Ben DeJong
Libertarian · MI · Lake Odessa Village Trustee
Ben DeJong is a Lake Odessa village trustee and communications director for the Libertarian Party of Michigan. He holds a master's degree in health care leadership and has worked in hospital operations and radiology.
Where Ben DeJong stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Moved to buy a drone for the Lake Odessa police department, after saying a policy on when drones are used and on privacy was needed before use. The council passed it 7-0.
March 16, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lakeodessa.org
Made the motion setting the amount of Lake Odessa's 2026 capital improvement bond sale, which borrows money for village projects. The council passed the bond amount 7-0.
March 16, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lakeodessa.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Moved to buy a drone for the Lake Odessa police department, after saying a policy on when drones are used and on privacy was needed before use. The council passed it 7-0.
March 16, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: lakeodessa.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Moved to award the rebuilding of Lake Odessa's beach pavilion to Stowell Builders. The village council approved the contract 7-0.
May 18, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lakeodessa.org
Made the motion setting the amount of Lake Odessa's 2026 capital improvement bond sale, which borrows money for village projects. The council passed the bond amount 7-0.
March 16, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lakeodessa.org
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Moved to approve a housing brownfield tax financing plan for a new development on Jordan Lake Avenue. After other council members raised many questions, he withdrew the motion and moved to delay the vote, which passed 7-0.
July 7, 2026
Source: lakeodessa.org
Moved to adopt Lake Odessa's budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The council passed it 5-0 after adding up to $1,000 for holiday tree lights.
February 16, 2026
Source: lakeodessa.org
Moved to approve the Downtown Development Authority's updated tax increment financing plan, which sets aside future property tax growth for downtown projects. It failed 3-4. He then voted for letting the plan go ahead using only village taxes, not county or township taxes, which passed 6-1.
November 17, 2025
Source: lakeodessa.org
Cast the only vote against handing the former Bistro's sidewalk cafe agreement, which lets a business use public right-of-way, to the building's new owners. The Lake Odessa council approved it 6-1.
September 15, 2025
Source: lakeodessa.org
Moved to form a special committee to study how Lake Odessa's village government uses artificial intelligence, after the council set aside proposed workplace rules on it. The motion passed 7-0, and he was appointed to the committee.
July 21, 2025
Source: lakeodessa.org
Cast the only vote against a change to the general rules of Lake Odessa's public nuisance ordinance (Ordinance 2025-05). The village council passed it 6-1.
April 21, 2025
Source: lakeodessa.org
Moved to extend the expiration date of Lake Odessa's rules on utility terrain vehicles (off-road side-by-sides) to May 30, 2025. The village council passed it 5-1.
March 17, 2025
Source: lakeodessa.org
Moved to close the village's beach pavilion for all of 2025 because of concerns about the condition of its cement floor. The Lake Odessa Village Council passed the motion 6-0.
December 23, 2024
Source: lakeodessa.org
Won a seat on the Lake Odessa Village Council on 2024-11-05. He placed third of five candidates for three open trustee seats, with 335 votes, in Ionia County's official results.
November 5, 2024
Source: ioniacounty.org
Past race Ben DeJong ran in:
- 78th District Representative in State Legislature 2 Year Term (1) Position · November 3, 2026 · State House District 78; Michigan