2017 – Candidate Highlight – Jackie Traynere – Candidate for Mayor of Bolingbrook
Visit her website at: https://jackie4mayor.com/
Jackie Traynere is a proud, lifelong resident of Bolingbrook who has dedicated herself to keeping her community a great place to live and raise a family. This commitment is rooted in Jackie’s own experience of growing up in Bolingbrook attending Bolingbrook High, and that’s why she raised her children right here in her hometown – in the very house Jackie grew up in.
As a child at Northview elementary school, Jackie experienced firsthand the positive influence local leaders can have on the community when her 4th grade class successfully lobbied the Governor to get crosswalk and crossing guard put in place over route 53 so her classmates could safety walk to school. As an adult, this early experience inspired Jackie to volunteer and then later run for local office.
Today, Jackie is serving her third term on the Will County Board where she’s successfully held the line on local property taxes while improving public safety, easing traffic congestion, and protecting our parks and green spaces. Jackie prides herself on being accessible and keeping her office open and transparent; that’s why she’s the only Board member to proactively send regular updates and useful County information to the people she proudly represents.
Jackie’s commitment to helping people extends to her professional life as well, where she works as an organizer for American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE).
In addition to working with AFGE members for the past 22 years, Jackie started her own small business, The Cleaning Authority. Together with her husband Joe, they’ve grown the company each year and now employ over 30 people.
Now Jackie is running for Mayor of Bolingbrook, leading the Bolingbrook United Ticket, because the Village needs an inclusive leader who reflects the community’s values. Jackie is committed to embracing our great diversity, encouraging growth and opportunity for every family, business, and neighborhood, and responsibly managing the Village’s finances to address the $316,000,000 debt plaguing the community – with a commitment to transparency and accountability to the residents of Bolingbrook, not the special interests or party machines.