David Johnson
Republican · IL · Coles County Board Member, District 9
David Johnson is a Coles County Board member from Charleston. He chaired the board's cooperative extension committee in the 2024-2025 term.
Where David Johnson stands, based on their records
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted to raise the pay of the county public defender and sheriff by 6.1%. The state requires this cost-of-living raise. It passed 10-2.
July 8, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Made the motion to put an advisory question on the November 2026 ballot about county zoning of rural, unincorporated land. It failed 4-7.
August 11, 2026
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Made the motion for an ordinance giving the county's 911 phone board (CECOM) control of its own finances. It passed 11-0.
July 14, 2026
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Seconded and voted for putting an advisory question on the ballot. It asks voters about Coles County leaving Cook County to form a new state. It passed 9-3.
April 14, 2026
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Chaired the county board's Cooperative Extension committee, according to the 2024-2025 county directory.
March 9, 2026
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Voted against the Glacier Moraine solar farm permit when the board took it up again. The board approved it 7-4.
October 14, 2025
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Voted against a permit for the Glacier Moraine solar farm. The permit failed 5-7.
September 9, 2025
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Voted for a resolution saying Coles County opposes sanctuary policies and supports enforcing federal immigration law. It passed 6-3.
August 12, 2025
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Voted against approving the Coles Wind project, a wind farm, with conditions. The board approved it 6-5.
July 1, 2025
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Voted for a county board resolution supporting school choice for home schools and private schools. It passed 9-3.
May 13, 2025
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Voted to limit solar farms to 10% of the county's farmland. That change passed 9-2. He then voted for the county's new solar farm rules, which passed 7-3.
March 11, 2025
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Was appointed to the Coles County Board to represent District 9. The board approved the appointment by a 10-0 vote.
January 14, 2025
Source: colesco.illinois.gov
Past race David Johnson ran in:
- Coles County Board District 9 · November 3, 2026 · Coles County, Illinois · incumbent