District Administrator Laumer resigned after 35 years of political commitment!

At the CSU district board meeting on Thursday in Atting, District Administrator Josef Laumer announced that he will no longer compete as a candidate for the district administrator in the local elections in March 2026. Laumer will be 65 years old in the coming year and would be 71 years old at the end of his term. In his announcement, he emphasized that he does not want to underestimate the responsibility and challenges associated with the office.

Josef Laumer has been active in local politics since 1990. He started as a municipal council in Stallwang and has been involved in the district council since 1996. From 2002 to 2014 he also held the position of deputy district administrator and was deputy mayor in Stallwang. As a district administrator, he has headed the Straubing-Bogen district since 2014. Laumer plans to continue to work for the district until the end of his term on April 30, 2026 and thanked for the trust that was shown in the past and present. For his decision he asked for understanding.

possible successors

When asked about a possible successor for the CSU, there were no concrete answers. Andreas Aichinger, Laumer's deputy, cautiously commented on a future candidate for district administrators. However, he is acted as a possible candidate and praised the work of Laumer.

The announcement of the district administrator was also taken up by District-straubing-bogen.de which offers further details on the role of Laumer in local politics.