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St. Charles County Executive Ehlmann forgoes retirement to try to stop Eigel 36%
By Jason Rosenbaum0%
6/25/2026, 7:19:14 PM
Topics: Elections, Local Government
BS Summary: This article contains 17 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias, Negativity Bias, and Out-Group Homogeneity Bias, with Primacy Effect as the most egregious example at 12.7% saturation with 42 hits. Analysis detected 302 faulty-reasoning hits from 330 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 43.4% and a BS Rank of 36% (13,103 of 20,370 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 64.30% of the article peer group.
St.
Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann had planned to retire after roughly 20 years on the job.
But the Republican chose to seek a sixth term in office, partly, he said, because he believes he’s the only candidate who can prevent former state Sen.
Bill Eigel from winning the job.
“Given the people who were running, especially former Sen.
Eigel, it was necessary for me to defend everything that my team has been able to accomplish over the last 20 years,” Ehlmann said on the “Politically Speaking” podcast.
Those accomplishments, Ehlmann said, include keeping taxes low and fostering responsible development.
Ehlmann is a former state lawmaker and judge who was first elected in 2006.
He’s squaring off against Eigel and former Lake St.
Louis Mayor Jason Law in the Aug.
4 Republican primary.
Here’s what he had to say on the show:
Ehlmann does not believe Law can defeat Eigel.
“Jason, do you have a poll yet that shows you can beat Bill Eigel?”
he said.
“He's never produced that.”
He said Eigel’s plan to eliminate personal property tax is unconstitutional, and he’s also been critical of Eigel’s desire to leverage county transportation funds to prevent municipalities from building apartment complexes.
Ehlmann notes the county executive’s office has limited power over cities, meaning it cannot directly prevent municipalities from developing apartments or prevent them from approving data centers.
A county executive, Ehlmann said, can play a role in regional efforts to fight crime and disperse transportation funds.
He said protecting St.
Charles County’s growth requires making sure the region effectively combats crime.
Ehlmann previously served in the Missouri House and Senate before being elected a judge.
He was elected as county executive in 2006, succeeding fellow Republican Joe Ortwerth.
The winner of the Republican primary will square off against Democrat David Veneziano in November.
Eigel and Law also recorded episodes of “Politically Speaking,” which are available at stlpr.org.
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