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Contest for County Commissioner District 9
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
Jerry Frizzell Jr.'s biography shows fifteen years of teaching carpentry and electrical classes in Sequatchie County, alongside prior service as a school bus driver and three years in the Army Reserve. He has no documented controversies or disciplinary records. Bio does not indicate experience with county budget approval, legislative drafting, or intergovernmental policy judgment required for this role.
Jeff Mackey's twelve-year tenure on the Sequatchie County Commission and his role chairing the Emergency Services Committee demonstrate relevant legislative process experience and constituent relations skills. His background operating a computer-networking business suggests practical budget literacy for countywide fiscal matters. The biography contains no record of controversy or disciplinary action. Bio does not indicate specific experience with intergovernmental issues or state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS.
Ed McDonald's biography shows extensive emergency management experience through 42 years as a firefighter and Air Force service, alongside agricultural background relevant to land use. No controversy or disciplinary record appears in the provided text. Bio does not indicate experience with county budget approval, legislative drafting, or formal policy judgment on intergovernmental issues.
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