Jared Hawkinson
Republican · IL · Knox County Board Member, District 4
Jared Hawkinson has served on the Knox County Board since 2016 and has chaired it since 2020. He also chairs the Knox County Housing Authority board and serves on the county's 911 board.
Where Jared Hawkinson stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (5 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
Voted no on requiring COVID-19 vaccines for county nursing home workers. It passed 6-4.
November 24, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Made the motion to start an energy-savings deal with a contractor to fix county buildings. The savings would repay up to $2.5 million. The board put it on hold 10-1; he voted against the delay.
June 24, 2020Supports Government Efficiency
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 5 support · 4 oppose
Voted yes on starting a bond of about $29.4 million over 30 years. It pays to build a new landfill cell and close the old one. It passed 13-1.
June 24, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Cast the only no vote on raising pay for the county clerk, treasurer and circuit clerk to $153,527.92 a year. It passed 13-1.
May 27, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on a union deal raising pay for nurses at the county nursing home. It passed 11-3.
September 24, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted yes on a $10 million loan to renovate the county nursing home. It passed 12-1.
July 23, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted yes on the county's 2023-24 budget of $84,624,926, which was smaller than the year before. It passed 8-4. He also voted yes on the tax levy, which passed 10-3.
November 21, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted yes on a second round of federal COVID relief grants. They gave $570,000 to six local groups, including meals for older people. It passed 12-1.
September 28, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on a $1.4 million, 10-year loan to renovate a wing of the county nursing home. It passed 10-2.
February 26, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Made the motion to buy new radios for the sheriff's office for $86,881, paid off over three years. The old radios could no longer be fixed. It passed 12-0.
September 25, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted yes on a county hiring freeze. New jobs now need board approval. It passed 13-1.
November 28, 2018Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Made the motion to buy new radios for the sheriff's office for $86,881, paid off over three years. The old radios could no longer be fixed. It passed 12-0.
September 25, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted yes on a second round of federal COVID relief grants. They gave $570,000 to six local groups, including meals for older people. It passed 12-1.
September 28, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Voted yes on starting a bond of about $29.4 million over 30 years. It pays to build a new landfill cell and close the old one. It passed 13-1.
June 24, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted yes on a $10 million loan to renovate the county nursing home. It passed 12-1.
July 23, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted yes on a master contract for county building and energy upgrades, paid for over time from savings. It passed 9-1.
September 14, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Created a task force to decide whether to repair the old county courthouse or build a new one. It must report by December 1.
April 1, 2026
Source: wgil.com
Voted yes on removing two members from the county housing authority board. It passed 11-1.
January 28, 2026
Source: cms2.revize.com
Was re-elected chair of the Knox County Board for a two-year term.
December 2, 2024
Source: wgil.com
Voted no on state-required county rules for siting large wind farms and solar farms. Both rules failed on 7-7 ties.
May 24, 2023
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted yes on a county resolution opposing Illinois's new ban on assault-style guns (Protect Illinois Communities Act). It passed 9-5.
February 22, 2023
Source: cms2.revize.com
Won election as chair of the Knox County Board by an 8-7 vote. The board then approved his new committee plan 14-1.
December 5, 2022
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on the county's recreational marijuana ordinance. It passed 6-5.
January 22, 2020
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on letting recreational marijuana businesses open in rural Knox County and setting a county tax on them. It passed 8-3.
September 25, 2019
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on raising the county landfill fee by $1 per ton of trash. The increase passed 11-2.
October 24, 2018
Source: cms2.revize.com
Past race Jared Hawkinson ran in:
- Knox County Board District 4 · November 3, 2026 · Knox County, Illinois · incumbent