hold the position, and the first Assyrian woman elected to a political office in Illinois. She won the election with 1,435 votes. This was seen as a large amount by Lincolnwood standards. The incumbent mayor at the time had received 1,167 votes, and her fellow Alliance for Lincolnwood candidates received 1,329 and 1,328 votes respectively. Their three opponents on the Lifelong for Lincolnwood ticket received 849 votes, 847 votes, and 843 votes respectively. She credited the political engagement of the Assyrian community as a reason for her landslide win. Many canvassing and outreach efforts for her campaign were organized by Vote Assyrian, an organization that aims to increase political engagement among Assyrian Americans. As trustee Aside from her prior support of issues pertaining to ethnic Assyrians, Sargon has taken up several other positions upon the start of her political career. Campaign During a public address for her trustee election campaign, Sargon condemned alleged threatening comments made by a preceding Lincolnwood trustee towards a female colleague. She said that it was a common behavior from their local government that needed to be removed through leading by example. At the same address, she also expressed support for programs that increase diversity advocacy. Sargon was also the subject of personal attacks on social media during the election by one of her Lifelong for Lincolnwood opponents and incumbent Mayor Barry Bass. Bass compared her to Assyrian American Representative Anna Eshoo (incorrectly referring to her as "Pamela Isho"), alleging she had "forgotten her cause" in relation to her Assyrian identity after being elected, implying that Sargon would do the same if elected. Worker protection Sargon and others on the board proposed a meeting to discuss raising the minimum wage and changing sick time rules for workers in Lincolnwood in September 2019. The meeting was eventually was approved and presented to the rest of the board for a vote in January 2020. She voted in favor of adopting Cook County's sick leave requirements in Lincolnwood. She and two others also voted in favor of raising Lincolnwood's minimum wage beyond the wage set by Cook County. She was quoted as saying: Supreme Court of Illinois endorsement Sargon formally endorsed candidate Daniel Epstein during the 2020 Illinois judicial elections for the Supreme Court of Illinois Council–manager government Sargon has expressed support for the idea of having a workshop in order to explore the possibility of converting Lincolnwood into