County Commissioner
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:
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Amy Suda, a Grafton nurse practitioner and business owner, is vice chair of the Walsh County Commission and sits on the state POST Board. Suda names law, order and public safety as top priorities and backed state funding for a new county jail.
Nonpartisan
Craig Jarolimek owns and manages his family's farm and hog operation at Forest River and is a former president of the National Pork Producers Council. In 2000 he was appointed to the federal Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Dennis Skorheim of Adams is a Walsh County commissioner and a former chair of the board. Skorheim's county duties include the sheriff's department, water board, weed board, planning and zoning, and the county fair.
Nonpartisan
Jay Gudajtes is a partner in a fourth-generation family farm between Minto and Warsaw that grows sugar beets, edible beans, corn and wheat. At an April 2026 county meeting, Gudajtes asked for public answers on the planned jail's funding, staffing and location.
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