Republican · Ellis County Commissioner, District 2; current officeholder not on the 2026 county filing PDF
Sources for Neal Younger
34 public sources used in researching this candidate. Every claim in the profile traces back to one or more of these URLs.
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Primary Records
15 sources- Ellis County lists Neal Younger as Second District commissioner
- County page provides commission meeting schedule, agenda/minutes access, YouTube meeting access, mission, values, and contact workflow
- The page is an official office source, not a candidate campaign website
- Ellis County publishes official election-result PDFs
- The page links 2024 General Election Official Results and 2024 Primary Official Results
- Visible absences matter for this profile. The harvest found no verified candidate-controlled Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, LinkedIn, YouTube, Truth Social, Gab, Gettr, Substack, or Reddit acc...
- Official PDF visual readback page 3 shows County Commission 2nd District Neal Younger (R) with 3,653 votes
- Official PDF visual readback page 3 shows write-ins with 59 and total votes cast 3,712
- PDF is image-only for text extraction during public-source review
- Official PDF visual readback page 10 shows Republican Commission 2nd District Neal Younger with 381 votes
- PDF is image-only for text extraction during public-source review
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-19
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - January 13, 2026ellisco.net
- Commission appointed Neal Younger chair for the next year by 3-0 voice vote
- Resolution 2026-03 waiving GAAP standards was adopted and signed by Younger as chair
- Resolution 2026-04 set 2026 elected-official salaries, listing District 2 commissioner at $21,584
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-19
Ellis County Kansas Public Building Commission Minutes - January 13, 2026ellisco.net
- Public Building Commission appointed Neal Younger president by 3-0 voice vote
- Nathan Leiker was appointed vice-president
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-19
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - June 10, 2025ellisco.net
- High Plains Mental Health requested $378,602.97 including annual support and Crisis Intervention Center funding
- Younger asked whether individuals from Larned could enter the facility
- Younger discussed future budgeting for Victoria road approaches and voted against unbudgeted assistance
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-19
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - September 9, 2025ellisco.net
- Vice-Chair Younger called the meeting to order while Berges attended by telephone
- Public hearing was held for exceeding revenue-neutral rates and 2026 Ellis County budgets
- Minutes summarize Younger saying county spending is high because many services carry large costs
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-19
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - January 6, 2026ellisco.net
- Younger asked for a mid-year update if RePath bond-supervision technology was treated as a trial run
- Younger moved a $9,600 opioid-fund transfer for RePath; it passed 3-0
- Bridge-weight-limit Resolution 2026-01 passed 3-0
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-19
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - February 10, 2026ellisco.net
- Chair Younger called the February 10 meeting to order
- Younger asked what would happen if a Big Creek Estates well had to be moved because no water was found
- Big Creek Estates preliminary plat approval passed 3-0 with sewer-system written approval condition
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-19
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - March 17, 2026ellisco.net
- Chair Younger called the meeting to order
- IT Director job-description update passed 3-0
- County commissioner report says Younger attended a weather spotting meeting and a High Plains Mental Health fundraiser
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-19
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Special Road Tour Minutes - March 31, 2026ellisco.net
- Chair Younger called the special road-tour session to order
- Road tour covered right-of-way, solar-project road-use agreement issues, engineer inspections, escrow for road damage, culverts, bridges, minimal-maintenance roads, subdivision roads, and transfer-station expansion
- No formal action was taken
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-19
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Special Meeting Minutes - April 8, 2026ellisco.net
- Chair Younger called the county retreat to order
- Retreat covered department needs, county financial future, capital plan, solar-farm implications, transient guest tax, fairgrounds/Historical Society funding, and sheriff staffing
- April 8, 2026 county retreat minutes: Chair Younger called the retreat to order; discussion covered department needs, county financial future, capital planning, solar-farm implications, tra
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Ellis County, Kansas · 2026-05-19
Ellis County Board of County Commissioners Minutes - April 14, 2026ellisco.net
- Chair Younger called the meeting to order
- Younger seconded Stonewood North Addition CID Petition public-hearing notice Resolution 2026-08
- Resolution 2026-08 passed 2-0 and set a public hearing for Stonewood Estates road-improvement assessment financing
- County meeting video: Board Meeting Live Stream says commission meetings are broadcast live on YouTube and links to the county YouTube channel.
Reporting and Public Context
19 sources- Younger gave candidate-attributed answers on public health, economic development, county departments, city-county communication, budget stabilization, public service, voter concerns, roads, personal experience, staffing...
- Younger described himself as an electrician and plumber with construction experience
- Younger identified Ellis County spending as a top voter concern in 2020
- Hays Post reported Younger defeated incumbent Dustin Roths and Kerry McCue in the 2020 Republican primary
- Reported vote totals were Younger 639, Roths 547, McCue 405
- Reported percentages were Younger 40.16%, Roths 34.38%, McCue 25.46%
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
2024 General Election Ellis County results, all precincts reportinghayspost.com
- Hays Post election-night article listed results as preliminary, pending canvass
- Article listed Neal Younger with 3,556 votes
- This conflicts with official canvassed PDF and should not be used as final vote total
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
Ellis County Commission tentatively agrees to raise tax rate by 1 millhayspost.com
- Hays Post reported High Plains Mental Health Center funding increase request for the Crisis Intervention Center
- Hays Post reported Younger said the requested increase was less expensive than building a new jail
- Hays Post reported the commission moved to preserve the legal option to exceed revenue neutral
- Hays Post reported 2026 budget approval with a 1.96 mill increase
- Hays Post reported general fund expenditures at $34.7 million
- Hays Post reported Younger tied county spending to services including ambulance, road and bridge, noxious weeds, and mental health
- Hays Post reported the commission approved a 2.5% COLA for employees, elected officials, and contract positions
- Hays Post quoted Younger saying the county did not want to be a training center
- Hays Post reported the Victoria road assistance request failed 2-1 with Berges and Younger dissenting
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
Ellis County Commission readjusts 2026 funding; discuss 1 mill tax hikehayspost.com
- Hays Post reported Younger supported reducing scholarship funding until the next budget
- Hays Post reported Younger proposed reducing Grow Hays by $5,000 and reallocating that amount to Ellis County Historical Society
- Hays Post reported the budget draft, outside-agency funding, mill levy increase proposal, and capital-project bonding discussion
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
Ellis County Commission sends housing development plat back to planning commissionhayspost.com
- Hays Post reported commission returned Big Creek Third Addition preliminary plat for further review
- Coverage described water, stormwater, lot-size, zoning, and roadway concerns
- Hays Post reported Younger suggested residents explore rural water district formation or seeking Hays water
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
Ellis County Commission approves preliminary plat for Big Creek housinghayspost.com
- Hays Post reported commission approved the Big Creek Estates Third Addition preliminary plat
- Hays Post reported water would come from individual private wells
- Hays Post reported Younger asked what would happen if a planned well had to be moved
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
Hays, Ellis County commissioners agree to collaborate on road projects north of I-70hayspost.com
- Hays Post reported joint city/county collaboration on road projects north of I-70
- Hays Post reported Younger supported Commerce Parkway access as useful for school access, interstate access, north Hays traffic, and future development
- Hays Post, Aug. 16, 2024: quoted Younger supporting Commerce Parkway access as a route to the new school, I-70, and future development.
- Text mirror lists County Commission District 2: Neal Younger (R) 3,653 and other/write-in 59
- Used only as accessible text corroboration for official image-only PDF
- 2024 general results mirror lists County Commission District 2: Neal Younger (R), 3,653 votes, and 59 write-ins.
- League profile/search result lists Neal Younger as Commissioner, Ellis County
- Search result showed last updated January 5, 2026
- League profile: League of Kansas Municipalities member profile lists Neal Younger as commissioner for Ellis County, last updated January 5, 2026.
- is less expensive than building a new jail. - Hays Post budget coverage - https://hayspost.com/posts/18d99844-46b7-4bc0-a558-9d9a87fa92e6 - topic: mental health funding
- 2026 Salary Adjustments -- Hays Post
- Hays Post: Commission Salary Adjustments 2026
- Hays Post, Feb. 17, 2025: reported Younger requested review of turn signals at Highway 40 and Canterbury Drive ahead of increased traffic from the new high school.
- Hays Post, Sept. 30, 2024: at a voter-education event, Younger said listening to constituents and fellow leaders matters for staying connected.
- Hays Post, Apr. 3, 2025: after former County Attorney Robert Anderson apologized for a budget overrun, Younger said it took a real person to apologize.
- Hays Post, Oct. 9, 2024: after Kerry McCue returned on an interim basis to lead the health department, Younger called it an honor for the county.
- Hays Post, Oct. 13, 2025: reported Younger asked for clarification on how long AMP Rentals would have access to a county-owned water well while awaiting a rural water meter.
- 2024 primary results mirror lists County Commission District 2 Republican primary: Neal Younger, 381 votes.
