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Contest for County Commission District 3
County Commission District 3
general - Partisan - County Commission District 3
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, intergovernmental — within Tennessee county-government law and the Shelby County Charter.
- Budget literacy: the 13-member commission approves the county budget, sets the property-tax rate, and authorizes bond issues that span decades.
- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on resolutions and ordinances; chairing or sitting on committees that pre-screen items.
- Constituent relations in a single-member district of roughly 70,000 residents — case-work and community issues flow through the commissioner's office.
- Willingness to complete the state-required seven hours of 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
Sheri Super's biography shows over thirty years of Knoxville residency and leadership in local advocacy groups like Moms for Liberty, demonstrating constituent engagement skills relevant to district representation. A 2017 defamation lawsuit regarding school coaching practices was filed against her but ultimately dismissed. Bio does not indicate experience with county budgeting or legislative drafting required for commission duties.
Brandon Huckaby's decade of banking leadership and nonprofit vice presidency demonstrates financial literacy and community engagement relevant to county budgeting and constituent relations. His background includes managing mortgage operations and leading local organizations focused on growth and beautification. The biography contains no record of disciplinary action or controversy. Bio does not indicate experience in legislative drafting or formal policy judgment on land use and intergovernmental matters.
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