Meet County Executive Josh Schoemann
Josh Schoemann was elected County Executive of Washington County in April of 2020, after serving over six years as County Administrator and Administrative Coordinator (County Manager). He was elected to his second term in April of 2024. He also serves as the President of the Wisconsin County Executives & Administrators Association (2021- to present).
In 2003, he served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, earning an Army Commendation Medal during his tour, and received an honorable discharge in October 2008 from the Army National Guard. He is a member of the VFW Post 10452, the West Bend Noon Rotary, sits on the Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington County Board of Directors , and is an active member of Peace Lutheran Church in Hartford. He currently lives in the Town of Trenton with his wife Jodi and their sons, Cael and Drake, and their dog Liberty.
- Implemented the 2050 Transportation Network Sustainability Plan for the Highway Department;
- Created a Parks & Trails Endowment, making the County Parks System operations for parks, trails and golf independent of the property tax levy in perpetuity; and created a perpetual endowment for the Washington County Historical Society and the "Old Courthouse."
- Created Next Generation Housing Initiative to address critical workforce housing shortages along with an earned down payment incentive program;
- Initiated Priority Based Budgeting in conjunction with Strategic Planning to completely transform organizational culture.