[1][2][3] Days after her defeat by Democrat John M. Sullivan, George Ryan appointed her to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board where she served for fourteen months.
In 2011, she announced she was running for the position of Adams County Circuit Clerk to succeed fellow Republican Randy Frese.
[4] Kent Donahue lost to Democratic candidate Lori Geschwandner by a margin of 1,582 votes.
[5] Kent Donahue was the Chairwoman of the Adams County Republican Party from April 14, 2017[6] until June 25, 2019.
B. Pritzker nominated Kent Donahue for a position on the Illinois State Board of Elections for a term beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2023.