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Winnebago County executive candidates outline backgrounds and top priorities at League forum
Summary
At a League of Women Voters forum in Oshkosh, three candidates for Winnebago County Executive — incumbent Dan John Damel, former state legislator Gordon Hintz and Sheriff John Motts — presented their backgrounds and prioritized transparency, budget stability and services for vulnerable residents.
Three candidates for Winnebago County Executive presented their backgrounds and competing priorities at a League of Women Voters forum in Oshkosh, with each stressing a different approach to transparency, fiscal management and social services.
Dan John Damel, the incumbent, said his experience as a restaurant owner prepared him for the operational demands of county government and framed his decision to run on the county’s response during the pandemic. "I was a restaurant owner and very committed to the community," Damel said, adding he ran after seeing what he described as a missed role by the county during a crisis.
Former state Assembly member Gordon Hintz emphasized his government experience…
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