Kimberly du Buclet

Kimberly du Buclet
Kimberly du Buclet
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives; from the 5th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 13, 2023
Preceded by	Lamont Robinson
Vice President of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Board of Commissioners
	In office; January 5, 2023 – May 13, 2023
Preceded by	Barbara McGowan
Succeeded by	Patricia Flynn
Member of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Board of Commissioners
	In office; December 2018 – May 13, 2023
Preceded by	David Walsh
Succeeded by	Precious Brady-Davis
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives; from the 26th district
	In office; March 2011 – January 2013
Preceded by	William D. Burns
Succeeded by	Christian Mitchell
Personal details
Born	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University 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 (MWRDGC).

Early life and education

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.

Career

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, but did not run for a full term in the 2012 election.^[2]^[3] During her first House tenure, 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]

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.^[4] The seat had been vacated by Cynthia Santos, and had been held by interim appointee David Walsh prior to Neely's assumption of office.^[5] 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.^[6] She was reelected, winning the most votes of any candidate in the general election.^[4] On January 5, 2023, she was elected by the board of commissioners to serve as its vice president.^[7]

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.^[8]

Electoral history

Democratic primary for the 2018 MWRDGC Board of Commissioners special election for the seat vacated by Cynthia M. Santos^[9]
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 MWRDGC Board of Commissioners special election for the seat vacated by Cynthia M. Santos^[10]
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 MWRDGC District Board of Commissioners Democratic primary^[11]
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 MWRDGC Board of Commissioners election^[12]
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

1 2 "Representative Kimberly du Buclet (D)". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
↑ "Hyde Park gets new state representative". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
↑ "State legislature headed for unusual turnover". State Journal-Register. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
1 2 "Kimberly Neely Dubuclet". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
↑ "Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2018)". Ballotpedia. 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
↑ Kapos, Shia (2020-03-31). "STATE BUDGET PINCHING — TRUMP HOTEL STILL OPEN — ELECTION WRAP-UPS". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
↑ "Complete List of Board of Commissioners from Date of Organization" (PDF). mwrd.org. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
↑ Liptrot, Michael (May 15, 2023). "Neely Du Buclet appointed state representative for 5th District". Hyde Park Herald. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
↑ "Cook County and The City of Chicago Primary Election March 20, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
↑ "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
↑ "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.
↑ "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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[bio-1] 1 2 "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.

[Ballotpedia-4] 1 2 "Kimberly Neely Dubuclet". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

[5] "Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2018)". Ballotpedia. 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

[6] Kapos, Shia (2020-03-31). "STATE BUDGET PINCHING — TRUMP HOTEL STILL OPEN — ELECTION WRAP-UPS". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-04-09.

[7] "Complete List of Board of Commissioners from Date of Organization" (PDF). mwrd.org. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[8] Liptrot, Michael (May 15, 2023). "Neely Du Buclet appointed state representative for 5th District". Hyde Park Herald. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[9] "Cook County and The City of Chicago Primary Election March 20, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

[10] "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

[11] "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.

[12] "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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