Leann Barr
Republican · IL · Macoupin County Board member, District 6
Leann Barr has served on the Macoupin County Board since 2022. She serves on its Public Safety and Road and Bridge committees and is liaison to the county Health Center Board.
Where Leann Barr stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Voted for the county's 2026-2027 budget. Its general fund planned spending equal to expected revenue. It passed 18-0.
August 11, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: macoupincountyil.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted against cutting a proposed raise for the Supervisor of Assessments to 4%, which failed 6-12. She then voted for the 5.9% raise, which passed 14-4.
September 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: macoupincountyil.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted for the county property tax levy with a $192,225 increase, the most allowed under the state tax cap. It passed 13-4.
December 10, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: macoupincountyil.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted for a $3,890,355 bid from JEN Mechanical to upgrade the courthouse heating and cooling system, with work done after hours. It passed 15-1.
May 14, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: macoupincountyil.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Presented an animal control ordinance change as Public Safety chair. It set rules for using a tranquilizer dart gun and updated fees. The board adopted it 13-1.
August 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: macoupincountyil.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted for a $3,890,355 bid from JEN Mechanical to upgrade the courthouse heating and cooling system, with work done after hours. It passed 15-1.
May 14, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: macoupincountyil.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Voted for an ordinance putting an advisory question on the November ballot about separating from Illinois. It passed 9-6.
June 9, 2026
Source: macoupincountyil.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Spoke for and voted for a county resolution condemning political violence, saying it showed the board working together. It passed 17-0.
October 14, 2025
Source: macoupincountyil.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Appointed chair of the county board's Public Safety Committee. The board approved it 17-0.
May 13, 2025
Source: macoupincountyil.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted for a motion to not adopt a county solar farm permit ordinance, which left state law in charge. It passed 16-2.
August 13, 2024
Source: macoupincountyil.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Seconded and voted for a resolution saying the county would not spend or accept local tax money for migrants or asylum seekers. It passed 12-4.
May 14, 2024
Source: macoupincountyil.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted for a resolution saying all Grain Belt Express power lines in the county should be buried underground. It passed 14-1.
August 8, 2023
Source: macoupincountyil.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted for changes to the county's wind farm permit rules that state law required. The changes passed 12-4.
May 9, 2023
Source: macoupincountyil.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Voted for a county board resolution opposing the state's proposed assault weapons ban (the Protect Illinois Communities Act). It passed unanimously.
January 10, 2023
Source: macoupincountyil.community.diligentoneplatform.com
Won a Macoupin County Board seat for District 6 in the November 2022 general election. She got 900 votes (29.1%), enough for the second of two seats.
November 8, 2022
Source: pastresults.macoupinvotes.gov
Past race Leann Barr ran in:
- Macoupin County Board District 6 · November 3, 2026 · Macoupin County, Illinois · incumbent