County

Warren County Commissioner

Full term commencing 1/1/2027

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

What this office does: A county commissioner is one of three officials who run county government, set its budget and approve its contracts.

Candidates Compare by issue

Katherine Bowles

Libertarian

Lebanon

The gist

Supports more transparency on county development deals.

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Supports more transparency on county development deals.
Warren County voters only have one countywide race to decide in November
News coverage · Journal-News · journal-news.com
“running on a platform of more transparency from the Board of Commissioners, especially on development deals such as the Warren County Fairgrounds”

Ian Logan

Democratic

Former public school educator · Mason

The gist

Opposes the county's Flock license-plate camera contract.
Supports requiring full impact reviews before approving data centers.
Supports publishing county contracts and budgets before votes.
Pledges to restore the Warren County Fairgrounds.
Supports judging economic development by local job outcomes.
Supports giving veterans clearer information on benefits.

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Opposes the county's Flock license-plate camera contract.
Warren County voters only have one countywide race to decide in November
News coverage · Journal-News · journal-news.com
“has called for the end of video surveillance measures like Flock cameras”
deflock — Ian Logan for Warren County Commissioner
Campaign website · Ian Logan campaign · ianloganohio.com
“refuse taxpayer money for government surveillance”
Supports requiring full impact reviews before approving data centers.
Important Issues — Ian Logan for Warren County Commissioner
Campaign website · Ian Logan campaign · ianloganohio.com
“Before approving data centers and other high-impact projects, county leaders should account for roads, utilities, water, power, noise”
Supports publishing county contracts and budgets before votes.
Important Issues — Ian Logan for Warren County Commissioner
Campaign website · Ian Logan campaign · ianloganohio.com
“Contracts should be easy to find, budgets should be understandable, and development decisions should not outrun public notice.”
Pledges to restore the Warren County Fairgrounds.
Important Issues — Ian Logan for Warren County Commissioner
Campaign website · Ian Logan campaign · ianloganohio.com
“Major decisions about public assets belong in open meetings with residents at the table.”
Supports judging economic development by local job outcomes.
Important Issues — Ian Logan for Warren County Commissioner
Campaign website · Ian Logan campaign · ianloganohio.com
“Job creation should be measured by whether residents can build a real future here.”
Supports giving veterans clearer information on benefits.
Important Issues — Ian Logan for Warren County Commissioner
Campaign website · Ian Logan campaign · ianloganohio.com
“Veterans are leaving benefits on the table because nobody is giving them clear information before a crisis hits.”

Tom Grossmann

RepublicanIncumbent

Warren County Commissioner; attorney

The gist

Supports higher property tax exemptions for senior citizens.
Opposes selling the county fairgrounds to the City of Lebanon.
Pledges to preserve and expand county parks and scenic areas.
Supports zoning and limited sewers to keep rural density low.
Supports balancing residential and business growth through planning and zoning.
Supports addressing data centers through county zoning rules.

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Supports higher property tax exemptions for senior citizens.
Two Republicans face off in Warren County Commission primary
Candidate questionnaire · Journal-News · journal-news.com
“I would like to see reform of our property tax laws with higher exemptions and lower property taxes for senior citizens”
Opposes selling the county fairgrounds to the City of Lebanon.
Two Republicans face off in Warren County Commission primary
Candidate questionnaire · Journal-News · journal-news.com
“I oppose selling our fairground to the city of Lebanon, which wants to develop much of it into high density housing and retail businesses.”
Pledges to preserve and expand county parks and scenic areas.
Two Republicans face off in Warren County Commission primary
Candidate questionnaire · Journal-News · journal-news.com
“I want to preserve, maintain and expand our scenic areas and parkland.”
Supports zoning and limited sewers to keep rural density low.
Two Republicans face off in Warren County Commission primary
Candidate questionnaire · Journal-News · journal-news.com
“We have protected untouched areas of the county with zoning and by limiting areas where we provide sewers.”
Supports balancing residential and business growth through planning and zoning.
Two Republicans face off in Warren County Commission primary
Candidate questionnaire · Journal-News · journal-news.com
“To address this, we must have balanced residential and business growth.”
Supports addressing data centers through county zoning rules.
Two Republicans face off in Warren County Commission primary
Candidate questionnaire · Journal-News · journal-news.com
“The Commission is investigating how this might be addressed through zoning wherever we have jurisdiction.”
Warren County Commissioners Consider Moratorium on Data Centers
News coverage · Warren County Post · warrencountypost.com
“The commissioners expressed a consensus that implementing a temporary moratorium would be a practical step”

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