Tommy Long
Candidate for County Commissioner, Haywood County
Background
- Occupation
- Farmer and electronic controller
Haywood County commissioner running for a third term; a farmer and electronic controller, he worked at the Canton paper mill until it closed. He was voted District 17 director of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Opposes unfunded state mandates pushed onto counties
ReportBig field running in Haywood County commissioner GOP primaryNews coverage · The Mountaineer · Dec 26, 2025 · themountaineer.com
“State mandates that they don’t send any money with — we fight that all the time behind the scenes.”
Education
Supports keeping the county's school funding formula
ReportFunding the future: County commissioner candidates talk budget constraintsNews coverage · The Mountaineer · Feb 28, 2026 · themountaineer.com
“We’ve got a funding formula that’s the envy of the state of North Carolina the way we fund our schools,”
Health & human services
Supports planning county services for an aging population
ReportBig field running in Haywood County commissioner GOP primaryNews coverage · The Mountaineer · Dec 26, 2025 · themountaineer.com
“We have to take care of our elderly population, because we are an aging county,”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Tommy Long on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
- HousingNo documented position found.
- Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
- Environment & parksNo documented position found.
- Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
All sources (5)
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Haywood County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- Elected Officials (last updated 12/11/2025)
Government record · Haywood County Board of Elections · haywoodcountync.gov
- Funding the future: County commissioner candidates talk budget constraints
News coverage · The Mountaineer · Feb 28, 2026 · themountaineer.com
- Big field running in Haywood County commissioner GOP primary
News coverage · The Mountaineer · Dec 26, 2025 · themountaineer.com
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