County

County Council Member, Johnson County

District 1

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The county council is Johnson County's fiscal body: it adopts the budget, sets tax rates and approves spending.

Candidates Compare by issue

Taxes & budget

Duane E. BurgessRepublican
- Supports protecting public safety, roads and courts first
- Supports finding efficiencies before asking taxpayers for more
Jay MatetiDemocratic
- Supports zero-based budgeting and reviewing developer TIF incentives

Economy & jobs

Duane E. BurgessRepublican
- Opposes data center incentives lacking clear, measurable benefits
Jay MatetiDemocratic
No documented position found.

Roads & infrastructure

Duane E. BurgessRepublican
No documented position found.
Jay MatetiDemocratic
- Supports making new growth pay for its infrastructure

Environment & parks

Duane E. BurgessRepublican
No documented position found.
Jay MatetiDemocratic
- Supports a moratorium on new data centers until standards exist

Government & transparency

Duane E. BurgessRepublican
No documented position found.
Jay MatetiDemocratic
- Supports public disclosure of all data center agreements

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 5 issues covered in this race.