Douglas A. Spencer
Republican · OH · Auglaize County Commissioner
Douglas A. Spencer is an Auglaize County commissioner. He has stressed keeping the county's finances strong and giving law enforcement enough space and staff, including a larger county jail.
Where Douglas A. Spencer stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 2 oppose), Public Infrastructure (1 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 2 oppose
Voted yes on a resolution backing coal power and urging the federal EPA to let states set carbon limits for existing power plants. The board adopted it 3-0 (Resolution #15-112).
March 10, 2015Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: www2.auglaizecounty.org
Moved and voted yes on a resolution opposing a federal plan to widen the Clean Water Act. The plan covered ditches, ponds and flood plains. The board adopted it 3-0 (Resolution #14-416).
September 9, 2014Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: www2.auglaizecounty.org
Voted yes to charge a $20 yearly fee on each property with a building to fund the county solid waste district. The money covered monitoring costs at the old St. Marys landfill. The vote was 3-0.
April 28, 2009Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: www2.auglaizecounty.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted yes, as board president, on a $6,101,193 contract with Granger Construction to expand and renovate the county jail. The board approved it 3-0 (Resolution #24-092).
February 13, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: www2.auglaizecounty.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support · 2 oppose
Voted yes to ban large wind farms and large solar farms in all rural (unincorporated) parts of Auglaize County. The board adopted the ban 3-0 after a public hearing (Resolution #22-208).
April 26, 2022Opposes Public Infrastructure
Source: www2.auglaizecounty.org
Moved and voted yes to award $4,388,647 in building, fire-safety and electrical contracts to renovate the county courthouse. The board approved it 3-0 (Resolution #11-012).
January 11, 2011Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: www2.auglaizecounty.org
Voted no on the Freeman Ditch drainage project after some landowners objected at the final hearing. He said the case was difficult. The project passed 2-1.
December 30, 2008Opposes Public Infrastructure
Source: www2.auglaizecounty.org
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Made the motion to ask voters to keep the county's half-cent sales tax for 10 more years. The measure went on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot (Resolution #25-372).
July 8, 2025
Source: www2.auglaizecounty.org
Signed, with the other commissioners, a deal to sell the county-owned Auglaize Acres nursing home to Auglaize Holdings LLC for about $1.7 million. He was board president at the time.
January 4, 2018
Source: sidneydailynews.com
Past race Douglas A. Spencer ran in:
- Auglaize County Commissioner · November 3, 2026 · Auglaize County, Ohio · incumbent