County

County Council Member, Hamilton County

District 3

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The county council is Hamilton County's fiscal body: it adopts the budget, sets tax rates and approves spending.

Candidates Compare by issue

Doug May

Democratic

Retired human services administrator

The gist

Supports preserving farmland and improving White River water quality
Supports pressing legislators to fix SEA 1 revenue losses
Supports prioritizing public safety, infrastructure and nonprofits in spending
Supports affordable child care and housing

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Supports preserving farmland and improving White River water quality
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Hamilton County Council District 3
Candidate questionnaire · Current Publishing · Sep 18, 2026 · youarecurrent.com
“Preserving farmland and improving the drainage and water quality of the White River”
Supports pressing legislators to fix SEA 1 revenue losses
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Hamilton County Council District 3
Candidate questionnaire · Current Publishing · Sep 18, 2026 · youarecurrent.com
“I will advocate with our state legislators to seek better solutions to SEA1, which has harmed our local government and schools.”
Supports prioritizing public safety, infrastructure and nonprofits in spending
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Hamilton County Council District 3
Candidate questionnaire · Current Publishing · Sep 18, 2026 · youarecurrent.com
“I will prioritize public safety, infrastructure and support of the nonprofit organizations in the community to achieve results.”
Supports affordable child care and housing
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Hamilton County Council District 3
Candidate questionnaire · Current Publishing · Sep 18, 2026 · youarecurrent.com
“advocating for and supporting our public schools, affordable quality child care and affordable housing”

Mark F Hall

RepublicanIncumbent

Hamilton County Council member (District 3); president, TalentLogistiX

The gist

Supports funding public safety first, then infrastructure
Supports keeping county taxes as low as possible
Pledges to keep publishing monthly reports on county business

More about Mark

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Supports funding public safety first, then infrastructure
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Hamilton County Council District 3
Candidate questionnaire · Current Publishing · Sep 18, 2026 · youarecurrent.com
“Public safety first, infrastructure second, savings third then needs from departments followed by wants from the departments.”
Supports keeping county taxes as low as possible
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Hamilton County Council District 3
Candidate questionnaire · Current Publishing · Sep 18, 2026 · youarecurrent.com
“Public safety, infrastructure and keeping taxes as low as possible.”
Pledges to keep publishing monthly reports on county business
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Hamilton County Council District 3
Candidate questionnaire · Current Publishing · Sep 18, 2026 · youarecurrent.com
“I will continue to publish my monthly column, “The Timesheet,” approaching 50 columns, to report county activities to all constituents.”

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 5 issues covered in this race.