Pamela Davidson
Democratic · IL · Knox County Board Member, District 3
Pamela Davidson serves on the Knox County Board for District 3 and has chaired the board. She has said she wants the county to keep a balanced budget without raising taxes.
Where Pamela Davidson stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (2 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (4 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Voted no on raising the daily room rate for private-pay residents at the county nursing home by $10. It passed 8-4.
September 25, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted no on a permit for a solar farm on farmland near County Highways 7 and 9. The permit passed 9-4.
June 25, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted yes on a policy requiring COVID-19 shots for county nursing home workers under a federal rule. It passed 6-4.
November 24, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted yes on a permit for a 2-megawatt solar farm on farmland near Galesburg. The permit passed 10-4.
May 23, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Made the motion to spend $20,000 of federal pandemic relief money (ARPA) on a countywide email and communications upgrade. It passed 12-0.
September 22, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 support · 1 oppose
Voted no on the county's $84,624,926 budget for 2023-2024. The budget passed 8-4, with one member abstaining.
November 21, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on the county's 2023-2024 property tax levy, the amount of property tax the county collects. The levy passed 10-3.
November 21, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on a 3-year deal to put a sheriff's school officer at Williamsfield schools, with the county paying 25% of the cost. It passed 8-7.
August 23, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on paying $1,349,485.20 for phase 2 of the county building energy project. She said the bill lacked detailed invoices. The payment failed 6-7.
January 25, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Made the motion to spend $20,000 of federal pandemic relief money (ARPA) on a countywide email and communications upgrade. It passed 12-0.
September 22, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Voted no on seeking outside bids for floor cleaning at the county nursing home. She said the work is a union job. It passed 10-4.
October 29, 2025
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on a job contract for the county nursing home's top manager. The contract passed 8-6.
October 29, 2025
Source: cms2.revize.com
Cast the only no vote on an extra landfill fee that sends money to the county building fund. She said the money should go back to the landfill. It passed 13-1.
October 29, 2025
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on a contract for a county hearing officer after members said they got no resume for him. The contract passed 6-5.
March 26, 2025
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on setting pay for the circuit clerk and coroner for their next terms. She had asked to set the coroner's pay for only 2 years. It passed 10-5.
May 29, 2024
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on a deal to hold Cook County jail inmates in the Knox County jail for $60 a day. It passed 8-4.
March 27, 2024
Source: cms2.revize.com
Spoke and sang at a Galesburg rally protesting the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended the national right to abortion. She told the crowd to fight back at the ballot box.
July 3, 2022
Source: tspr.org
Voted no on hiring a company to plan energy-saving building projects for the county (performance contracting). The motion passed 9-4.
December 22, 2021
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted yes on a county rule for recreational marijuana that bans using it on site at shops. The rule passed 6-5.
January 22, 2020
Source: cms2.revize.com
Won a board vote on 2016-12-05 to become chair of the Knox County Board. She beat Republican Brian Friedrich, the only other nominee.
December 5, 2016
Source: wgil.com
Voted no on raising the county landfill dumping fee by $2 per ton. The increase passed 11-2.
October 26, 2016
Source: cms2.revize.com
Past race Pamela Davidson ran in:
- Knox County Board District 3 · November 3, 2026 · Knox County, Illinois · incumbent