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Stark County Commissioner · Full term commencing 1/1/2027

Alan Harold

Candidate for Stark County Commissioner, Full term commencing 1/1/2027

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Stark County Commissioner
Lives in
Canton

Stark County commissioner for the past two years, after 14 years as Stark County auditor. He holds an MBA from The Ohio State University and a bachelor's degree from Mount Union College.

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Documented positions

Housing

  • Supports water and sewer investment to promote housing growth.

    He said the county needs housing of all types, especially workforce and affordable housing, including on sites in existing neighborhoods.

    Stark County Commissioner — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “smartly investing in new infrastructure - especially water and sewer - to promote appropriate growth across the county”
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  • Supports housing development on sites in existing neighborhoods.

    Stark County Commissioner — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “This includes using sites in existing neighborhoods”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports siting data centers in existing industrial areas.

    He said guardrails are needed for data centers and that these users should not pass their costs on to other tax and rate payers.

    Stark County Commissioner — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Efforts should be made to site these in existing industrial areas and to insist these users are not passing on their costs”
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  • Opposes data centers passing costs to other ratepayers.

    Stark County Commissioner — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “insist these users are not passing on their costs to other tax and rate payers”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Alan Harold on them.

  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

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