State Rep. Deb Conroy is making history as the first woman to be elected to serve as DuPage County Board Chairman.
Conroy's Republican challenger, Greg Hart, conceded to her late Tuesday night following a very close race. The 35-year-old outspent Conroy 2:1 in a very tight race.
Conroy said when she was first elected to the state legislature 10 years ago, she was the only elected Democrat in a solidly red DuPage County. Over the years, DuPage has become more racially and economically diverse and slowly more Democratic as Republicans moved further to the right. Conroy replaces Republican Dan Cronin, who decided not run after 12 years as the DuPage County Chair. While he acknowledges DuPage has turned blue, he does not believe the changing face of the county is why Greg Hart, a moderate Republican, lost.
Cronin said the abortion issue motivated more women to vote, but he says Darren Bailey on top of the ticket was Hart's biggest obstacle.
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