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County Council Member, Johnson County

District 4

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Term
4 years
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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.

Chele S. Heid

Democratic

Physical therapist and small business owner

The gist

  • Supports a temporary data center moratorium to set guardrails
  • Supports developer-funded infrastructure and less reliance on TIF
  • Supports using reserves to cover SEA 1 revenue losses
  • Supports competitive county pay and funding libraries, parks
More about Chele
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  1. Supports a temporary data center moratorium to set guardrails

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Johnson County Council, District 4 (candidates' answers)

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I am in favor of a temporary moratorium in order to institute strict guardrails”
  2. Supports developer-funded infrastructure and less reliance on TIF

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Johnson County Council, District 4 (candidates' answers)

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Sustainable growth, developer funded infrastructure, preservation of rural spaces and family farms, and shifting away from Tax Increment Financing are all vital parts”
  3. Supports using reserves to cover SEA 1 revenue losses

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Johnson County Council, District 4 (candidates' answers)

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “using reserves to handle infrastructure repairs and revenue loss due to SEA1”
  4. Supports competitive county pay and funding libraries, parks

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Johnson County Council, District 4 (candidates' answers)

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “This includes county employees being competitively compensated, funding our public libraries, parks, and mental health services”

John Mallers

RepublicanIncumbent

Johnson County Council member

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