Lynn LaPlante is running for the DuPage County Board District 4 in the 2020 election, and also for her third term as a Precinct Committeeperson in Milton Township.
Lynn was the 2018 Democratic nominee for Chairman of the DuPage County Board, earning 175,678 votes and coming within 2 points of defeating the long-term incumbent-- closer than any other Democratic candidate has come to winning that race in 180 years.
Lynn was recently selected for the highly competitive Illinois Women’s Institute for Leadership’s Training Academy Class of 2020, after a rigorous application process. IWIL selects twelve women from throughout the state and trains them to run for office at every level of government. She is the only woman from DuPage County to win this honor in nearly a decade.
In a crowded primary race of five candidates, Lynn is thrilled to be the one candidate endorsed by DuPage County NOW, the local chapter of the National Organization for Women.
Lynn conceptualized and organized the
Get Out The Vote Concert
for the 2018 election, attended by over 30 Democratic candidates including J.B. Pritzker, Susana Mendoza, Kwame Raoul, as well as hundreds of voters and many Democratic activist groups, including a successful voter registration drive, making it the largest gathering of Democratic candidates in the history of DuPage County.
Lynn writes about politics on multiple platforms including Huffington Post, and her Op-Ed
“Baby, We Were Born To Run”
announcing her campaign, was featured in the September 2019 national launch of DemCast USA, a progressive media platform. Her political voice is receiving national attention. She will also be writing about her experience in the IWIL Training Academy for DemCast, as a way of encouraging other women to run for local office.
Lynn is a lifelong Illinois resident and committed community volunteer and activist, with a focus on gun violence prevention, equal rights for women, fighting climate change and ensuring Insulin For All. She is a member of Bridge Communities, Glenbard West’s Association of Music Parents, a Board Member of the Glenbard West Boosters, and is the founder and President of Glen Ellyn Women Leaders (GEWLS). She is a member of St. Petronille Parish, volunteers as a coach for the Park District, and donates her time and energy to many local causes and committees.
Lynn is also a professional orchestral violinist and violist, with over 25 years’ experience performing, recording, touring, educating, and fundraising for the arts, having served as a member of several orchestral advisory boards and steering committees. She is currently the Principal Violist with the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, and is a guest musician with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra in South Carolina. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and her Master’s Degree from the University of Notre Dame on a full ride, merit-based scholarship.
Lynn lives in Glen Ellyn with her husband of 22 years, Michael Allaway, their four school-aged children, and one hyperactive frisbee dog and two extremely curious cats.
