Frederick Johnson
Candidate for Chautauqua County Legislator, District 19
Background
- Occupation
- Chautauqua County Legislator, District 19
- Lives in
- Westfield
Republican county legislator from Westfield representing District 19 and a member of the Legislature's Audit and Control Committee.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Opposes using county reserves to cover department shortfalls
ReportGOP legislator wants fund balance reducedNews coverage · The Post-Journal · post-journal.com
“The fund balance is a rainy day fund. It is not a slush fund.”
Supports returning surplus reserves to taxpayers
ReportGOP legislator wants fund balance reducedNews coverage · The Post-Journal · post-journal.com
“So there's $15-20 million extra that we could return to the taxpayers”
Voted against $105,982 fund-balance draw for county law office
ReportLegislature OKs new paralegal, security gates at airportNews coverage · OBSERVER (Dunkirk) · observertoday.com
“Voting no to the resolution was Legislator Fred Johnson, R-Westfield.”
Opposes lowering the county sales tax
ReportLegislature Approves Senior Property Tax BoostNews coverage · The Post-Journal · post-journal.com
“A great portion of the sales tax is paid by non-residents”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Frederick Johnson on them.
- Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
All sources (5)
- Sample Ballots: November 3, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Chautauqua County Board of Elections · chqgov.com
- Petitions Filed Report (unofficial; last updated 07/31/2026)
Election filing · Chautauqua County Board of Elections · Jul 31, 2026 · petitions.chqvotes.com
- GOP legislator wants fund balance reduced
News coverage · The Post-Journal · post-journal.com
- Legislature OKs new paralegal, security gates at airport
News coverage · OBSERVER (Dunkirk) · observertoday.com
- Legislature Approves Senior Property Tax Boost
News coverage · The Post-Journal · post-journal.com
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