-0011
710 Ashton Lane South, Champaign, IL 61820
710 Ashton Lane South, Champaign, IL 61820
Vote for both Thomas Betz and Ralph Langenheim in District 8!
Tom Betz has been a progressive voice for responsive & responsible government on the County Board since 1996. As chair of the Policy, Personnel & Appointments Committee, Tom has supported the appointment of strong conservationists to the county’s Forest Preserve Board. He wrote the ordinance that requires five percent of the quarter-cent sales tax be used to prevent repeat juvenile offenses. Tom also has been a consistent supporter of the Champaign County Nursing Home, the County Public Health District, and Champaign County Head Start.
Active in our community, Tom Betz is a member of the Champaign-Urbana Tenant Union Board of Directors, a member of the Champaign County Bar Association, and a five-term president of the Champaign County ACLU. He is Director of University of Illinois Student Legal Services, providing preventive legal education and counseling to U of I students.
Tom Betz has been an effective and valuable Board member, selected twice by his colleagues to serve as County Board vice-chair. He and his wife Jane Williams live in Urbana. They have two children.
· campaign contact: (217) 328-5419
707 W. Oregon, Urbana, IL 61801
707 W. Oregon, Urbana, IL 61801
Vote for both Ralph Langenheim and Thomas Betz in District 8!
A Professor of Geology (retired) at the University of Illinois, Ralph Langenheim understands the bedrock principles of good government.
Ralph has served on the Champaign County Board since 1998, and chaired the county’s Environment and Land Use Committee from 2000-2006. He worked to develop and pass the County’s first-ever comprehensive Land Resource Management Plan. He supports efforts to protect the Mahomet Aquifer as our water source for future generations, and advocates for zoning policies that sustain sustainable land uses and protect prime farmland.
In difficult economic times, Ralph has worked to stretch every dollar in the County budget to make sure taxpayers get value for their money, without sacrificing important services like Mental Health programs, Juvenile Delinquency prevention, Public Health, or our County Nursing Home. He understands the long-term social costs of gutting these programs would far exceed any temporary budget benefit in the short-term.
Ralph Langenheim served on the Urbana Human Relations Commission from 2000 to 2006. He’s a member of Urbana Rotary and past president of the Illinois Geological Society. Ralph Langenheim is a D-Day veteran, and a member of the Champaign County Veterans Association.
Ralph Langenheim lives in Urbana with his wife M. Casey Diana. He has two children and two step-children.
· campaign contact: (217) 344-5285
401 W. Vermont, Urbana, IL 61801
401 W. Vermont, Urbana, IL 61801
Chris Alix, District 9 (Vote for 2)
Vote for both Chris Alix and James Quisenberry in District 9!
I’m Chris Alix—longtime Urbana resident, longtime Democrat, University of Illinois alumnus and small business owner. I want to represent District 9 on the Champaign County Board. I’m proud of my respected history as a consensus-builder in Urbana-Champaign local government and look forward to bringing my experience and perspective to the issues facing Champaign County in these challenging times.
I’d appreciate your support in the November 2, 2010 general election!
· campaign contact: (217) 337-6744
301 East George Huff Drive, Urbana, IL 61801
301 East George Huff Drive, Urbana, IL 61801
James Quisenberry, District 9 (Vote for 2)
Vote for both James Quisenberry and Chiris Alix in District 9!
I am not running for County Board with a single issue or a set agenda. I am running because I have a passion for public service. I am running to contribute my expertise, my organizational skills, and my commitment to listen to all parties and seek common ground to meet the challenges we face in Champaign County..
Please contact me or visit my website for details on my background and positions.
· campaign contact: (217) 840-6200
209 Pell Circle, Urbana, IL 61801
209 Pell Circle, Urbana, IL 61801
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