Brenden Johnson

Brenden Johnson

Libertarian Party

Candidate, Lucas County Commission

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Next election

May 5, 2026

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Small business owner

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Brenden Johnson (Libertarian Party) is running for election to the Lucas County Commission in Ohio. Johnson is a write-in candidate in the Libertarian Party primary on May 5, 2026.^[source]

Johnson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Brenden Johnson's career experience includes working as a small business owner.

Elections

2026

See also: Municipal elections in Lucas County, Ohio (2026)

General election

The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Lucas County Commission

Incumbent Lisa Sobecki (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Lucas County Commission on May 5, 2026.

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Lucas County Commission

Laura Brown (R) is running in the Republican primary for Lucas County Commission on May 5, 2026.

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Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for Lucas County Commission

Brenden Johnson (L) is running in the Libertarian Party primary for Lucas County Commission on May 5, 2026.

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Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Brenden Johnson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Johnson's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm a husband and father first and foremost, and I'm a longtime small business owner in Toledo. My goal is to give people more choice and to use the office of Lucas County Commissioner to actually help people in Lucas County rather than utilizing politics as a means of control or to maintain power.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Fiscal Responsibility: Government, like many individuals, tends to spend beyond its means, often using funds unwisely and allocating them to less important things before discovering nothing is left for more important ones. I will present and advocate for policies that curb this trend.
• Electoral Reform: Some say the two dominant political parties don't suppress competition, but they have always put up roadblocks to any competing party's access to elections and either dismissed or outright mocked its ideology. Moreover, Republicans have taken to appropriating the label of "Libertarian" to soften their images or appeal to disillusioned voters, while Democrats dismiss Libertarians with reductive ideas designed to lump them in with Republicans in the fear of losing part of their base. These are strategies to neutralize a potential threat to the duopoly, which is something I will attempt to create regardless of the efforts of the current status holders who intend to keep things as they are.
• Property Rights: Toledo is in a new phase in which so many historical properties that held family businesses or created technologies that are now obsolete are empty properties. We also have open spaces with no current use. We need to decide as communities within Lucas County what our priorities are, what kind of facilities we need, and how best to use the land and vacant properties we have, while make it easier and cheaper for business owners looking tor space to find the ones that work for them.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Economy: the cost of living continues to increase, while spending runs rampant. This must change.
Taxes: we need to cut waste and stop funding pointless government spending with taxpayer money while determining the best uses for it. We need to tax people at the lowest possible rate. Property taxes should be abolished completely.

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