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Contest for Onslow County Board Of Commissioners

general - Partisan - County Commissioner
Elect 3 candidates

About this office

A county commissioner is a member of the county's legislative body. The commission approves the county budget, sets the property-tax rate, authorizes borrowing, and passes county resolutions and ordinances. Commissioners are elected from districts (or at-large seats) to represent constituents on countywide policy.

Term length: 4 years.

This role calls for

  • Policy judgment on countywide matters — budget, taxes, land use, services, and intergovernmental issues — within Tennessee county-government law.
  • Budget literacy: the commission approves the county budget, sets the property-tax rate, and authorizes multi-year bond issues.
  • Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on resolutions and ordinances; committee work that pre-screens items.
  • Constituent relations in the district — case-work and community issues flow through the commissioner's office.
  • Willingness to complete the state-required annual continuing education through UT CTAS.

Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.

Campaigns

Elliot N. Jarman

Elliot N. Jarman

REP
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Tim Foster

Tim Foster

REP
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Royce Bennett

Royce Bennett

REP
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Walter J. Scott

Walter J. Scott

REP
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Whitney Cantrell

Whitney Cantrell

REP
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Tyler Googe

Tyler Googe

REP
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