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3 candidates are tracked for County Council District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Tim Baker, James Ploudré and Monica Balestreri. Candidate information follows official St Charles County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent Tim Baker faces James Ploudre on the August 4 Republican ballot; the winner meets unopposed Democrat Monica Balestreri on November 3, per the county's official voter guide. Appears only on District 7 ballots.
The sitting District 7 councilmember, a retired professional civil engineer who worked for the St. Louis County Highway Department and as St. Charles city public works director, per his voter-guide submission.
2026 priorities
- Responsive constituent service and planning-board work, per his voter-guide response
- Stormwater fixes for 1980s-era subdivisions, per his response
- First responders and slower residential speeds, per his response
A retired IT systems and cybersecurity specialist and Army Reserve veteran who spent his career at AT&T, per his campaign site.
2026 priorities
- Conditional use permit reform, per his voter-guide response
- Blocking development that outpaces infrastructure, per his response
- Citizen oversight of county agencies, per his response
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-29.
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Unopposed on the Democratic side, with over 15 years at the intersection of government, public safety, and data, starting as a crime and GIS analyst for the St. Charles City Police Department, per her voter-guide submission.
2026 priorities
- Verify infrastructure capacity before new developments, per her voter-guide response
- Fiscal accountability and transparent budgeting, per her response
- Data-driven council decisions, per her response