County

Cabell County Commission

Vote for: 1
Term: 6 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The county commission adopts the county budget, sets the county levy, oversees county offices and hears estate and election matters.

The incumbent, John Mandt Jr., holds the commission's District 3 seat; commissioners are elected countywide, and not more than one may live in any magisterial district.

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Tia "Fix" Rumbaugh

Democratic

Huntington City Council member; founder of So Social LLC

The gist

Proposes commission meeting times suited to working residents.
Supports stable long-term funding for Tri-State Transit Authority service.
Proposes a feasibility study of county sand and stone resources.
Proposes county funding and partnerships to expand mental health access.
Opposes dropping disability-service levies from the county ballot.
Proposes expanding pretrial diversion and the Quick Response Team model.
Proposes staffing-first budgeting for EMS and county positions.

More about Tia

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Proposes commission meeting times suited to working residents.
Tia "Fix" Rumbaugh for Cabell County Commission
Campaign website · Rumbaugh campaign · tiafix.com
“Tia will push for meeting times that work for working people and restore real public participation.”
Supports stable long-term funding for Tri-State Transit Authority service.
Tia "Fix" Rumbaugh for Cabell County Commission
Campaign website · Rumbaugh campaign · tiafix.com
“She will keep advocating for transit funding so that expanding service is a standing priority, not a scramble every five years.”
Proposes a feasibility study of county sand and stone resources.
Tia "Fix" Rumbaugh for Cabell County Commission
Campaign website · Rumbaugh campaign · tiafix.com
“Tia will push for a geological and economic feasibility study of Cabell's sand and stone resources”
Proposes county funding and partnerships to expand mental health access.
Tia "Fix" Rumbaugh for Cabell County Commission
Campaign website · Rumbaugh campaign · tiafix.com
“Tia will use every tool available — grants, facility partnerships, and intergovernmental cooperation — to expand access and get residents the help they need”
Opposes dropping disability-service levies from the county ballot.
Tia "Fix" Rumbaugh for Cabell County Commission
Campaign website · Rumbaugh campaign · tiafix.com
“Tia will ensure that organizations serving our most vulnerable residents are not quietly dropped from the ballot to make the commission's math easier.”
Proposes expanding pretrial diversion and the Quick Response Team model.
Tia "Fix" Rumbaugh for Cabell County Commission
Campaign website · Rumbaugh campaign · tiafix.com
“Tia will push to expand pretrial diversion and the Quick Response Team model”
Proposes staffing-first budgeting for EMS and county positions.
Tia "Fix" Rumbaugh for Cabell County Commission
Campaign website · Rumbaugh campaign · tiafix.com
“Tia will push for staffing-first budgeting. We have to take care of our first responders, so they can take care of us.”

John Mandt Jr.

RepublicanIncumbent

Cabell County Commissioner; owner of Stewarts Original Hot Dogs

The gist

Supported reallocating county excess levy money to broader needs.
Opposes county use of AI surveillance cameras.
Supports leaving harm reduction law changes to the Legislature.
Proposes selling non-performing county assets and improving development.
Pledges more commission transparency, including better meeting streaming.
Proposes an online county spending database like wvcheckbook.gov.

More about John

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Supported reallocating county excess levy money to broader needs.
Green Acres, Autism Service Center levies excluded from Cabell's 2026 ballot
News coverage · The Herald-Dispatch · herald-dispatch.com
“Commissioner John Mandt Jr. said the levy decision was based on reallocating the taxpayer dollars to what benefits the county more.”
Opposes county use of AI surveillance cameras.
Cabell County Commission takes stand against Flock surveillance
News coverage · WCHS · wchstv.com
“Commissioner John Mandt said the county has no desire to implement Flock Safety cameras or any other form of artificial intelligence surveillance technology.”
Supports leaving harm reduction law changes to the Legislature.
Cabell County Commission decides to wait on legislature regarding harm reduction program
News coverage · WCHS · wchstv.com
“he supports changing state laws that guide harm reduction programs, but said he will leave it up to the West Virginia Legislature”
Proposes selling non-performing county assets and improving development.
New Cabell commissioners take oath
News coverage · The Herald-Dispatch · herald-dispatch.com
“In his campaign, Mandt had a platform of selling non-performing county assets when appropriate and improving development in the county.”
Pledges more commission transparency, including better meeting streaming.
New Cabell commissioners take oath
News coverage · The Herald-Dispatch · herald-dispatch.com
“Mandt also said he would push for more transparency within the commission, including improving online streaming of meetings.”
Proposes an online county spending database like wvcheckbook.gov.
Mandt announces run for Cabell County Commission
News coverage · The Herald-Dispatch · herald-dispatch.com
“One way of doing that could be to have a program similar to wvcheckbook.gov for Cabell County online, he said.”

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