Ex-Official May Run For Hinsdale Village President
HINSDALE, IL – Greg Hart, a former DuPage County Board member, said Tuesday he was seriously considering running for Hinsdale village president in April.
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Meanwhile, Village President Tom Cauley said in an interview that he hadn’t decided whether he would seek a fifth four-year term.
“I’ve got some serious personal matters I’m dealing with,” Cauley said.
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The election is next April.
In an interview Tuesday, Hart said friends and neighbors encouraged him to look into running for village president. He said he had nothing against Cauley or any of the trustees.
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“I would definitely prioritize being a leader who is present and visible in the community,” said Hart, who is a management consultant. “There is this belief that because Hinsdale is so well run, nothing can be improved. There is no such thing as a perfect organization. I would bring a fresh perspective.”
Hart, a Republican, lost to Democrat Deb Conroy in the 2022 race for DuPage County Board chairman. In that contest, Hart said, he had Cauley’s endorsement.
Hart said he would approach the village president position as the nonpartisan position it is.
“There is no Republican or Democratic way to fill a pothole,” said Hart, who served on the County Board from 2017 to 2022. “Hinsdale has got an amazing story to tell. I think the village’s elected officials can do a lot better telling it.”
In 2021, Cauley ran unopposed for re-election. Four years before that, he edged out Laura LaPlaca with 52 percent of the vote.
On Monday, Hart released a poll that he paid David Kanevsky of 3D Strategic Research to conduct. According to the firm, Hart would lead Cauley 41 percent to 14 percent, with 45 percent undecided.
Facing Hinsdale Trustee Luke Stifflear instead, Hart would lead with 43 percent to Stifflear’s 8 percent, with nearly half undecided, the poll said. Stifflear couldn’t be reached for comment Tuesday; his phone number listed on the village’s website has been disconnected.
The survey was conducted Sept. 7 and 8 among 299 registered voters in Hinsdale. The firm said the poll was administered via a conversational text message, with respondents selected randomly from a list of registered voters.
Hart said he expected to decide on whether to run in the next couple of weeks.
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