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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.

Taxes & budget

  • Doug MayDemocratic

    • Supports pressing legislators to fix SEA 1 revenue losses
  • Mark F HallRepublican

    • Supports funding public safety first, then infrastructure
    • Supports keeping county taxes as low as possible

Public safety

  • Doug MayDemocratic

    • Supports prioritizing public safety, infrastructure and nonprofits in spending
  • Mark F HallRepublican

    No documented position found.

Housing

  • Doug MayDemocratic

    • Supports affordable child care and housing
  • Mark F HallRepublican

    No documented position found.

Environment & parks

  • Doug MayDemocratic

    • Supports preserving farmland and improving White River water quality
  • Mark F HallRepublican

    No documented position found.

Government & transparency

  • Doug MayDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Mark F HallRepublican

    • Pledges to keep publishing monthly reports on county business

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.