Mike Ford
Republican
Police officer
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Lamar County Commissioner
Precinct 2
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- 4 years
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- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: A county commissioner is one of four precinct members of the commissioners court, which sets the county budget and tax rate and oversees county roads and services.
Nathan Polsky
Libertarian
Pre-sales/delivery engineer
The gist
- Supports keeping property taxes low and homestead exemptions
- Proposes scrutinizing recurring county spending
- Proposes prioritizing road work by condition and need
- Opposes funding Flock cameras and mass-surveillance systems
- Opposes eminent domain for another party's benefit
- Proposes making major developments bear their infrastructure costs
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Supports keeping property taxes low and homestead exemptions
Nathan Polsky – for Lamar County Commissioner, Precinct 2Campaign website · nathanforliberty.com
“Keep property taxes as low as possible and support available local homestead exemptions.”
Proposes scrutinizing recurring county spending
Nathan Polsky – for Lamar County Commissioner, Precinct 2Campaign website · nathanforliberty.com
“Scrutinize county spending instead of automatically carrying expenses forward year after year.”
Proposes prioritizing road work by condition and need
Nathan Polsky – for Lamar County Commissioner, Precinct 2Campaign website · nathanforliberty.com
“Prioritize roads based on condition, safety, traffic, and need — not politics.”
Opposes funding Flock cameras and mass-surveillance systems
Nathan Polsky – for Lamar County Commissioner, Precinct 2Campaign website · nathanforliberty.com
“Oppose funding for Flock cameras and similar mass-surveillance systems.”
Opposes eminent domain for another party's benefit
Nathan Polsky – for Lamar County Commissioner, Precinct 2Campaign website · nathanforliberty.com
“Oppose eminent domain used to take private property for another party's benefit.”
Proposes making major developments bear their infrastructure costs
Nathan Polsky – for Lamar County Commissioner, Precinct 2Campaign website · nathanforliberty.com
“Require major developments to bear the costs they create for roads, infrastructure, and county services.”
Lonnie Layton
DemocraticIncumbent
Lamar County commissioner, Precinct 2
The gist
No documented position found.
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