Headlined by a run for County Auditor, three Libertarians in McLean County have filed paperwork for the March 2020 Primary Election.
Kevin Woodard announced he will be running for McLean County Auditor last month at a campaign rally in Bloomington.
Woodard works as a collector for Afni and has lived in McLean County for ten years. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Tennessee Technological University and an MBA from Centenary College of Louisiana. He held positions in Transportation Engineering for more than 20 years with more than 15 years of experience in city government and more than five in private business as a consultant. He has been married 28 years to his wife Lanette. They have two children, Kristen and Kenneth.
Two more Libertarian candidates joined Woodard in filing paperwork Monday, both candidates for McLean County Board.
Darin Kaeb of Bloomington is running in the county’s 7th district. A 2000 graduate of Tri-Valley High School, 2018 graduate of Illinois State University, and six-year veteran of the Army National Guard, Kaeb currently works with cognitively and developmentally disabled individuals as an employee of Marcfirst. His goal is to provide the County Board with a balanced, independent viewpoint to better serve the public. He also wants to work on public health and safety. Kaeb has been married to his wife Sara for 14 years.
David Scarpelli of Normal is running in the county’s 6th district. Scarpelli works closely with students in Greek Life at Illinois State University. He has been an active member for the McLean County Libertarian Party since early this year and has previous experience with liberty-leaning organizations like the Leadership Institute and Young Americans for Liberty.
With only three candidates running in 2020, the McLean County Libertarian Party is taking a quality over quantity approach to the 2020 elections.
“We ran too many candidates in 2018,” said Chairman Steve Suess. “Every candidate was essentially a campaign team of one. In 2020, we will be pouring all of our resources into a few offices, specifically the County Auditor’s race. We’re not satisfied just being on the ballot; we’re here to win.”
While the McLean County Libertarians will be running fewer candidates, they will still be recruiting candidates for countywide and county board positions to slate later in 2020.
