Candidates have been announced for the 2023 consolidated election that will take place on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. The election will decide mayors, trustees, aldermen, school board members, and others in local government.
Below are the candidates in the BenGil area, according to Macoupin County Clerk Pete Duncan.
Gillespie CUSD #7 School district
Gillespie school board member (2 year term, vote for 1):
- Peyton Bernot
Gillespie school board member (vote for 4):
- Mark Hayes
- Weye Schmidt
- Amanda Ross
- Kellie Vesper
- (write-in candidate) Mike Bellovich
City of Benld
Ward 1 Alderman (vote for 1):
- Jerry Saracco
Ward 2 Alderman (vote for 1):
- Norman Emmons
Ward 3 Alderman (vote for 1):
- Dustin Fletcher
City of Gillespie
Ward 1 alderman (vote for 1):
- Dona Rauzi
- Jared Link
Ward 2 alderman (vote for 1):
- David Link Sr.
- Bryan Wagoner
Ward 3 alderman (vote for 1):
- Billy Hayes
Ward 4 alderman (2 year unexpired term):
- no filings
Ward 4 alderman (vote for 1):
- Wendy Rolando
City of Gillespie Proposal to Create a New Tax Rate for the IMRF Employer Contribution Purposes: Shall the City of Gillespie be included within provisions of Article 7 of the Illinois Pension Code, as amended, be pertaining to the creation of the “Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund” for the benefit of full-time employees of the City of Gillespie and shall the City of Gillespie be authorized to levy a new tax for the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) benefits for full-time employees of the City of Gillespie and have an additional tax of 0.35% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein extended for such purposes?
- Yes
- No
Village of Dorchester
Trustee (vote for 3):
- Jeffrey Kirkwood
- Susie Campbell
Village of Eagarville
Trustee (vote for 3):
- Julie Zirkelback
- Dennis Zirkelbach
- Josh Dixon
Corporate tax rate question: Shall the corporate tax rate of the Village of Eagarville presently at .12735 be increased to .4375?
- Yes
- No
Village of Mt. Clare
Trustee (two-year unexpired term, vote for 1):
- Steve Fellin
Village of Sawyerville
Treasurer (two-year unexpired term, vote for 1):
- Michelle Greenwalt
Trustee (vote for 3):
- Michelle Greenwalt
- Robert Reiman
- Shawn Pernicka
Village of Wilsonville
Trustee (vote for 3):
- Lisa Astemborski
- (write-in) Jared Pruitt
- (write-in) Michael Day