Jaclyn Smith-Esters
Democratic · IL
Jaclyn Smith-Esters is a former Galesburg City Council member who represented Ward 5. She has pushed to turn the former Churchill Junior High into a community center and to build a bandshell for music and the arts.
Where Jaclyn Smith-Esters stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Infrastructure (6 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Made the motion for a $76,000 design contract for the planned community center. The council delayed it 4-3, with her voting against the delay.
March 6, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Made the motion to pick the former Churchill Junior High as the site for a community center, estimated to cost $6 million. It passed 4-3.
December 5, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 6 support
Made the motion for a $76,000 design contract for the planned community center. The council delayed it 4-3, with her voting against the delay.
March 6, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
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Made the motion to pick the former Churchill Junior High as the site for a community center, estimated to cost $6 million. It passed 4-3.
December 5, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
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Made the motion for a five-year trash, recycling, and yard waste pickup contract with Waste Management. It passed 4-0.
October 3, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
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Wrote a newspaper column calling for Galesburg to build a bandshell for music and the arts.
May 26, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
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Made the motion to buy the former Churchill Middle School from the local school district for a future community center. It passed 4-3.
May 2, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
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Wrote a newspaper column saying a community center would be an asset to Galesburg.
April 26, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 6 records
Lost the Ward 5 Galesburg City Council election to Heather Acerra, 252 votes to 304.
April 4, 2023
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Voted no on putting a question on the ballot about raising the city sales tax from 1.00% to 1.25%. It failed 3-4.
December 19, 2022
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Voted to hire Gerald Smith as Galesburg city manager at a $165,000 starting salary. She said the pay was fair. It passed 4-3.
September 29, 2022
Source: tspr.org
Voted no on putting a question on the ballot about spending $5 million to $10 million to turn the old Churchill school into a community center. She said a ballot vote would leave out people who do not vote. It failed 3-4.
April 18, 2022
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Moved to reconsider buying a $24,592 camera trailer for the police. She said the money would be better spent on a new officer. The purchase then failed 0-7.
November 1, 2021
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Was appointed to the Galesburg City Council for Ward 5 in a 6-0 vote. Two weeks earlier, the council had turned down her appointment 2-3.
May 17, 2021
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Past race Jaclyn Smith-Esters ran in:
- Knox County Board District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Knox County, Illinois