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Contest for County Commission District 3
general - Partisan - County Commissioner
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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
Mashburn's biography shows current service as a Tipton County Commissioner since 2022, demonstrating direct experience with legislative processes, constituent relations, and county budget matters under Tennessee law. He also owns an industrial scale business, indicating familiarity with local commerce. No disciplinary records or controversies appear in the provided text. Bio does not indicate prior state-level policy judgment experience or specific continuing education completion through UT CTAS.
Richard Kelley's biography shows relevant experience as a current Tipton County Commissioner for District 3, demonstrating familiarity with county budgeting, legislative processes, and constituent relations under Tennessee law. The record documents his reelection in 2022 and family background in local agricultural leadership without noting controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience managing multi-year bond issues or completing state-mandated continuing education through UT CTAS.
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