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County Council Member, Putnam County

District 1

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Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

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

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Chuck Spears

Democratic

Skilled assembler, Allison Transmission

The gist

  • Pledges scrutiny of how county tax dollars are prioritized
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  1. Pledges scrutiny of how county tax dollars are prioritized

    Putnam County 2026 Election Ballot (Democratic candidates)

    Other · Putnam County Democratic Party · putnamdems.com

    “I care about how tax dollars are spent and what things get priority, how and why.”

Wayne Huffman

RepublicanIncumbent

Putnam County Council member (District 1)

The gist

  • Supports setting a spending cap before advancing the annex
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  1. Supports setting a spending cap before advancing the annex

    Joint meeting between Commissioners and Council leads to Annex progress

    News coverage · Banner Graphic · Jan 21, 2026 · suncommercial.com

    “figure out the top dollar that we're willing to spend on this and get that number down before we move any further forward”

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