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Contest for County Commission District 2

general - Partisan - County Commissioner
Elect 3 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

JEREMIAH LAYCOCK

JEREMIAH LAYCOCK

Independent
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LORI REAGAN

LORI REAGAN

Independent
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SHANE WALKER

SHANE WALKER

Independent
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ROY LANDEN OGLETREE

ROY LANDEN OGLETREE

Independent
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JEFF LONG

JEFF LONG

Independent
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RICHARD G. HULL

RICHARD G. HULL

Independent
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JAMES DARWIN CLARK

JAMES DARWIN CLARK

Independent
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