2025 Election: Geneva Mayor

This spring, Kane County voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Incumbent Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns and candidate Karsten Pawlik engaged in a spirited debate in a forum hosted by the Shaw Local News Network. Read the transcript from the candidate forum here

Incumbent Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns and candidate Karsten Pawlik debated the issues facing Geneva in the 2025 election for Mayor in a candidate forum on March 12

Kevin Burns: Economic development and environmental sustainability are not mutually exclusive goals. Geneva's commitment to both goals allow us to strike a balance when courting development and collaborating with interested developers

Top priority for Geneva? Karsten Pawlik: Bring back representative government to the city by restoring the power of the alderman. Currently City Government is upside down with the mayor and staff deciding what to address and vote on.