Ottawa County Commissioner
Ottawa County, Ohio
My vote power: High
What does this office do?
- Setting your property tax rate
- Funding county roads, parks, and public health services
- Setting land use and building rules outside city limits
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates:
Republican · Incumbent
Donald A. Douglas has served on the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners since 2019 and was earlier mayor of Oak Harbor and a village council member for 10 years. A former life and health insurance agent, he has worked on Lake Erie algae pollution and the opioid crisis.
Democratic
Susan Mulligan is a former seventh-grade teacher and Owens State Community College writing instructor who later was a vice president at Big Brothers Big Sisters in Toledo. She now organizes local civic groups in Ottawa County focused on political education and food drives.
Sources: boe.ottawa.oh.gov2