Editor’s note: This is one in a series of stories looking at contested races in the Aurora area in the Nov. 8 general election.The contest for the District 4 seat on the Kane County Board this fall is between incumbent Democrat Mavis Bates and Republican challenger Donald M. Foley.The general election is set for Nov. 8.Bates, 74, of Aurora, said that issues for voters within the district center on having “safe, healthy, affordable neighborhoods, a strong thriving economy with a stable cost of living and lower property taxes, and good paying jobs with rising wages for middle class families.”Mavis Bates.
(Mavis Bates / HANDOUT)“With neighborhoods, we need to promote common sense gun safety measures and keep supporting the sheriff’s gun buyback programs, and to support legislation that will ban assault weapons as well as stronger background checks,” Bates said.Regarding…
Kane District 4 candidates discuss taxes, solar energy
