Jeff Walter

Jeff Walter has been the mayor of Elburn since 2017 and was a village trustee from 2009 to 2017.¹ He is a retired U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer and a former senior manager at Accenture.² He is a retired IT consultant and has served as a Blackberry Township precinct committee person.³

He supports cutting federal taxes for middle-class families and expanding the child tax credit.⁴ He opposes measures that would raise energy costs.⁴ He proposes fighting regulations and unfunded mandates that drive up local taxes and housing costs.³ He favors reducing healthcare expenses through price transparency and market competition.² He supports expanded telehealth and preventive care.² On immigration, he calls for securing the border and reforming asylum rules.² His campaign says he backs an America First economic agenda, including tariffs to protect American workers and making the Trump tax cuts permanent.² He has expressed concern about the expansion of executive power.⁵ He says Congress should reclaim its constitutional role on tariffs and spending.⁵ He signed a pledge to support a term limits amendment limiting House members to three terms and senators to two.⁶ The Elburn Village Board passed a resolution opposing the BUILD Act.⁷ He said the legislation would reduce local zoning authority.⁷ He says his experience as mayor includes managing government budgets and making difficult decisions about priorities.⁸