DuPage County Board Member District 5 (4-Year Term)
View the February 10, 2026, League of Women Voters of Naperville DuPage County Board District 5 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum: https://youtu.be/5oG-3kcD4fMNo Republican Primary Candidate Forum was held for this race because there was no contested primary.The DuPage County Board holds all the powers of the County not assigned to elected officials or other boards. Overall, it is responsible for managing County funds and business, as well as for fiscal and regulatory powers. County Board policies and programs are implemented through tax levies and appropriations.The County Board meets at 10:00 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in County Board chambers on the third floor of the DuPage Center Administration Building, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton. Special meetings may be called by the DuPage County Board Chairman or one-third of the members. Minutes of all Board proceedings are available for public inspection at the office of the County Clerk, DuPage Center Administration Building, Wheaton. [Source: https://www.dupagecounty.gov/government/county_board/]DuPage County Board District MapTotal Compensation: $52,102 [Source: https://www.dupagecounty.gov/elected_official_compensation/]
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Chris Jacks
(Rep)
What are the county's most significant challenges, and how would you address them?
What changes would you make to help the people experiencing rising rents, housing insecurity, and those in danger of becoming unhoused?
What, if any, concerns do you have about the administration of the 2026 elections in DuPage County?
What factors will guide your decisions regarding the regulation or support of data centers in DuPage County?
How do you balance the needs for services with the desire to keep taxes low?
Campaign Phone
8476099939
At the County Board level, rising costs and budgets are an issue. The County Board needs to hold the line on spending where possible and eliminate noncore / duplicative services. Also, the County faces a major issue with the nonperformance of the current County Clerk and her refusal to follow laws and procedures the other 7000 units of government in Illinois follow.
The key changes have to come from Washington to reduce inflation, so it is limited what we can do locally - but at the County level I would review the current efforts at addressing housing insecurity as millions of dollars are spent on this at the local/county/state/national level yearly yet the problem worsens, and housing becomes more unaffordable every year. I favor consolidating these efforts - otherwise the waste and duplication in these efforts actually make housing costs worse.
In general our elections are very well run. My only concern is: the contracts we have with suppliers, such as the companies that move and set up election equipment - our County Clerk has done a poor job with bidding these contracts and with getting these vendors paid. We need to ensure these contracts are bid properly and the vendors paid promptly.
*Local zoning - the County should follow local zoning laws, including when managing unincorporated areas - the unincorporated area should follow same zoning as local city/town surrounding it.
*Local neighbor feedback - if local residents oppose a datacenter next door this needs to be considered.
*The County has far too many services/offerings that are noncore and/or duplicate services provided at other levels of government. The County needs to review these services and eliminate noncore ones (such as grants made to other units of government) and work with other units of government to consolidate services in areas such as food and housing insecurity.
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