Ben Hobert
KS
Ben Hobert is a Johnson County resident and candidate for County Commissioner District 1; his campaign biography says he has attended more than 200 Johnson County Board of Commissioners meetings since 2021.
Where Ben Hobert stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
Asked the county to delay a parkland land swap in De Soto on old ammunition plant land. He said the county should wait until the pollution cleanup was finished.
March 26, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: johnsoncountypost.com
Spoke against the mask rule for young students at a Johnson County Commission meeting. He called COVID-19 vaccines "clot shots" and said the district attorney should investigate the commission.
January 6, 2022Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: johnsoncountypost.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support
Called the plan to hire more staff for the county's 24/7 mental health crisis center "wasteful." He said the county had not shown enough need.
April 25, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: johnsoncountypost.com
Told the Johnson County Commission that residents were "screaming for mercy" from tax increases. He spoke before the commission approved its $1.8 billion budget for 2025.
September 3, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: johnsoncountypost.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Urged the county board to reject giving an empty ambulance station to a nonprofit for disability housing. He said the transfer broke state law and denied taxpayers fair value.
June 12, 2026
Source: johnsoncountypost.com
Spoke against a new Shawnee tax deal district for developers (a TIF district). He said parts of it did not meet the legal meaning of blighted and would hurt county and school tax money.
May 13, 2026
Source: johnsoncountypost.com
Opposed a county tax break for a new cold storage warehouse near the New Century airport. He said the deal lacked rules requiring a set number of new jobs.
August 28, 2025
Source: johnsoncountypost.com
Spoke against the county asking voters to extend a public safety sales tax. He said he hoped no judge would "legislate from the bench" on the county's legal question.
August 1, 2025
Source: johnsoncountypost.com
Called the county's housing partnership with a real estate firm's nonprofit "problematic." He said it might be a conflict of interest for commission Chair Mike Kelly.
April 8, 2025
Source: johnsoncountypost.com
Opposed the county's plan to buy a Lenexa hotel for a homeless shelter. He gave the county other ideas instead, like a winter emergency shelter and portable showers.
September 19, 2024
Source: johnsoncountypost.com
Past race Ben Hobert ran in:
- County Commissioner District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Johnson County, Kansas