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O'Fallon City Council, Ward 5

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    John Palmer
    (NON)

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    Linda M. Ragsdale
    (NON)

Biographical Information

What are your top three priorities?

Why are you qualified to serve in this office?

Age 50
Occupation Engineer
Highest Post-secondary education M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, mechanical engineering; MBA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1). Fiscal responsibility and balanced growth that benefits residents. 2). Strong commitment to public safety and strong schools. 3). Solve complex problems with commonsense solutions.
I have lived in O'Fallon since 2009. I have raised my family here, so I've long been part of the community. My background in engineering and business means I make decisions based on data, analysis and logic, not on politics, emotion or division.
Age 53
Occupation Accountant
Highest Post-secondary education BBA, University of Memphis, accounting
Public elected offices held City council, O'Fallon, Ward 5, 2023-present
Incumbent? Yes
1). Fiscal responsibility that puts residents' interests first. 2). Improve infrastructure. 3). Smartly add economic development.
With more than 25 years in the business world, I have been looking out for the best interests of the companies that I have worked for. Now I take that skill to put the residents first. Being involved in politics for many years, I have contacts to help residents solve their problems.