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County Council Member, Hancock County

District 3

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

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

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Jeff CumminsRepublican

    • Supports relying on growth to offset tax reform losses
    • Pledges fiscal restraint on the county council

  • Carol PearsonDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Public safety

  • Jeff CumminsRepublican

    • Supports first responder services that keep pace with growth

  • Carol PearsonDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Jeff CumminsRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Carol PearsonDemocratic

    • Proposes job and community benchmarks for tax abatements

Environment & parks

  • Jeff CumminsRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Carol PearsonDemocratic

    • Supports expanding parks and green space
    • Proposes tax relief to help farmers keep farmland
    • Supports pausing data centers lacking environmental safeguards

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; 4 issues covered in this race.