Fond du Lac County executive Sam Kaufman has announced he is running for reeelection. Kaufman defeated two write-in candidates in a special election in June 2022 following the death of longtime county executive Allen Buechel from a heart attack. Prior to serving as county executive Kaufman served as a county board supervisor, and as a town board supervisor for the town of Waupun. “The ability to serve as both a County Board Supervisor and Town Board Supervisor allowed me to recognize the need to create a stronger partnership between County and municipalities, as each have similar budgetary struggles. The issues we face going forward will include: the construction of a new county jail, housing solutions, staffing ambulance services, strengthening the partnership with our existing businesses, exploration of new business opportunities, maintaining and increasing our labor force, continued support of our law enforcement agencies and continued balanced budgets without requests to increase the county tax levy. Fond du Lac County will always be a place for our families to live, work and play,” Kaufman said. “I am excited to announce that I am a candidate for re-election as Fond du Lac County Executive. Over the last two and half years as your County Executive, our team has accomplished so much in moving Fond du Lac County forward. This includes but is not limited to: the implementation of an employee wage study, consistent balanced budgets, no requests to increase tax levies, renovations in all of our county’s parks, restructuring of county departments to create greater efficiencies, prioritizing public safety through increased pay and hiring more Sheriff’s Deputies, law enforcement equipment upgrades, creation of the new Fond du Lac County Campus and increasing public/private partnership opportunities. Our County team has worked with a renewed focus on continuing to move Fond du Lac County forward. It has been an honor to be part of this team and I humbly ask for your support in my re-election as your County Executive in April, 2025.”
