Zachary S. Oltmanns
Republican · IL · Ogle County Board Member, District 1
Zachary S. Oltmanns is a Republican Ogle County Board member who was sworn in for a board term in December 2020. He has served on the board's facilities, security and IT committee and has backed keeping Weld Memorial Park open through local partnerships and volunteers.
Where Zachary S. Oltmanns stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Infrastructure (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Voted for a permit for the 4.99-megawatt Flanagan community solar farm on 35 acres in Mount Morris Township. It passed 17-6, after he voted in March to send it back to the zoning board.
April 21, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted for the reconsidered Haldane solar project permit after the developer moved it onto lower-rated farmland. It passed 13-11.
December 17, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
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Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Voted against an ordinance setting pay for the Circuit Clerk and Coroner, including a 2% raise for the Circuit Clerk and 1% yearly raises for the Coroner. It passed 14-8.
May 21, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Voted for a permit for the 4.99-megawatt Flanagan community solar farm on 35 acres in Mount Morris Township. It passed 17-6, after he voted in March to send it back to the zoning board.
April 21, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Voted for the reconsidered Haldane solar project permit after the developer moved it onto lower-rated farmland. It passed 13-11.
December 17, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cms7files.revize.com
As a member of the county facilities committee, said the goal was to keep Weld Memorial Park open. He backed sharing its upkeep, about $6,400 a year, with nearby local governments or a volunteer group instead of creating a new park taxing district.
October 25, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: shawlocal.com
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Voted for revised salary ordinances for the County Treasurer, which passed 19-1, and the County Clerk, which passed 19-2.
May 19, 2026
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Voted against setting the Circuit Clerk, County Clerk and Treasurer salaries at $94,164 with no raise for two years. The Circuit Clerk pay passed 16-7; the other two failed.
April 21, 2026
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Became chairman of the board committee over the State's Attorney, courts, Focus House and Circuit Clerk, replacing Susie Corbitt, and joined the Executive Committee. The board approved the new assignments 13-7.
April 9, 2026
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Voted to let a solar farm use one row of plant screening instead of two where fewer than 10 homes sit within a quarter mile. The change failed 10-13.
February 17, 2026
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Was listed as vice chairman of two county board committees for 2025-2027: Long Range and Strategic Planning, and the committee over the State's Attorney, courts, Focus House and Circuit Clerk.
January 9, 2026
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Voted against a special use permit for a wedding venue on farm-zoned land in Dement Township. It passed 18-6.
December 17, 2024
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Abstained from the vote on the county's bill payments because they included bills from Northern Illinois CPR, a business he is connected to.
August 20, 2024
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Voted for a request by Constellation Energy to rezone several parcels from farm use to industrial use (map amendment O-2024-0802). It passed 18-4.
August 20, 2024
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Voted for a new Planning and Zoning fee schedule, the first fee update in over 20 years, which passed 13-7. He also voted against an amendment to cut the fee for a home addition from $200 to $150; it failed 7-13.
February 20, 2024
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Was sworn in as an Ogle County Board member after winning a seat in the November 2020 general election.
December 17, 2020
Source: shawlocal.com
Past race Zachary S. Oltmanns ran in:
- Ogle County Board Member - District 1 (2-Year Term) · November 3, 2026 · Ogle County, Illinois · incumbent