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Jim Langfelder
Jim Langfelder was the Mayor of Springfield in Illinois. Langfelder assumed office on May 7, 2015. Langfelder left office on May 5, 2023.
Langfelder ran for re-election for Mayor of Springfield in Illinois. Langfelder lost in the general election on April 4, 2023.
Langfelder was Springfield city treasurer from 2003 to 2015.[1]
Mayoral elections in Springfield are nonpartisan. Media outlets have reported that Langfelder is affiliated with the Democratic Party.[2][3]
Biography
Langfelder received a bachelor's degree in business administration and management from the University of Illinois Springfield (formerly Sangamon State University). He worked as a loan officer and Community Reinvestment Act coordinator at First of America Bank from 1988 to 1998 and as a business development officer at Security Bank from 1998 to 2003.[4]
Elections
2023
See also: Mayoral election in Springfield, Illinois (2023)
General election
General election for Mayor of Springfield
Misty Buscher defeated incumbent Jim Langfelder in the general election for Mayor of Springfield on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Misty Buscher (Nonpartisan) | 51.5 | 13,614 |
| Jim Langfelder (Nonpartisan) | 48.5 | 12,841 | ||
| Total votes: 26,455 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
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Noteworthy events
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Langfelder announced on January 10, 2022, that he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was vaccinated at the time he contracted the virus.[5]
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mayor of Springfield |
Footnotes
- ↑ Jim Langfelder 2023 campaign website, "About Mayor Jim Langfelder," accessed April 19, 2023
- ↑ NPR Illinois, "Langfelder Wins Second Term," April 2, 2019
- ↑ The State Journal-Register, "Langfelder seeks ouster of longtime Springfield airport chairman," July 26, 2020
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jim Langfelder," accessed April 19, 2023
- ↑ The State Journal-Register, "Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder tests positive for COVID-19," January 11, 2022
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Mayor of Springfield 2015-2023 |
Succeeded by Misty Buscher |
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