Mokena Village President: Fleischer Projected To Win

MOKENA, IL — Incumbent Mayor Frank Fleischer is projected to win the race for Mokena Village President. Incumbent trustee George Metanias is also projected to retain his seat, and Rob Dauphinais and Melissa Fedora are also projected winners.

Fleischer, Metanias, Dauphinais and Fedora were all candidates on the Friends of Mokena slate.

Three candidates ran for Mokena Village President, and six candidates ran for three open positions for Mokena Village Trustee.

The Friends of Mokena slate thanked voters for making the election a success for the entire slate.

"We are honored to serve the residents of Mokena, and appreciate your support during the election and going forward," the slate wrote on its Facebook page.

You can find the unofficial results below:

Tuesday's election results are unofficial until certified by the county on April 27. Provisional Ballots cast on Election Day and all late Vote By Mail Ballots postmarked by Election Day will be counted at Provisional Count on April 20, according to the county clerk's office.

12 out of 12 precincts reporting

Mokena Village President

• Frank Fleischer - 1,385
• Harley Schinker - 396
• Nick Sunzere (write-in candidate) - 592

Mokena Village Trustee (three open positions)

• Julie Musselman Oost - 997
• George Metanias - 1,293
• Rob Dauphinais - 1,075
• Melissa Fedora - 1,410
• Jason Wegner - 691
• Edward Donnelly - 774

Fleischer is the current village president for Mokena, and Metanias is a current trustee for the village. Fleischer and Metanias, as well as Fedora and Dauphinais ran on the Friends of Mokena slate.

Fedora currently serves as the Executive Director for the Mokena Chamber of Commerce, and has a degree in journalism, according to the slate's website.

Dauphinais works in the nonprofit industry, and has also served as a member of the planning and zoning commissioner for the Village of Mokena, the slate's website states.

Schinker, Wegner and Donnelly ran together, and the candidates listed change, inclusion, and public safety as priorities for their team. Schinker is a retired police chief; Wegner is a small business owner; and Donnelly is a regional account manager.

Sunzere is a firefighter/paramedic, and has said on his Facebook he decided to run as a write-in candidate "because I saw the disappointment in the residents of Mokena after the candidates for Village President were announced."

Musselman Oost stated on her Facebook page that "connection, communication, and transparency are the primary principles that need to be strengthened in Mokena."

Oost has degrees in economics, and works as a vice president of regulatory affairs and contracts.

Mokena Local Elections

Some of the local elections in Mokena:

• Mokena District 159 Board of Education
• Mokena Park District Board
• Lincoln-Way D210 School Board
• Summit Hill D161 School Board
• Frankfort Township
• New Lenox Township

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