Kimberly du Buclet
du Buclet in 2022
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 5th district
Assumed office
May 13, 2023
Preceded byLamont Robinson
Vice President of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Board of Commissioners
In office
January 5, 2023 – May 13, 2023
Preceded byBarbara McGowan
Succeeded byPatricia Flynn
Member of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Board of Commissioners
In office
December 2018 – May 13, 2023
Preceded byDavid Walsh
Succeeded byPrecious Brady-Davis
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 26th district
In office
March 2011 – January 2013
Preceded byWilliam D. Burns
Succeeded byChristian Mitchell
Personal details
BornChicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA)
University of Chicago (MBA)

Kimberly Neely du Buclet is an American politician. A Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, she also formerly served on the board of commissioners for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC).

Early life and education

De Buclet attended high school at University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. She also received a Bachelor of Science in marketing from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and an Master of Business Administration in marketing from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Career

Du Buclet represented the 26th District in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013.[1] She was appointed to her seat in May 2011 after former incumbent William D. Burns stepped down as District 26 representative to become Chicago's 4th Ward alderman, but did not run for a full term in the 2012 election.[2][3] During her first House tenure, du Buclet's committee assignments included Health Care Availability Access, Small Business Empowerment & Workforce, Higher Education, Appropriations-Human Services, Health & Healthcare Disparities, and Tourism & Conventions.[1]

In 2018, du Buclet won a special election to finish the remaining two years of an unexpired term on the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.[4] The seat had been vacated by Cynthia Santos, and had been held by interim appointee David Walsh prior to Neely's assumption of office.[5] In 2020, du Buclet won the Democratic primary on March 17, 2020 for reelection to a full-term on the board in an election to fill the three seats on the board with expiring terms.[6] She was reelected, winning the most votes of any candidate in the general election.[4] On January 5, 2023, she was elected by the board of commissioners to serve as its vice president.[7]

On May 13, 2023, du Buclet was appointed to fill the 5th district seat in the Illinois House of Representatives that was vacated after her predecessor Lamont Robinson became a Chicago alderman.[8]

Electoral history

Democratic primary for the 2018 MWRDGC Board of Commissioners special election for the seat vacated by Cynthia M. Santos[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kimberly Neely du Buclet 561,695 96.48
Write-in Others 20,473 3.52
Total votes 582,168 100
2018 MWRDGC Board of Commissioners special election for the seat vacated by Cynthia M. Santos[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kimberly Neely du Buclet 1,173,498 77.07
Green Rachel Wales 349,053 22.93
Total votes 1,522,551 100
2020 MWRDGC District Board of Commissioners Democratic primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kimberly Neely du Buclet (incumbent) 346,370 18.02
Democratic M. Cameron “Cam” Davis (incumbent) 288,471 15.01
Democratic Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda 242,055 12.59
Democratic Patricia Theresa Flynn 222,191 11.56
Democratic Heather Boyle 216,447 11.26
Democratic Frank Avila (incumbent) 215,741 11.22
Democratic Michael G. Grace 157,088 8.17
Democratic Mike Cashman 99,319 5.17
Democratic Shundar Lin 65,757 3.42
Democratic Deyon Dean 61,102 3.18
Write-in Others 7,627 0.40
Total votes 1,922,168
2020 MWRDGC Board of Commissioners election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kimberly Neely du Buclet (incumbent) 1,288,586 28.89
Democratic M. Cameron “Cam” Davis (incumbent) 1,141,803 25.60
Democratic Eira L. Corral Sepúlveda 1,028,057 23.05
Green Tammie Felicia Vinson 324,905 7.28
Green Troy Antonio Hernandez 339,633 7.61
Green Rachel Wales 337,272 7.56
Total votes 4,460,256 100

References

  1. ^ a b "Representative Kimberly du Buclet (D)". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Hyde Park gets new state representative". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. ^ "State legislature headed for unusual turnover". State Journal-Register. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Kimberly Neely Dubuclet". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2018)". Ballotpedia. 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  6. ^ Kapos, Shia (2020-03-31). "STATE BUDGET PINCHING — TRUMP HOTEL STILL OPEN — ELECTION WRAP-UPS". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  7. ^ "Complete List of Board of Commissioners from Date of Organization" (PDF). mwrd.org. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  8. ^ Liptrot, Michael (May 15, 2023). "Neely Du Buclet appointed state representative for 5th District". Hyde Park Herald. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Cook County and The City of Chicago Primary Election March 20, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "Cook County and The City of Chicago Primary Election March 17, 2020 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 3, 2020 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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