Jonathan Schechter
WY · Jackson Town Council Member
Jonathan Schechter has served on the Jackson Town Council since 2018, after two terms on the St. John's Health board, and founded the Charture Institute think tank. He focuses on protecting the local ecosystem, cutting town costs before new taxes, and careful housing growth.
Where Jonathan Schechter stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (5 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Led the push to create the town's ecosystem stewardship job, a staff role that works to reduce the town's harm to the local environment.
May 26, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: jhnewsandguide.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 5 support · 1 oppose
Said in town budget talks that paying for Central Wyoming College was not the town's job. The council cut the college's $205,000 request in half.
May 27, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: jhnewsandguide.com
Publicly opposed Mayor Arne Jorgensen's push to raise property taxes to close the town's budget gap. He argued for cutting costs first.
May 26, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: jhnewsandguide.com
Voted no on having town staff keep preparing the deal with Pennrose for the Virginian housing project, citing its cost and affordability. The council voted 4-1 against the deal.
May 11, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: jhnewsandguide.com
Asked the council to redo its vote giving developer Pennrose an extra $10 million for the Virginian housing project, saying he had not understood it. He then cast the lone no vote; it passed 4-1.
April 6, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: jhnewsandguide.com
Voted with the full council to adopt the town's budget for fiscal year 2026. He said the town had taken in more than it spent over recent years.
June 16, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: buckrail.com
Cast the lone vote against pay raises for the mayor and town councilors. He said any raises should wait for a study of town staff pay.
February 22, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: jhnewsandguide.com
Track record — General
General · 12 records
Voted to end the town's talks with developer Pennrose on the Virginian affordable housing project. The council voted 3-2 to end them.
July 14, 2026
Source: jhnewsandguide.com
Voted yes on raising the fee restaurants pay to use downtown parking spaces for outdoor seating (parklets) to $2,000 per space. The fee passed 3-2.
March 16, 2026
Source: buckrail.com
Voted no on sending a letter asking county commissioners to find new space for the town's Municipal Court and Victim Services, which are in the Hansen Courthouse the county plans to tear down. The letter passed 3-2.
September 15, 2025
Source: buckrail.com
Voted with the full council to reject Dauntless Development's early plan for a six-story downtown hotel, three stories of it underground. He said its strain on public services could not be fixed later.
September 8, 2025
Source: jhnewsandguide.com
Cast the lone vote against the development plan for a large Snow King condo building on Lot 57. He said its size was too much given all the large buildings planned in town. It passed 4-1.
July 21, 2025
Source: buckrail.com
Voted with the full council to cancel the planned November 2025 special election on a lodging tax increase, after county leaders would not join it.
July 7, 2025
Source: buckrail.com
Cast the lone vote against the early (sketch) plan for Mogul Capital's large hotel and condo complex on North Cache. He said it was too big for the town's design rules and raised concerns about a benzene pollution plume under the site.
June 16, 2025
Source: jhnewsandguide.com
Voted no on asking town voters to raise the lodging tax on hotel stays from 5% to 7%. The motion passed 3-2.
June 16, 2025
Source: jhnewsandguide.com
Won reelection to the Jackson Town Council along with Arne Jorgensen, defeating Devon Viehman and Kat Rueckert for the two open seats.
November 8, 2022
Source: jhnewsandguide.com
Received the endorsement of fellow Town Councilor Jim Rooks in his 2022 reelection race.
October 19, 2022
Source: jhnewsandguide.com
Voted against a 16-unit workforce housing project on town-owned land at 440 W. Kelly. He questioned whether its small units were good homes for workers. The council approved it 3-2, but county commissioners voted it down.
July 23, 2019
Source: buckrail.com
Voted with the rest of the Town Council, 0-4, against a comprehensive plan change that would have allowed a workforce housing project at Hog Island. He warned that bending the plan for one project set a bad precedent.
April 23, 2019
Source: buckrail.com
Past race Jonathan Schechter ran in:
- Jackson Town Council Member · November 3, 2026 · Jackson town, Wyoming · incumbent