Village resident Katie Justak is one of 10 women who this year were chosen by the Illinois Republican Party to participate in its Lincoln Excellence in Public Service Series.
Justak Sept. 30 completed the Lincoln Series' eight-month curriculum, the goal of which is "to increase the number of Illinois Republican women in elected and appointed governmental and political positions at the local, state and federal levels."
Participants pledge to seek a policy-making position in government or in the Republican Party within five years and to help other women achieve like positions, according to the Series' website.
In May, while midway through the Series, Justak was elected chairperson of the La Grange Citizens Council. While officially non-partisan, the group vets and endorses candidates seeking election to public office on the local level.
In a conversation last month with La Grange Today Publisher Thom Rae, Justak talked about her experience in the Lincoln Series, her role as chair of the Citizens Council, and whether she would consider running for local office herself someday.
Click here to view a video of that conversation.
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