Bradley Hix
Republican · IL
Bradley Hix served on the Galesburg City Council for Ward 1 from 2019 to 2025. He has said local officials should serve with a servant's heart and respond to residents.
Where Bradley Hix stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (3 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Made the motion for a three-year deal to buy 100% green electricity for city residents at 5.499 cents per kilowatt-hour. It passed 6-1.
April 19, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Filed open-meetings complaints about two closed council sessions. The Illinois Attorney General's office found both sessions broke the Open Meetings Act.
May 9, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: tspr.org
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support · 2 oppose
Made the motion to create a city grant to help add fire sprinklers to downtown homes. The goal was more downtown housing. It passed 7-0.
November 20, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted no on a $76,000 design contract for a city community center. It failed 2-5.
May 1, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Voted no on backing about $5.3 million in city bonds for a community center. It passed 4-3.
January 17, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Voted no on buying the former Churchill Junior High from the school district for a community center. It passed 4-3.
May 2, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Made the motion to pass the city's 2022 budget, with $77,898,420 in spending. It passed 7-0.
December 6, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Made the motion for Galesburg to adopt 10 shared principles on policing from the Illinois police chiefs group and the NAACP. It passed 6-0.
January 21, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Made the motion to create a city grant to help add fire sprinklers to downtown homes. The goal was more downtown housing. It passed 7-0.
November 20, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Voted yes on a $120,612 engineering contract for a new fuel station at the city airport. It passed 6-0.
June 2, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Voted no on cutting a study of expanding the Lake Storey area from the city budget. He said the project could grow the tax base. The cut passed 3-2.
June 7, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Resigned from the Galesburg City Council after moving out of Ward 1. He had served since 2019.
August 18, 2025
Source: wvik.org
Cast the only no vote on easing the city's pause on new home solar permits for a state program. It passed 5-1.
June 16, 2025
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Made the motion to sell the city-owned former Churchill school building at 905 Maple Avenue. It passed 5-2.
June 5, 2023
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Was cleared by the Illinois Attorney General's office, along with two other council members, in two open-meetings complaints about a campaign event and emails.
May 17, 2023
Source: wgil.com
Won re-election to the Ward 1 seat on the Galesburg City Council, defeating Steven "Champ" Coleman.
April 4, 2023
Source: wgil.com
Left the United Way of Knox County board in March 2023 after his re-election brochure attacked his opponent. The charity said it was named on the brochure without being asked.
March 31, 2023
Source: tspr.org
Voted no on raising the city sales tax from 1% to 1.25%, about $950,000 a year. It passed 4-3. He had voted to let voters decide first, but that failed 4-3.
December 19, 2022
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Cast the only no vote on a $180,000 city settlement of a legal claim. It passed 5-1.
June 20, 2022
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Made the motion to repeal the city's tax on video gambling machines. It passed 7-0.
March 21, 2022
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Cast the only no vote on the city's 2021 property tax levy of $9,707,625, a 2.64% increase. It passed 6-1.
December 6, 2021
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Voted no on a new city tax of one cent per play on video gambling machines. It passed 4-3.
October 18, 2021
Source: cms7files.revize.com
Past race Bradley Hix ran in:
- Knox County Board District 4 · November 3, 2026 · Knox County, Illinois