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Contest for County Commissioner District 3
general - Partisan - County Commissioner
Elect 2 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
BJ Hudspeth's seventeen-year tenure as Cheatham County EMS Director demonstrates operational experience within county government and familiarity with public service delivery. The biography contains no record of disciplinary action or controversy. Bio does not indicate experience in legislative drafting, budget approval, or property tax rate setting.
Chris Gilmore's biography shows over a decade of law enforcement service and current tenure as an incumbent Cheatham County commissioner, demonstrating familiarity with district constituent relations and legislative voting procedures. In June 2026, he cast a dissenting vote on the county budget, indicating active participation in fiscal policy judgment. Bio does not indicate experience in multi-year bond authorization or state-mandated continuing education completion.
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