Cynthia Alarcón
NE · Columbus City Council Member, Ward 1
Cynthia Alarcón has served on the Columbus City Council for Ward 1 since 2024 and has been a grant coordinator for Educational Service Unit 7 since 2009. She holds a master's degree in teaching and wants more residents to take part in community work.
Where Cynthia Alarcón stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Housing Affordability (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Voted for the city's 2026-27 budget and a $7,899,955.48 property tax request. Both passed 6-0.
September 21, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: meeting.sparqdata.com
Moved to approve a $1,665,000 tax increment financing (TIF) bond for Quail Meadows, a 50-home housing project. It passed 7-0.
March 16, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: meeting.sparqdata.com
Moved to stop public comments on all city-owned Facebook pages, which passed 7-0. She also moved to buy two police drones for $62,861.40, which passed 7-0.
April 21, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: meeting.sparqdata.com
Moved to add a second personal holiday and a yearly sick leave payout to the firefighters' union contract. It passed 7-0.
December 16, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: meeting.sparqdata.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Moved to start a new fireworks law on January 2, 2026; it passed 5-4 with the mayor's vote. The law cut fireworks sale and use days. She voted against delaying it to August 2026 and for final passage, 7-1.
July 7, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: meeting.sparqdata.com
Moved to stop public comments on all city-owned Facebook pages, which passed 7-0. She also moved to buy two police drones for $62,861.40, which passed 7-0.
April 21, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: meeting.sparqdata.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 oppose
Moved to stop public comments on all city-owned Facebook pages, which passed 7-0. She also moved to buy two police drones for $62,861.40, which passed 7-0.
April 21, 2025Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: meeting.sparqdata.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Moved to approve a $1,665,000 tax increment financing (TIF) bond for Quail Meadows, a 50-home housing project. It passed 7-0.
March 16, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: meeting.sparqdata.com
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Moved to approve a partnership agreement with Centro Hispano to add cultural events to the Columbus downtown creative district. It passed 7-0.
June 17, 2024
Source: meeting.sparqdata.com
Was picked by Mayor Jim Bulkley to fill the vacant Ward 1 seat on the Columbus City Council. She was sworn in on January 2, 2024.
December 27, 2023
Source: columbusne.us
Past race Cynthia Alarcón ran in:
- City Council Member Ward 1 · November 3, 2026 · Columbus city, Nebraska · incumbent