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Widmerfor Auditor
Re-elect

Jennifer
Widmer

Ottawa County Auditor

Committed · Competent · Conservative

Your tax dollars, accounted for.

Get involvedIn office since 2019
Jennifer Widmer, Ottawa County Auditor, smiling in a red top and dark blazer against a brick wall
The RecordLedger Entry — Since 2019
Account — DescriptionAmount (Credit)
No. 19–26

REA Fees Returned

Nearly
$1,000,000
CR · Returned to the community

Since 2019, her office has waived real estate assessment fees and returned nearly $1,000,000 to Ottawa County schools, townships, and municipalities.

Source: The Beacon, Jan 2021

Jennifer Widmer working at a laptop and taking notes in a community space
Auditor since 2019
Meet Jennifer

The county’s numbers person

Since 2019, Jennifer Widmer has run the Ottawa County Auditor’s office with a simple standard: every dollar counted, every decision documented. She has balanced fiscal discipline with real savings for taxpayers — and put the numbers where residents can see them.

  • Fiscal stewardshipKeeping a watchful eye over the Ottawa County budget to ensure proper expenditures for the public good.
  • Giving backReturned nearly $1,000,000 in REA fees to schools, townships, and municipalities, and partnered with the County Commissioners to reduce the county tax burden by 0.5 mill.
  • Transparency in the officeModernized records for increased transparency of financial data.
  • Serving since 2019Elected Ottawa County Auditor — running on a record of results.
“I’ve worked every day since 2019 in the service and for the protection of the Ottawa County taxpayer — and I’m ready to keep delivering.”
Jennifer Widmer
Priorities

What another term delivers

Fiscal stewardship

Keep the county’s books balanced and disciplined — spending taxpayer money as carefully as if it were her own, with no surprises and no waste.

Transparency & technology

Continue modernizing the office so residents can look up valuations, budgets, and spending online — clear public data, not buried paperwork.

Fair, accurate valuations

Property values done right — consistent, defensible, and fair — so no homeowner pays more than their honest share, and the tax base stays sound.

Community & housing

As a member of the county Housing Task Force, work toward attainable housing that strengthens Ottawa County’s towns and keeps families rooted here.

Recognition — 2025

Friend of the Industry Award

Firelands Association of Realtors

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Email

info@jenniferwidmer.com

By mail

Friends of Jennifer Widmer, 509 W. 9th Street, Genoa, OH 43430