Robert G. Bennett

Voted no on moving $28,535 from the county's reserve fund to hire an assistant public defender. It passed 10-2.

May 13, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Made the motion to approve a construction contract to remodel and add on to the Coles County jail. It passed 10-1.

December 10, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted yes on a $1,000,000 county bond issue (general obligation bonds, Series 2024). It passed 11-1.

September 10, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Made the motion to give the county sheriff up to $17,000 in federal pandemic relief money for bulletproof vests. It passed 12-0.

January 9, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted no on giving the group Matthew 25 up to $60,200 in federal pandemic relief money to help people at risk of losing housing. It passed 7-5.

January 9, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted no on giving the Salvation Army up to $25,000 in federal pandemic relief money for social services. It passed 8-4.

January 9, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted yes on giving the Charleston Area Churches Food Pantry up to $40,000 in federal pandemic relief money. It passed 9-2.

January 9, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted no on giving federal pandemic relief money to the Children's Advocacy Center, which helps abused children. The motion failed on a 6-6 tie.

January 9, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted no on giving up to $75,000 in federal pandemic relief money to CCMH LifeLinks, a mental health agency, for public health and bonus pay. It passed 7-4.

July 11, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Made the motion to approve a contract for the county to provide extra police services to the Village of Ashmore. It passed 12-0.

October 14, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Made the motion for a resolution saying Coles County is not a sanctuary county and supports enforcing federal immigration law. It passed 6-3.

August 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Made the motion to approve a construction contract to remodel and add on to the Coles County jail. It passed 10-1.

December 10, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Made the motion to give the county sheriff up to $17,000 in federal pandemic relief money for bulletproof vests. It passed 12-0.

January 9, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted no on giving the group Matthew 25 up to $60,200 in federal pandemic relief money to help people at risk of losing housing. It passed 7-5.

January 9, 2024Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted no on giving the Salvation Army up to $25,000 in federal pandemic relief money for social services. It passed 8-4.

January 9, 2024Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted yes on giving the Charleston Area Churches Food Pantry up to $40,000 in federal pandemic relief money. It passed 9-2.

January 9, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted no on giving federal pandemic relief money to the Children's Advocacy Center, which helps abused children. The motion failed on a 6-6 tie.

January 9, 2024Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Made the motion to approve a construction contract to remodel and add on to the Coles County jail. It passed 10-1.

December 10, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

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Seconded and voted for a resolution to put an advisory question on county zoning of land outside cities on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot. It failed 4-7.

August 11, 2026

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Voted yes to put an advisory question on the ballot asking about Coles County separating from Cook County to form a new state. It passed 9-3.

April 14, 2026

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Made the motion to put an advisory question about the federal scholarship tax credit on the county ballot. It passed 12-0.

December 9, 2025

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Voted no when the board took up the Glacier Moraine solar farm permit again. This time the board approved the permit 7-4.

October 14, 2025

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Voted no on a special use permit for the Glacier Moraine commercial solar farm. The permit failed 5-7.

September 9, 2025

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Voted no on approving the Coles Wind project, with conditions, at a special board meeting. It passed 6-5.

July 1, 2025

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Spoke during public comment and then voted yes on a resolution opposing Illinois House Bill 2827. That bill proposed new state registration and review rules for homeschool and private school families. The resolution passed 9-3.

May 13, 2025

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Was named chair of three county board committees: Building and Grounds, Sheriff and Law Enforcement, and Supplies and Claims. The board approved the committee list at its reorganization meeting.

December 5, 2024

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Won election to the District 11 seat on the Coles County Board as a Republican. He beat Democrat Matt Titus 669 to 563 in election-night results.

November 8, 2022

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Voted yes to adopt the county's rules for wind farms, after the board amended them. The rules passed 8-4.

October 11, 2022

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Was appointed to fill the District 11 seat on the Coles County Board. The board approved his appointment 10-0, with the term running to Nov. 30, 2022.

May 11, 2021

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