John L Doty
Republican · IL · Coles County Board Member, District 5
John Doty is a Coles County Board member from Mattoon. He chaired the board's road and bridge committee in the 2024-2025 term.
Where John L Doty stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Infrastructure (3 records)
Opposes
Housing Affordability (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for a county ordinance to borrow $1,000,000 through bonds for improvements to county buildings. It passed 11-1.
September 10, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Voted against spending federal COVID relief money on three local charity grants: $25,000 for the Salvation Army, $40,000 for a Charleston church food pantry, and $60,200 for Matthew 25 housing help. All three passed. He voted for grants to a crisis response team and the Soup Stop meal program.
January 9, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Seconded and voted for a county resolution opposing sanctuary policies and backing enforcement of federal immigration law. It passed 6-3.
August 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 oppose
Seconded and voted for a motion to opt Coles County out of a new state property tax break for new or rebuilt affordable rental housing. It passed 8-1.
June 14, 2022Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Seconded and voted for the Glacier Moraine LLC solar farm permit when the board took it up again. This time it passed 7-4.
October 14, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Voted for a permit to let Glacier Moraine LLC build a large solar farm in the county. The permit failed 5-7.
September 9, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Seconded and voted for approving the Coles Wind project, a 51-turbine wind farm, with conditions. It passed 6-5.
July 1, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Made the motion to adopt the Coles County budget for the 2026 budget year. It passed 9-0.
November 12, 2025
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Voted for a county board resolution opposing a state bill (House Bill 2827) that proposed new state rules for home schools and private schools. It passed 9-3.
May 13, 2025
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Voted for new county rules for large solar farms, which passed 7-3. He also voted to limit solar farms to 10% of the county's farmland, which passed 9-2. He was the only no vote on a 12-foot fence rule.
March 11, 2025
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Was named chairman of the county board's Road and Bridge Committee for the new board term.
December 5, 2024
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Voted no on the county's prevailing wage rule, which sets the minimum pay for workers on county public works jobs. It passed 8-2.
June 13, 2023
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Voted no on hiring an outside lawyer to handle union bargaining for the sheriff's officers and security staff. It passed 8-2.
January 10, 2023
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Voted to cap the number of wind turbines in Coles County at 120. The change passed 7-5. He then seconded and voted for the county's new wind farm rules, which passed 8-4.
October 11, 2022
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Was appointed to the Coles County Board to fill the District 5 seat. The board approved the appointment 11-0, and he took the oath that night.
December 11, 2018
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Past race John L Doty ran in:
- Coles County Board District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Coles County, Illinois · incumbent