Who you're voting for

In anticipation of the upcoming Nov. 5 election, the Athens Messenger will be running a series of candidate and issue profiles. Each profile aims to give an overview of each candidate’s goals and campaign workings to readers. Below is a list of each race we plan to address, including elected officials and issues. This list may be subject to change as more information regarding the election becomes available.

Federal Officials:

U.S. President:Donald Trump (R)The Democratic Party nominee

Ohio’s 12th Congressional District of U.S. House of Representatives:

Troy Balderson (R)Jerrad Christian (D)

U.S. Senate:

Sherrod Brown (D)Bernie Moreno (R)

State-Level Candidates for the Athens County area:

94th State House District:

Wenda Sheard (D)Kevin Ritter (R)

95th State House District:

Micah McCarey (D)Don Jones (R)

30th State Senate District:

Ari Faber (D)Brian Chavez (R)

Athens County Candidates:

County Comissioners:

Term beginning on 1/2/2025Jon Rose (I)Charlie Adkins (D)Term beginning on 1/3/2025Chris Chmiel (D)

Prosecuting Attorney:

Keller J. Blackburn (D)

Common Pleas Court Clerk:

Candy S. Russell (D)

Sheriff:

Rodney Smith (D)

County Recorder:

Jessica Markins (D)

County Treasurer:

Taylor Sappington (D)Dawn Deputy (write-in)

County Engineer:

Jeff Maiden (D)

Coroner:

Carl Ortman (D)

Athens County Issues:

Issue #1: Carthage Township Fire ProtectionIssue #2: Lodi Township Permanent ImprovementIssue #3: Lodi Township Road MaintenanceIssue #4: Rome Township Fire ProtectionIssue #5: Rome Township CemeteriesIssue #6: Alexander Local School District Annual Income Tax 1% on earned income of individuals residing in the (Athens, Meigs & Vinton Counties) school district. Current Operating ExpensesIssue #7: Athens County Providing support of senior citizens facilities & services

This list is based on the current information available from the Athens County Board of Elections; if there are any candidate races or issues we have missed in this list or you would like to hear more about, please reach out to Anna Millar at amillar@athensmessenger.com