County

County Commissioner, Polk County

Vote for: 2
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 4
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.

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Andre Overholt

Republican

Former Polk County commissioner

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Proposes new county revenue sources to ease property taxes
Supports reducing the property tax burden
Supports keeping Polk County rural
Supports helping small farms and businesses thrive

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Proposes new county revenue sources to ease property taxes
Who's running for Polk County Board of Commissioners in 2026?
Candidate questionnaire · Hendersonville Times-News (via Yahoo News) · yahoo.com
“I want to explore and help create additional revenue generating sources to fund our budget.”
Supports reducing the property tax burden
Who's running for Polk County Board of Commissioners in 2026?
Candidate questionnaire · Hendersonville Times-News (via Yahoo News) · yahoo.com
“Reduce property tax burden.”
Supports keeping Polk County rural
Who's running for Polk County Board of Commissioners in 2026?
Candidate questionnaire · Hendersonville Times-News (via Yahoo News) · yahoo.com
“Maintain the ruralness of Polk County.”
Supports helping small farms and businesses thrive
Who's running for Polk County Board of Commissioners in 2026?
Candidate questionnaire · Hendersonville Times-News (via Yahoo News) · yahoo.com
“Do everything we can to help small farms and businesses thrive.”

Jon Klimstra

Democratic

Farmer

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Proposes incentives for farmers not to sell land for development
Supports revisiting where denser housing should be allowed
Supports maintaining the schools' top-tier performance
Supports more county communication with state legislators

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Proposes incentives for farmers not to sell land for development
Who's running for Polk County Board of Commissioners in 2026?
Candidate questionnaire · Hendersonville Times-News (via Yahoo News) · yahoo.com
“there need to be incentives (similar to what Henderson Co has proposed) that the county provides to farmers to not sell land for development”
Supports revisiting where denser housing should be allowed
Who's running for Polk County Board of Commissioners in 2026?
Candidate questionnaire · Hendersonville Times-News (via Yahoo News) · yahoo.com
“This proactive approach should include reevaluating the strategic vision plan to best identify if and where higher density building should occur.”
Supports maintaining the schools' top-tier performance
Who's running for Polk County Board of Commissioners in 2026?
Candidate questionnaire · Hendersonville Times-News (via Yahoo News) · yahoo.com
“maintaining our schools' top-tier performance”
Supports more county communication with state legislators
Who's running for Polk County Board of Commissioners in 2026?
Candidate questionnaire · Hendersonville Times-News (via Yahoo News) · yahoo.com
“increasing communication between the county government and our state legislators”

Ray Gasperson

Democratic

Chair, Polk County Planning Board

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No documented position found.

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David Moore

RepublicanIncumbent

Polk County commissioner

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No documented position found.

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