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County Council Member, Brown County

District 4

Vote for
1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The county council is Brown County's fiscal body: it adopts the budget, sets tax rates and approves spending.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Robert J SlomanDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Jim KempRepublican

    • Pledges to hold county expense growth at or below inflation
    • Supports reducing or stabilizing property and county income tax rates
    • Supports building cash reserves to avoid county borrowing

Roads & infrastructure

  • Robert J SlomanDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Jim KempRepublican

    • Supports funding infrastructure first to enable more housing

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 2 issues covered in this race.