Power Mapping

County Assessor

Cindy Miklos

kking@franklincountyil.org

(618) 435-9800

New to the County.

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County Clerk

Greg Woolard

gwoolard@franklincountyil.org

(618) 435-9800

Republican, most recently elected in 2018. Term ending in 2022. Will not be running for the coming term.

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County Treasurer

Steve Vercellino

(618) 435-9800

Republican, elected in 2018, current term ends in 2022, candidate for the next elections.

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County Sheriff

David L. Bartoni

(618) 438-4841

Republican, elected in 2018, current term ends in 2022. Will not be running for the next term

Members: Three districts, three board members per district (9 total)

Meetings: Third Monday of the month, 6 pm.

Elections: All Board seats are up for election in November 2022. Four-year terms for all. After the 2022 election, some district positions will have two-year terms; this structure and schedule will be determined during the 2022-2026 term.

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Randall Crocker (Dist. 1)

Democrat, first elected in 2000, current term ends in 2022, up for Re-election. Former trustee for Rend Lake College Board of Trustees: 1997-2009 and 2013-2019. Attended Rend Lake College. Was named as a defendant in a lawsuit in which a 12-year-old detainee being held in the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center attempted suicide and later died (in 2012). The County was also named. Suit was settled in 2019. Was named one of the “50 Influencers of Rend Lake College” in 2017. Also named in a racial discrimination suit in 2008 regarding his service on the Rend Lake College Board.

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Neil Hargis (Dist. 1)

Republican, first elected in 2014, current term ends in 2022, up for reelection, member of Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission, Republican Precinct Committeeman

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Mark Kash, (Dist. 1)

Republican, attended Rend Lake College, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale, current term ends in 2022; Up for Re-election, Concerned about the county’s spending. Wants improvements to roads and bridges. Says he is “not a politician”. Republican Precinct Committeeman. 

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J. Larry Miller, Board Chairman (Dist. 2)

Republican, first elected in 2018, current term ends in 2022; up for re-election

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Brad Wilson, Vice-Chairman (Dist. 2)

Republican, first elected in 2020, current term ends in 2022; up for re-election, Fiscal conservancy; wants to find ways to generate more revenue, without additional taxes.

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Ray Minor, (Dist. 2)

Democrat, first Elected in 2018, current term ends in 2022; up for re-election. Finance Committee Chairman

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John Gossett (Dist. 3)

Republican, first elected in 2020, current term ends in 2022; up for Re-election. Pro-God, pro-gun, and pro-coal. Is against state or federal regulations he thinks infringe on the rights of Franklin County residents (example, the Governor’s COVID-19 mitigation measures—he would not enforce these). Wants federal inmates in the juvenile detention center to ‘generate revenue’. Public Health and Safety Committee Chairman

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Jack C. Warren (Dist. 3)

Republican, current term ends in 2022; up for re-election in 2022

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Kevin D Weston (Dist. 3)

Republican, first elected in 2018, current term ends in 2022; up for re-election, Transportation Committee Chairman

County Assessor

Alex Simpson

asimpson@williamsoncountyil.gov

618-998-2189, ext. 1190

Sworn in 1/2022. Seems organized and communicative. His father was Effingham County assessor for 30 years.

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County Clerk

Amanda Emery Barnes (R)

abarnes@williamsoncountyil.gov

618-998-2110

Digitized county’s historical records this year; recognized by the Illinois Association of County Clerks and Recorders for this effort

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County Treasurer

Ashley Gott (R)

treasurer@williamsonil.gov

618-998-2142

Appointed in 2019, won a special election in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Raised in Harrisburg, lived in Marion for the past 25 years. Former commercial loan officer and branch manager at Bank of Herrin’s. Graduated Harrisburg High School. BA in finance from Southern Illinois University.

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County Sheriff

Bennie Vick (D)

wcsheriff@wcsheriff.com 

618-997-6541

Retiring in October; spent 50 years in law enforcement; took charge of office in 2009; declared drug abuse as one of the biggest challenges faced by Franklin and Williamson counties; not happy with the treatment of law officers by the state and federal government 

Board Details: Three Commissioners, all are at-large, 6-year terms

Meetings: Second Tuesday of the month, 10 am.

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Tim Atkisson

Republican, term ends in 2026, hopes to create jobs with living wages; positive towards the new casino and new enterprise zone. Says he intends to represent “everybody in this county”. (2020 statements after winning election) Acted as the County’s liaison for the Walker’s Bluff casino project, member of Illinois Plumbing Examining Board.

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Brent Gentry

Democrat, first elected in 2004, current term ends in 2022; up for re-election;Says 2022 is his last election, Believes it is important to have both political parties represented on the Commission. His listed accomplishments show his positions on issues. Sits on Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Board. He lists his accomplishments while Commissioner as: stopping corruption at the Williamson County Housing Authority; organizing the free trash dump days; cracking down on illegal dumping and dilapidated homes and properties; starting the county recycling program; with the state’s attorney, cracking down on animal abusers; pledged $25,000 of video gaming revenue each year for CASA to help abused and neglected children; initiated the county website; and uses his personal Facebook page to keep county residents informed.

Challenger to Gentry

Jim Rasor

Public positions/issues: Thoughts on climate change: talks about rainfall and temperatures; says need for draining has increased.

Occupation: Former weatherman for WSIL (30 years)

College in Kentucky and North Carolina. Republican. Grew up on a farm in Indiana; interested in agriculture.

Jim Marlo, Board Chair

Supported building of casino, positive towards union jobs. Owner of Southern Dental Laboratory. Republican, first elected in 2011, current term ends in 2024, up for re-election. Member of Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission; Third Vice President, Executive Board, Illinois Association of County Board Members (IACBM); also on the Legislative Committee of IACBM. Member of Marion Youth Baseball/Softball Association; Marion Chamber of Commerce; Williamson County Farm Bureau; Illinois State Rifle Association; NRA

Born and raised in Herrin, IL. Attended Herrin High School. BA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.