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County Commissioner, Kent County

Thad L. Bench

Candidate for County Commissioner, Kent County

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Business adviser
Campaign website
friendsofthadbench.com

Businessman who started, bought and sold companies; adviser to Danforth Health and a trustee of Washington College.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Proposes data scraping to find untaxed short-term rentals

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Kent County Commissioner

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Utilize data-scraping approach cross-referencing platform listings against tax filings to identify discrepancies.”
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  • Supports making rental platforms remit the county tax

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Kent County Commissioner

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Push for state legislation requiring STR platforms to remit the county tax directly.”
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Education

  • Supports pursuing state school-construction funds for the middle school

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Kent County Commissioner

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “There are at least three buckets we can muster beyond county capital budget/bonds. We must fight for these resources.”
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Government & transparency

  • Opposes expanding the board to five commissioners

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Kent County Commissioner

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I am not in favor of increasing the number of commissioners”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Thad L. Bench on them.

  • HousingNo documented position found.

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