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Contest for County Commission District 15
general - Partisan - County Commissioner
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
David L. Harper's biography shows eleven years of service on the Montgomery County Commission, including Budget Committee work and oversight of land use through the Bi-County Landfill Board. He has no documented controversies or disciplinary records. Bio does not indicate experience in drafting ordinances or completing state-mandated continuing education.
Robert Waugh's biography shows experience as a university professor and community resident since 2014, relevant to constituent relations and policy judgment. He has no documented controversies or disciplinary records. Bio does not indicate prior budget literacy or legislative process experience.
Justin Medearis's background as an entrepreneur and marketing firm founder demonstrates experience in strategic communications and community engagement relevant to constituent relations. The biography contains no record of controversy or disciplinary action. Bio does not indicate experience with county budgeting, legislative drafting, or Tennessee land-use law.
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