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Mayor Murphy Endorses Gina Cunningham-Picek as next Mayor of Woodridge

Endorsement for Gina Cunningham-Picek from Mayor Murphy

DEAR FELLOW WOODRIDGE RESIDENTS

AS YOU ARE AWARE, I HAVE MADE THE DECISION NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION AS YOUR MAYOR IN APRIL.  WHILE I WILL NO LONGER SERVE AS YOUR MAYOR, MY LOVE AND DESIRE FOR WOODRIDGE TO BE AN EVEN GREATER COMMUNITY, WILL  CONTINUE AS A VILLAGE RESIDENT.   IT IS FOR THAT REASON I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, MY THOUGHTS ON WHO WE SHOULD ELECT AS OUR NEXT MAYOR.

GINA CUNNINGHAM-PICEK IS THE PERSON WE SHOULD ELECT AS OUR NEXT MAYOR.  AS SOMEONE WHO HAS SERVED FOR 32 YEARS AS YOUR PAST MAYOR, I KNOW THE QUALITIES, TRAITS, SKILLS, INTELLEGENCE, AND COMMON SENSE THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR A PERSON TO SERVE IN SUCH AN IMPORTANT POSITION.  GINA IS THAT PERSON. 

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I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING AND WORKING WITH GINA FOR OVER 30 YEARS. SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS A VILLAGE TRUSTEE AND PREVIOULSY SERVED THE VILLAGE ON THE POLICE PENSION BOARD, QUALITY COMMUNITY TASK FORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.

GINA’S PROVEN COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED NOT ONLY WITH DEDICATED SERVICE IN GOVERNMENT BUT ALSO IN THE COMMUNITY. GINA SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE WOODRIDGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE HIGHEST CHAMBER AWARD – THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. GINA RE-FOUNDED THE CHAMBER “WOMEN IN BUISNESS” AND IS CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER AND HAS SERVED AS CHAIRPERSON OF THIS COMMITTEE.  SHE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE VILLAGE AS A CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AND WAS SELECTED AS THE “WOMAN OF THE YEAR” AT ST. SCHOLASTICA PARISH WHERE SHE CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.  GINA CURRENTLY IS PRESIDENT OF THE WOODRIDGE ROTARY AND IN HER PROFESSIONAL CAREER IS MARKET PRESIDENT OF THE BRIDGEVIEW BANK GROUP/DUPAGE IN WOODRIDGE.

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FURTHER COMMITMENT TO WOODRIDGE IS DEMONSTRATED BY HER INVOLVEMENT WITH THE WEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY PANTRY WITH HER SERVICE AS A BOARD MEMBER AND ACTIVE VOLUNTEER.  GINA ALSO IS A FRIEND OF THE COMMUNITY RESOUCE CENTER AND AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER. 

IN ALL OF THESE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY,  WHETHER IT BE THE VILLAGE, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, HER CHURCH,  CLUBS, AND ORGANIZATIONS, GINA’S REPUTATION IS ONE  WHO LISTENS AND CONTRIBUTES – GINA IS LEADERSHIP IN ACTION.

GINA IS A GREAT LISTENER, A PERSON OF INTEGRITY, A DOER, PERSONABLE AND HAS A POSITIVE APPROACH WITH PEOPLE ALL OF WHICH IS DEMONSTATED IN HER COMMITMENT TO HER  CAMPAIGN THEME OF  “WORKING TOGETHER WORKS.”

THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY RECOMMENDATION TO ELECT GINA CUNNINGHAM-PICEK AS OUR NEXT MAYOR.  PLEASE JOIN WITH ME IN VOTING FOR CONTINUED EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNANCE BY VOTING FOR GINA CUNNINGHAM-PICEK ON APRIL 9th.  GINA HAS THE EXPERIENCE, LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION AND PASSION TO LEAD WOODRIDGE; SHE WILL BE A GREAT MAYOR!

 

SINCERELY,

BILL MURPHY

 

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