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Michael E. Yoder

Republican · OH · Logan County Commissioner

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Michael E. Yoder serves on the Logan County Board of Commissioners. He was previously the county auditor for more than 20 years, from 1995 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2018.

Where Michael E. Yoder stands, based on their records

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (3 records)

Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
  • Voted yes to pledge $30,000 in county economic development money to the Indian Lake pickleball court project. The pledge depended on state funding. It passed 2-1.

    December 14, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: logancountyohio.gov

  • Voted yes to adopt Logan County's 2024 budget, with a general fund of $18,831,465.11. It passed 2-1, with Commissioner Robinson voting no.

    December 12, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: logancountyohio.gov

  • Moved to give $25,000 from the county's economic development fund to a new building for Our Daily Bread, run by Lutheran Community Services. It passed 2-1.

    April 11, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: logancountyohio.gov

Track record — General

General · 14 records
  • Seconded the motion to put a renewal of the county's existing sales tax on the November 2026 ballot. The board passed it 3-0.

    July 21, 2026

    Source: logancountyohio.gov

  • Testified to an Ohio Senate committee against one part of a property tax bill (House Bill 335). He backed its cap on inside millage growth. He opposed a new rule making counties get budget commission approval to restore rolled-back millage.

    November 12, 2025

    Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us

  • Moved to extend the county's 3 percent lodging tax to short-term rentals, such as vacation homes. The board passed it 3-0.

    June 24, 2025

    Source: logancountyohio.gov

  • Voted yes to add Miami Township to the parts of Logan County where large wind and solar farms are banned. The board passed the ban 3-0.

    June 24, 2025

    Source: logancountyohio.gov

  • Appointed local businessman Thomas Reynolds to replace him as Logan County's local member of the Ohio Power Siting Board for the Grange Solar case.

    February 24, 2025

    Source: peakofohio.com

  • Moved to renew Logan County's legal fight against the Grange Solar project before the state Power Siting Board. His motion also stated the board's opposition to the project. It passed 2-0, with Commissioner Antram abstaining.

    February 13, 2025

    Source: logancountyohio.gov

  • Resigned his seat as Logan County's local member of the Ohio Power Siting Board for the Grange Solar case. He said the developer's ethics challenge to a fellow commissioner would otherwise delay the case.

    February 12, 2025

    Source: peakofohio.com

  • Spoke against the Fountain Point solar farm as a local member of the Ohio Power Siting Board. The 280-megawatt project in Bokescreek Township was still approved 6-3.

    September 19, 2024

    Source: peakofohio.com

  • Moved to raise the county's one-year dog license fee by $2 and add a $20 adoption fee. It passed 2-1, with Commissioner Robinson voting no.

    August 29, 2024

    Source: logancountyohio.gov

  • Testified to the state legislature's property tax review committee for the county commissioners' association. He said inside millage paid for about 22.6 percent of Logan County's 2023 general fund.

    May 1, 2024

    Source: hannah.com

  • Was elected president of the Logan County Board of Commissioners for 2024 by his fellow commissioners.

    January 2, 2024

    Source: logancountyohio.gov

  • Moved to hire a contractor to build a memory care unit at Logan Acres, the county's senior care center. It passed 3-0.

    June 27, 2023

    Source: logancountyohio.gov

  • Moved to approve the county's community corrections plan submitted by Judge Braig. It passed 2-1, with Commissioner Robinson voting no.

    May 2, 2023

    Source: logancountyohio.gov

  • As Logan County auditor, lost a tax value appeal at the Ohio Supreme Court, along with the county Board of Revision. His office had valued an 11-unit low-income senior housing complex at $811,120. The court upheld a $75,000 value.

    January 2, 2018

    Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov

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