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DAVID TOMITA
Office history
Current office and 2026 campaign
David Tomita is the Washington County Commissioner for District 10, serving his third term 1. He filed to run for re-election as the Republican candidate for the District 10 seat on December 23, 2025, and faces Democrat Lori Sukel in the August 6, 2026 Washington County general election 2. He has also served since 2019 as the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission's representative for East Tennessee, appointed by Gov. Bill Lee, and was reappointed in 2023 34.
Career
Tomita works as a Vice President and financial advisor at Regions Investment Solutions; per his campaign website, he previously worked as a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services, as a vice president and investment officer at FTB Advisors, and as an account executive at Widener Insurance Agency 5.
Office history
Tomita was elected to the Washington County Commission in 2013 while also serving on the Johnson City Commission — becoming, according to Johnson City Press and WJHL, the first person to hold both seats simultaneously 67. He represented the county's 4th Commission District until his fellow city commissioners elected him mayor of Johnson City in December 2016, at which point he stepped down from his county seat to avoid a conflict of interest 789. In the 2018 Washington County Republican primary for county mayor, Tomita finished third with 3,176 votes (25.08%), behind winner Joe Grandy and former commissioner Mark Ferguson 10. He did not seek re-election as Johnson City mayor, with his city term expiring in late 2018 11. He returned to the Washington County Commission via the August 2022 election and now represents District 10 121.
Documented disputes and controversies
Tomita was one of ten Washington County commissioners who voted in favor of rezoning 56 acres of BWXT property near Jonesborough from agricultural to high-impact industrial use on March 23, 2026, clearing the way for a federally contracted depleted-uranium refining facility; the measure passed 10-5 over opposition from area residents, with five commissioners — Ben Carder, Josh Edens, Jerome Fitzgerald, Jodi Jones, and Greg Matherly — voting against it 1314.
Sources
Public filings
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Tennessee — campaign finance (search)
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Tennessee — statement of interest
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