Board member Danforth represents District 17, which includes Barrington, Barrington Hills, Fox River Grove, Island Lake, Lakemoor, Lake Barrington, North Barrington, Port Barrington, Tower Lakes, Volo and portions of Lake Zurich and Round Lake. He has been on the board since February 2017.
His main priorities on the board are property tax reform, fiscal accountability, safety and security for our communities and environmental integrity. He has a B.A. in Political Science from Northern Illinois University (1986), and a J.D. from the Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach (1994). He also served as an elected member of the DeKalb County Board from 1984 to 1986.