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County Commissioner, Brown County · District 2

Sherrie Mitchell

Candidate for County Commissioner, Brown County, District 2

Taxpayer Watchdog

Background

Lives in
Morgantown

Filed to run for Brown County Council as a Republican in 2026, but the county election board removed her from the May primary ballot after a challenge by the county Republican chairman; she sued the board. She is on the November ballot for commissioner as the Taxpayer Watchdog candidate.

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Documented positions

Government & transparency

  • Opposes routing public records requests through commissioners and attorneysIn office

    From her Sept. 18, 2026, letter to the editor about the commissioners' new public records request policy.

    Letter to the editor: Taxpayers should be alarmed

    Public statement · Brown County Democrat · Sep 18, 2026 · bcdemocrat.com

    “This new policy will only multiply those bottlenecks, costing taxpayers thousands more while shielding local government from scrutiny. … tell them that democracy does not work without transparency”
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Other issues in this race

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

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • HousingNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.

All sources (4)

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