Gary Grasso Not Swayed by Result of Referendum on Holding Multiple Offices
The Burr Ridge mayor who had a narrow unofficial victory Tuesday night in his District 3 DuPage County Board race said he still wants to hold both offices simultaneously.
Written by Joe O'Donnell. Gary Grasso said he does not plan on stepping down as Burr Ridge's mayor if his DuPage County Board victory Tuesday night becomes official, even after DuPage voters overwhelmingly supported an advisory referendum on the ballot discouraging politicians from holding multiple elected offices at the same time. "If the results hold, I intend to hold both offices," Grasso said Wednesday morning. At the end of the night Tuesday, Grasso held an 11-vote lead over Sharon E. Bryant (33,286 votes to 33,275) for the last of three District 3 spots on the DuPage County Board. The father of six, according to the Daily Herald's candidate profile, said he's been told it might be two weeks before all provisional ballots are counted …
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Lindy Sullivan
4:57 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012
Grasso wanted to be the County Chair two years ago and was rejected in the Republican primary. Newcomer Sharon Bryant is 12 votes from knocking him off the "I want to be Cty Bd member and Mayor" pedestal. Let's see what happens here. more ›