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Contest for County Trustee
general - Partisan - County Trustee
About this office
The trustee is the county's banker — collecting county property taxes, keeping and investing county funds, and disbursing money on the county's authority. It handles large sums of public money and is a fiduciary role.
Term length: 4 years.
This role calls for
- Financial trustworthiness: the trustee is the county's banker and custodian of tax revenue, handling the county's property-tax collections.
- Working knowledge of Tennessee property-tax law, including tax-relief programs for seniors, disabled residents, and veterans.
- Investment and cash-management competence for county funds under state-law constraints.
- Monthly settlement and reporting discipline.
- Accessible customer service for taxpayers paying bills, disputing assessments, or seeking relief, and the ability to administer a partly-online operation.
Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.
Campaigns
Tonya Davis's twenty-year tenure as Bedford County Trustee demonstrates direct experience in managing county tax collections and property-tax law. Her leadership roles in state trustee associations and recognition as 2020 Outstanding Trustee of the Year indicate familiarity with investment constraints and reporting discipline. No controversies or disciplinary records appear in her biography. Bio does not indicate prior experience in large-scale financial auditing or complex litigation management.
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