Roy W Klopfenstein has been re-elected to serve a second term as State Representative for the 82nd Ohio House District which consists of Putnam, Van Wert, Paulding, and part of Defiance Counties. During his first term, Klopfenstein served as vice chairman of the Agriculture Committee along with positions on the State and Local Government, Transportation…
Editors Note: These are unofficial results as posted by the Board of Elections of Paulding County Ohio, Defiance County Ohio, and Allen County Indiana. The 2024 general election in Ohio was marked by an active electorate, with a turnout of approximately 66% based on 8,159,946 registered voters, according to state reports. This significant participation underscores…
Judge Megan Shanahan stopped at the Paulding County Courthouse this past week. Judge Shanahan is running for Ohio Supreme Court Justice position in November’s election. Pictured is Sarah Shuherk Republican running for Paulding County Recorder, Sarah Harpel, Republican, running for Clerk of the Court of Pleas, Claudia Fickel, Republican, Paulding County Auditor, Judge Shanahan, Lou…
The Republicans met on Thursday, September 5 at their temporary headquarters next to Past Time Cafe! The event was filled with numerous people from around the county getting ready for the Lincoln-Reagan Banquet. The Thursday evening banquet has tickets available from Laurie Lucas, Republican Chair. The featured speaker is from the Ohio Press Network, the…
With the upcoming election on the horizon and critical energy issues at stake, close to0 300 America’s Electric Cooperative PAC members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative (PPEC) (Paulding, Ohio) and Midwest Electric (St. Marys, Ohio) gathered at Lincoln Ridge Farms in Convoy, Ohio, for a Legislative Dinner. The event featured a lineup of influential speakers,…
On Thursday, August 1st the Paulding County Republican Central Committee met at Holly, Wood, and Vine to discuss several items. State Rep Roy Klopfenstein brought up that a Constitutional Amendment is up on the ballot in November that will create and anti-democratic method of redistricting through an unelected committee rather than through the legislature. If…
The chief investment officer for the state’s monetary funds, Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague stopped in at the Paulding County Fair and spoke at the Republican Central Committee meeting on Thursday evening, June 13th. He spoke to the group on the importance of this upcoming election and integrity.
Sarah Jo Harpel is running for Clerk of Courts of Common Pleas in Paulding County Ohio. She is a 1992 graduate of Stryker High School, Stryker, OH, a 1996 graduate of Mount Vernon Nazarene University with an Associates Degree in Applied Sciences. Harpel is married to Daniel and they have two daughters, Megan and Madison.…
Sarah R. Shuherk is running for Paulding County Recorder. She is a lifelong resident of Paulding County, a graduate of Paulding High School and Northwest State Community College. Currently, Sarah lives in Antwerp with her husband, Chris, and two daughters, Emma and Eden. Sarah enjoys spending time with her family and attending school functions. She…
Statement from the Paulding County Board of Elections: The Paulding County Board of Elections is currently going through some staff changes. While we make this transition, board members will provide bipartisan oversight and see that election preparation continues in a fair and orderly manner. Our board clerk has been promoted to deputy director and we…
Last fall, Jerry Zielke announced he would resign at the beginning of the year as chairman and have another qualified person come to take the helm of the Paulding County Republican Party. The new chair selected by the committee is Laurie Lucas at the January fourth meeting (2024) at the Cafe & Deli at Holly…
State Representative Roy Klopfenstein announced the launch of his reelection campaign to retain his seat in the Ohio House of Representatives and continue serving the citizens of the 82nd House District, which consists of the northwest Ohio counties of Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, and the southern half of Defiance. “It has been an honor and…
Paulding County unofficial Election Results are in the PDF attachment below.
