eVoter Profile of Republican Dan Patlak Candidate 2010 Illinois General Election
CANDIDATE
Dan Patlak
CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF
Commissioner, Cook County Board of Review, District 1
NOVEMBER 2, 2010 ELECTION
2010 Illinois General Election
CANDIDATE STATEMENT
With unprecedented control of county government, the Chicago Democrat Machine has been in a position for many years to manipulate the property tax system in order to promote their political agenda. The Board of Review has three Democrat Machine commissioners running its' operations. Taxpayers need a "Canary in the Coal Mine" (a Board Commissioner from the minority Party) to sound a warning when our property tax system is being used to reward political supporters and punish adversaries.
Please join me in this endeavor by contributing to my campaign and signing up as a volunteer.
Sincerely, Dan Patlak
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CANDIDATE PARTY
REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE WEBSITE
Website: http://www.electpatlak.com
INDIVIDUAL ENDORSEMENTS
Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider
Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica
Park Ridge Mayor Dave Schmidt
ORGANIZATION ENDORSEMENTS
National Taxpayers United of Ilinois
Illinois Committee for Honest Government
BIOGRAPHICAL INFO
Dan Patlak is the Republican Party nominee for Commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review-District 1. He won a two way race in the February 2, 2010 primary in which his opponent outspent him by more than a two to one margin.
He is a graduate of Valparaiso University with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration.
Dan began his professional career asa real estate broker in the near north suburbs of Chicago in 1986 and continued in that capacity until 1995.
He is a graduate of the Real Estate Institute (GRI) and has been a member of the National and Ilinois Realtors Associations for more than twenty years.
As a volunteer coordinator for Citizens Against Government Waste from 1992 to 1994 Patlak organized Taxpayer Action Day Rallies in successive years at the Kluzinski Federal Building and the Daley Plaza to draw attention to wasteful gov't spending.
He also testified before the Cook County Board in the early 90's in opposition to the original $.75 county sales tax.
Mr. Patlak was employed at the Cook County Board of Review from January 1999 to December 2006. He served as a property assessment appeal analyst for Commissioner Maureen Murphy specializing in residential, commercial apartment and exempt properties.
In addition, Dan represented the Board of Review at over 500 Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB) oral hearings.
Maureen Murphy’s office conducted over 300 Property Assessment Appeal Seminars during her eight years in office. Mr. Patlak served as her surrogate speaker at more than 60 of those seminars.
Patlak also served as Murphy’s Public Information Officer fielding media inquiries, writing letters to the editor, arranging press conferences, scheduling public appearances and helping write the Board’s Annual Report.
After completing advanced courses in property appraisal required to become a Certified Illinois Assessing Officer, Dan was elected Assessor of Wheeling Township in 2005 and re-elected in 2009.
He has been a member of the International Association of Assessing Officers since 2005. Dan also was an elected Board Member of East Maine School District #63 in the mid-90’s.
Mr. Patlak is a member of the National Taxpayers Union. He is endorsed by the National Taxpayers United of Illinois PAC and the Illinois Committee for Honest Government. He is a member of St. Joseph the Worker Church and a 4th degree Knight of Columbus.
Dan resides in the Village of Wheeling with his wife Dulce and nine year old son Teddy.
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