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Contest for County Commissioner District 4

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

DUSTIN STOETZEL

DUSTIN STOETZEL

Independent
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DAVID DUNLAP

DAVID DUNLAP

Democrat
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No campaign summary available.
JAMES A. ZAHN

JAMES A. ZAHN

Republican
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BLAINE WILCHER

BLAINE WILCHER

Republican
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Blaine Wilcher's biography shows current service as a Warren County commissioner with committee assignments in Health & Welfare and Legislative affairs, demonstrating direct experience with county governance and legislative processes. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior budget approval authority or specific continuing education completion through UT CTAS.
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