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Tucker County Commission · Shavers Fork District residency

Jon Bush

Candidate for Tucker County Commission, Shavers Fork District residency

Republican

Background

Occupation
Restaurant owner
Lives in
Parsons

Owner of Piccolo Paula's restaurant in Parsons. Appointed to the Tucker County Commission in June 2019 to finish Patrick Darlington's Shavers Fork term, serving through 2020.

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Documented positions

Education

  • Supports expanding trades programs in county schools.

    Candidates sit down with constituents in Parsons

    News coverage · The Parsons Advocate · Sep 22, 2026 · parsonsadvocate.com

    “Bush said there was a real need for more trades in the workforce and he said the public school system could be of great help”
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  • Opposes the HOPE Scholarship program as it operates.

    Said homeschooling has a place but the program needs accountability and draws from public schools.

    Candidates sit down with constituents in Parsons

    News coverage · The Parsons Advocate · Sep 22, 2026 · parsonsadvocate.com

    “I’m not a big fan of the HOPE Scholarship, I don’t think it is doing what it was intended to do”
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Government & transparency

  • Pledges wider posting of commission meeting agendas.

    Residents said agendas were posted only on the courthouse doors; Bush called this part of a lack of transparency and said he would remedy it.

    Candidates sit down with constituents in Parsons

    News coverage · The Parsons Advocate · Sep 22, 2026 · parsonsadvocate.com

    “Bush said that the matter was the symptom of a larger issue of lack of transparency by the Commission.”
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  • Proposes alternating commission meetings between the mountain and Parsons.

    Candidates sit down with constituents in Parsons

    News coverage · The Parsons Advocate · Sep 22, 2026 · parsonsadvocate.com

    “finding a location on the mountain where meetings could be held to alternate between the mountain and Parsons”
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  • Proposes later courthouse hours for working residents.

    Candidates sit down with constituents in Parsons

    News coverage · The Parsons Advocate · Sep 22, 2026 · parsonsadvocate.com

    “He also felt the Courthouse closed too early for those who worked and proposed later hours.”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Jon Bush on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.

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