Jim Ed Ransom (City alderman, district 7) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Lonoke City Council after the election.
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- City alderman for district 7 on the Lonoke City Council.
On the record: Jim Ed Ransom
8 sourced01Police take-home cars2 sourced positions
Voted no on letting police officers take city cars home (failed 1-6, November 2025).
Council voteCity of Lonoke · Nov 10, 2025LinkHow the council voted
Voted yes on letting officers who live in the city limits take their cars home, and the chief and detective within 15 miles of Lonoke (passed 5-1, July 2026).
Council voteCity of Lonoke · Jul 13, 2026LinkHow the council voted
02Police pay1 sourced position
Moved to give full-time police officers, the chief and the captain a $2-an-hour raise and set starting jailer pay at $15 an hour (motion carried, July 2026).
Council voteCity of Lonoke · Jul 13, 2026Link
03Water and sewer2 sourced positions
Voted yes on Ordinance 829, modifying the city's water and sewer rates (passed 7-0, November 2025).
Council voteCity of Lonoke · Nov 10, 2025LinkHow the council voted
Voted yes on Ordinance 840, authorizing a capital improvement water and sewer revenue bond (passed 7-0, September 2026).
Council voteCity of Lonoke · Sep 14, 2026LinkHow the council voted
04Police equipment1 sourced position
Voted yes on Ordinance 831, buying an Axon Taser 10 bundle and VR upgrade for the police (passed 8-0, December 2025).
Council voteCity of Lonoke · Dec 8, 2025LinkHow the council voted
05Annexation1 sourced position
Voted yes on Ordinance 841, accepting the annexation of land into Lonoke and zoning it C-2 (passed 7-0, September 2026).
Council voteCity of Lonoke · Sep 14, 2026LinkHow the council voted
06Homeland Security projects1 sourced position
Moved to table the proposed Homeland Security partnership projects (motion carried, September 2026).
Council voteCity of Lonoke · Sep 14, 2026Link
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