Kimberly du Buclet

Kimberly du Buclet
du Buclet in 2022
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 5th district
Incumbent
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 (MWRD).

Early life and education

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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.

First tenure in the Illinois House of Representatives (2011–2013)

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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. She did not run for a full term in the 2012 election.[2][3]

du Buclet worked on sentencing reform legislation that was later finalized in 2012 inthe state senate as Senate Bill 3349. The bill reduced required the minimum lengths for supervised release (parole) that are imposed for certain felonies.[4]

During her first stint in the state house, 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]

MWRD Board of Commissioners (2018–2023)

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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.[5] The seat had been vacated by Cynthia Santos, and had been held by interim appointee David Walsh prior to Neely's assumption of office.[6] 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.[7] She was reelected, winning the most votes of any candidate in the general election.[5] On January 5, 2023, she was elected by the board of commissioners to serve as its vice president.[8] Her tenure ended after she was appointed on May 13, 2023 to again serve in the Illinois House of Representatives.[9]

In 2023, while serving on the board Du Buclet was appointed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to its 24-member Local Government Advisory Committee.[9]

Second tenure in the Illinois House of Representatives (2023–present)

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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.[10] Per Illinois law, since Robinson was elected as a Democrat her appointment was decided by the Democratic committeepeople representing areas overlapping with the district.[11]

The 5th district mainly represents portions of South Side neighborhoods (including Woodlawn, Washington Park, South Shore, and Englewood), and also small portions of the The Loop, South Loop and River North.[4][12]

du Buclet introduced legislation that aimed to hold corporations accountable for their emissions. She also introduced legislation to create a state holiday memorializing Emmett Till.[4]

du Buclet is seeking reelection in 2024. Ahead of the Democratic primary, she was endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union and the Cook County College Teachers Union (both being local chapters of the American Federation of Teachers),[13][14] as well as the endorsement of AFSCME Council 31.[15] She won the primary, defeating her sole opponent 75.7% to 24.3%. She faces a Republican challenger in the general election.[5] She was endorsed in the general election by the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune,[12] Planned Parenthood Illinois Action,[16] Equality Illinois[17] and Giffords.[18]

Electoral history

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Democratic primary for the 2018 MWRD Board of Commissioners special election for the seat vacated by Cynthia M. Santos[19]
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 MWRD Board of Commissioners special election for the seat vacated by Cynthia M. Santos[20]
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 MWRD District Board of Commissioners Democratic primary[21]
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 MWRD Board of Commissioners election[22]
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

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  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 c Liptrot, Michael (18 March 2024). "Your Guide to the Statehouse Democratic Primary". South Side Weekly. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Kimberly du Buclet". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2018)". Ballotpedia. 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ Kapos, Shia (2020-03-31). "STATE BUDGET PINCHING — TRUMP HOTEL STILL OPEN — ELECTION WRAP-UPS". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  8. ^ "Complete List of Board of Commissioners from Date of Organization" (PDF). mwrd.org. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Vice President Du Buclet appointed as State Representative" (PDF). Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. May 16, 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  10. ^ Liptrot, Michael (May 15, 2023). "Neely Du Buclet appointed state representative for 5th District". Hyde Park Herald. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  11. ^ Liptrot, Michael; Monaghan, Marc Monaghan (15 May 2023). "Neely Du Buclet appointed state representative for 5th District". Hyde Park Herald. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Editorial: Our Endorsements for the Illinois House, Part 1". Chicago Tribune. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  13. ^ Goldbaum, Nathan (11 January 2024). "Endorsements for the 2024 Election". Chicago Teachers Union.
  14. ^ "2024 Primary Endorsements". Cook County College Teachers Union Local 1600. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  15. ^ "2024 Primary Election Results for AFSCME-recommended candidates". AFSCME Council 31. March 22, 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  16. ^ "2024 Illinois Election Endorsements". Planned Parenthood Illinois Action. 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  17. ^ "2024 General Election Endorsements". Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Champions Primary". GPAC Illinois. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Cook County and The City of Chicago Primary Election March 20, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "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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