Wayne Reising
Republican · IL · Ogle County Board Member, District 2
Wayne Reising has served on the Ogle County Board since 2016. He has owned an insurance agency for more than 35 years, holds a business management degree from Northern Illinois University, and is a past president of the Oregon Chamber of Commerce.
Where Wayne Reising stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose), Public Infrastructure (5 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Voted against a committee plan that set up a separate solar zoning panel. He said the zoning committee could do the work and the new panel added bureaucracy. The plan passed 15-8.
September 25, 2018Supports Government Efficiency
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Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
Spoke against a task force plan for a county human resources office. He said its cost could not be covered once federal relief (ARPA) money ran out and called it bad business practice.
April 19, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for the county's 2018 budget of $34,348,418 and a property tax levy of $12,662,330. It passed 20-1.
November 21, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for a $1,108,000 construction contract to renovate the county's Emergency Operations Center building in Rochelle. It passed 15-7.
March 21, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 5 support · 2 oppose
Voted for a permit for a 3.5-megawatt community solar facility in Leaf River Township. It passed 11-10.
October 21, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted for a permit for a 2-megawatt community solar facility on W. Haldane Road farmland. The permit failed 4-17.
June 17, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted to approve the revised Haldane solar project permit after the developer moved it to lower-rated farmland. It passed 13-11.
December 17, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted to extend the county's ban on new solar farm permits to March 31, 2020. It passed 13-7.
December 17, 2019Opposes Public Infrastructure
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Voted against a rule that barred solar farms within 1.5 miles of a town unless that town agreed. The rule passed 19-4.
January 10, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted for a temporary halt (moratorium) on new solar farms while the county wrote solar rules. It passed 21-1.
August 21, 2018Opposes Public Infrastructure
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Voted for a $1,108,000 construction contract to renovate the county's Emergency Operations Center building in Rochelle. It passed 15-7.
March 21, 2017Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 15 records
Voted for a county ordinance setting siting rules for large battery energy storage systems. It passed 15-7, after he reported that the state county board association advised waiting for a pending state law.
December 16, 2025
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Voted to let the Leaf River solar site use one row of plant screening instead of two, since few homes were nearby. He said most residents wanted solar farms kept out of residential areas. It passed 16-6.
November 18, 2025
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Voted to rezone several parcels for Constellation Energy Generation from farm use to industrial use. It passed 18-4.
August 20, 2024
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Began a new four-year term on the Ogle County Board for District 2 after the 2022 election.
December 5, 2022
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Voted for a county resolution calling for repeal of the SAFE-T Act, a state criminal justice law. It passed 20-1.
October 18, 2022
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Moved to adopt a zoning code update that added a new expanded-use farm district (AG-2). His motion failed 6-17.
February 15, 2022
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Voted against removing the committee vote from a revised county zoning review process. He said the change made the whole amendment worthless. The change passed 12-11.
December 21, 2021
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Voted against raising the county liquor ordinance's limit on video gaming machines to six. The increase passed.
December 21, 2021
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Voted against adding Juneteenth to the county employee holiday schedule. It passed 17-6.
December 21, 2021
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Abstained from two votes backing state grant (CDBG) requests for local businesses because the applicants were his clients.
July 21, 2020
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Voted for an ordinance banning recreational cannabis businesses in Ogle County. It passed 18-2.
December 17, 2019
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Agreed to chair a new Ogle County Board committee set up to review solar zoning issues.
April 16, 2019
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Voted for a county resolution backing gun rights and opposing further state limits on the Second Amendment. It passed 23-1.
February 19, 2019
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Was sworn in to a two-year term on the Ogle County Board for District 2.
December 5, 2016
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Was appointed by the Ogle County Board to the Ogle County Regional Planning Commission.
April 19, 2016
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Past race Wayne Reising ran in:
- Ogle County Board Member - District 2 · November 3, 2026 · Ogle County, Illinois · incumbent