Springfield IL Municipal Candidates: April 4, 2023 Election

Get informed with ICON’s candidate surveys and interviews.

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Other City: Mayor | City Treasurer | City Clerk

Survey: Questions | ALL Information Combined

Springfield ICON’s goal is to improve the quality of life for residents of Springfield IL neighborhoods, and one of the ways we do that is by helping to elect visionary city leaders. As such, we surveyed and interviewed your candidates for public office. Read our Press Release… (PDF)

Candidates for City Council

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Ward 1

Chuck Redpath (incumbent)

Did NOT respond to 2023 Candidate Survey.

Ward 2

Ward 8

Erin Conley (incumbent)

Download Erin Conley’s 2023 Candidate Survey…

Ward 9

Jim Donelan (incumbent)

Download Jim Donelan’s 2023 Candidate Survey…

Ward 10

Ralph Hanauer (incumbent)

Did NOT respond to 2023 Candidate Survey.

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Other City

Click on candidate names to view biographies and additional information about candidates. (in alphabetical order)

Mayor

Misty Buscher

Download Misty Buscher’s 2023 Candidate Survey…
Listen to Misty Buscher’s ICON Mayoral Candidate Interview:

ICON Mayoral Candidate Interviews 2023 Misty Buscher. 50:44. Download the .mp3…

Jim Langfelder (incumbent)

Download Jim Langfelder’s 2023 Candidate Survey…
Listen to Jim Langfelder’s ICON Mayoral Candidate Interview:

ICON Mayoral Candidate Interviews 2023 – Jim Langfelder. 50:13. Download the .mp3…

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City Clerk

Frank J. Lesko

City Treasurer

(in alphabetical order)

Lisa Badger

Bill McCarty

Colleen Redpath Feger

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ICON’s 2023 City Candidate Survey

We provided all candidates with a Survey of 15 Questions of issues that are important to ICON members and our Springfield Community. We have provided the candidate answers in 3 ways:

by each individual candidate’s response (as a PDF),
by each survey question (as a PDF), and
within each race with 2 or more candidates as a comparison (also as a PDF).

Survey Questions

Government Transparency and Ordinance Compliance

Would you support funding to fully implement and operationalize a publicly accessible database for tracking city code violations? Download Question #1 Answers…
Would you support requiring all proposed agreements for the remediation of housing and building code violations scheduled for administrative hearings, to be published in a publicly accessible city database accessible 24 hours prior to scheduled hearings? Download Question #2 Answers…
Would you support changing current city policy and practice to allow public input at administrative hearings under the supervision of the administrative judge? Download Question #3 Answers…
Would you support placing the payment for residential garbage service on the CWLP bills for residential customers, like the Waste and Recycling fee? Download Question #4 Answers…
Would you support funding of an annual survey of all vacant property in the city to be conducted by a third party or consultant with expertise in mapping and assessment, working with the Public Works Building & Zoning Department and the office of Economic Development? Download Question #5 Answers…
Would you support the city broadcasting Planning & Zoning Commission hearings how City Council Meetings and Committee of the Whole meetings are broadcast? Download Question #6 Answers…

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Protecting Neighborhood Quality of Life

Would you support expanding large item pick up to allow residents to place large items curbside/alley side with weekly pickups, either collected by waste haulers or the city public works department? Download Question #7 Answers…
Would you support a city ordinance requiring all landlords renting property in the city to register annually with the city providing local contact information and proof of garbage service? Download Question #8 Answers…
Would you support requiring a “30-year cost benefit analysis” to be prepared by city police, fire, public works, and the utility for any proposed development or zoning change that does not comply with the city’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan or Zoning Code? Download Question #9 Answers…
Would you support funding to hire a professionally accredited city planner in the FY 25 budget? Download Question #10 Answers…
Will you support changes to the city zoning process to require a super majority vote (8) of the city council if approving zoning matters that conflict with the professional advice and guidance of the city and county subject matter experts for zoning and development decisions? Download Question #11 Answers…

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Investing Resources in Older Neighborhoods

Will you pledge to provide the requested annual city portion of funding to the Heartland Continuum of Care to implement their 5-year comprehensive plan to address homelessness in Sangamon County? Download Question #12 Answers…
Would you support requiring Public Works and CWLP to develop and present to the city council a long-term comprehensive plan to modernize roads, storm sewers, sidewalks, utility infrastructure, curbs, and stop lights for all neighborhoods of our city that lack that infrastructure? Download Question #13 Answers…
Would you support targeting any remaining ARCA (COVID) funds for infrastructure repairs and modernization in the older neighborhoods of our city? Download Question #14 Answers…
Would you support development of a comprehensive plan for the development of city owned vacant lots and salvageable structures by FY 25 that focusses on creating opportunities for housing development in older neighborhoods? Download Question #15 Answers…