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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

NORMA BARRETT KNOX

NORMA BARRETT KNOX

Independent
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Norma Knox's biography shows eight years of prior work in the Trustee's office and a decade as the county's banker, handling tax collections, fund accounting, and investment management. She has completed required training and serves as Vice President of the Middle Tennessee Trustee Association. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific experience administering senior property-tax relief programs or managing partly-online customer service operations.
NEAL APPELBAUM

NEAL APPELBAUM

Independent
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Neal Appelbaum's biography shows relevant financial trustworthiness through a bachelor's degree in economics, CPA exam passage, and over twenty-five years of business experience including budgeting and facility management learned from his family's dealership. His recent role as Deputy Finance Director for Cannon County suggests familiarity with county operations, while board service indicates community engagement. Bio does not indicate specific experience administering Tennessee property-tax law or direct experience managing county investment portfolios under state-law constraints.
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