Jim Anderson
NE · Mayor of Ashland
Jim Anderson is the mayor of Ashland and earlier represented Ward 1 on the Ashland City Council. On the city website he says he wants more community events and projects that improve quality of life in town.
Where Jim Anderson stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted with a 4-0 council for a resolution that urged, but did not require, masks and social distancing during COVID-19. The same night, the council re-elected him council president for 2021.
December 3, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: wahoo-ashland-waverly.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted for a multi-year deal with Viking Industrial Painting to inspect, repair and repaint Ashland's two water towers. The council approved it 2-1.
January 20, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: wahoo-ashland-waverly.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Cast the tie-breaking vote to charge special assessments to property owners for the Dennis Dean Road street project. The vote was 3-2.
February 6, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofashlandne.gov
Voted for a multi-year deal with Viking Industrial Painting to inspect, repair and repaint Ashland's two water towers. The council approved it 2-1.
January 20, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: wahoo-ashland-waverly.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Told the council the proposed half-cent sales tax increase on the November ballot covers only a small part of the planned aquatic center's cost.
August 6, 2026
Source: cityofashlandne.gov
Appointed Jake Crnkovich to fill an open Ward 2 seat on the Ashland City Council. The council approved the appointment.
May 21, 2026
Source: cityofashlandne.gov
Cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the first reading of an ordinance to annex land into Ashland (Ordinance 1222). The vote was 3-2 after neighbors objected to one parcel.
May 4, 2023
Source: cityofashlandne.gov
Won the race for Ashland mayor with 606 votes to Amanda Roe's 450. He had served eight years on the council for Ward 1 and became interim mayor when Mayor Rick Grauerholz died.
November 8, 2022
Source: wahoo-ashland-waverly.com
Voted no several times on giving an owner more time to fix a long-running nuisance house at 106 South 16th Street, the Ashland Gazette reported.
June 22, 2022
Source: wahoo-ashland-waverly.com
Received a Friend of Economic Development award from the Ashland Area Economic Development Corporation at its annual meeting.
June 21, 2022
Source: wahoo-ashland-waverly.com
Past race Jim Anderson ran in:
- Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Ashland city, Nebraska · incumbent