The Ohio Soil & Water Conservation Commission will cause an election of Supervisors of the Coshocton Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) to be held in accordance with Chapter 940 of the Ohio Revised Code. Individuals who own or occupy land within the Coshocton Soil and Water Conservation District and are 18 years of age or older may vote for Supervisor.

There are 3 ways an eligible voter can cast a ballot:

  1. At the SWCD office (724 S. Seventh Street Room 120, Coshocton, OH 43812) during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) starting September 17 and ending at noon on October 16.
  2. At the SWCD Annual Meeting, which will take place at the Lake Park Pavilion on October 16, with voting from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. You do not have to purchase an Annual Meeting ticket to come and vote for Supervisor.
  3. Voting absentee from September 17 until October 16 by requesting the ballot application and election ballot from the SWCD office by calling 740-622-8087 ext. 4 or email ryanmedley@coshoctoncounty.net. Absentee ballots must be received by the SWCD office by noon on October 16, 2025.

2 Supervisors will be elected to a three‐year term commencing January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2028.

Nominee Information:

KRISTY LEINDECKER moved to Coshocton County in 1997, growing up in Butler County and attending Lakota High School. She has been married to Brian for 29 years and they live on the family farm in White Eyes Township. Kristy and Brian have two sons, Keith and Marcus and the addition of two Daughter-In-Laws, Makayla and Aliya. The Leindecker Farm has been a cooperator since 1981, installing tile drainage and a grassed waterway. Kristy has been co-owner of the Garden Patch Greenhouse for the past 25 years, with the Greenhouse contributing as a SWCD Affiliate Member since 2005. She graduated from OSU-Agricultural Technical Institute in 1995, majoring in Greenhouse Production and Management. She and her family are members of the Fresno Bible Church. Kristy has been a Coshocton SWCD Supervisor since 2014.

JORDAN THOMSPON was raised on his family farm in Bethlehem Township. He met his wife, Stephanie, while he was earning his Forest Management Associates degree at Hocking College and obtaining both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Forest Management at West Virginia University. They welcomed their daughter, Raegen, in March of this year.  Throughout his ventures in life, he has practice with rotational forest management and utilizing EQIP to tackle resource concerns like invasive plants and tree removal. Jordan’s experience includes completed CRP tree planting and established  warm-season grasses as well as row crops such as corn and beans and participates in the Cover Crop Program. While Jordan is working as a Consulting Forester, he serves on the Coshocton County Career Center Natural Resources Committee, WVU Forestry Management Program Board, and Chairman of the OFA Education Committee.

PAUL SNYDER was raised on the family farm in Baltic and has dedicated his life to agriculture and conservation. He was part of the first graduating class of ATI in Wooster in 1974, earning a degree in Dairy Management. Over the years, he transitioned from dairy farming to raising beef cattle and producing hay and corn, now managing a herd of 40 head. Committed to conservation, Paul has implemented numerous practices on the farm, including spring developments, a manure pit, heavy use roads, and a complete no-till cropping system since 1981. He and his wife, Catherine, have three daughters and are proud grandparents to six grandchildren ranging from ages 6 months to 8 years old. Beyond the farm, Paul is active in the community, serving as both Deacon and Elder at the First United Church of Christ in Sugarcreek.