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County Commissioner, Davidson County

unexpired term

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
3
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A county commissioner is one of the members of the board that adopts the county budget, sets the property tax rate and oversees county government.

Taxes & budget

Public safety

Economy & jobs

  • Felicia DreherLibertarian

    • Supports enforceable permit conditions on data centers
  • Charles (Chuck) SlipetskyDemocratic

    • Supports disclosing incentives offered to recruited companies
  • Steve ShookRepublican

    • Voted to advance a four-month data center moratoriumIn office

Environment & parks

Government & transparency

  • Felicia DreherLibertarian

    • Supports disclosing county agreements before they are signed
    • Supports more public scrutiny before big projects like the sportsplex
  • Charles (Chuck) SlipetskyDemocratic

    • Pledges to follow what most county residents want
  • Steve ShookRepublican

    • Pledges transparency and careful stewardship of county resources

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