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Tucker County Commission

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Term
6 years
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2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

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

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Jon Bush

Republican

Restaurant owner · Parsons

The gist

  • Pledges wider posting of commission meeting agendas.
  • Proposes alternating commission meetings between the mountain and Parsons.
  • Proposes later courthouse hours for working residents.
  • Supports expanding trades programs in county schools.
  • Opposes the HOPE Scholarship program as it operates.
More about Jon
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  1. Pledges wider posting of commission meeting agendas.

    Candidates sit down with constituents in Parsons

    News coverage · The Parsons Advocate · Sep 22, 2026 · parsonsadvocate.com

    “Bush said that the matter was the symptom of a larger issue of lack of transparency by the Commission.”

  2. Proposes alternating commission meetings between the mountain and Parsons.

    Candidates sit down with constituents in Parsons

    News coverage · The Parsons Advocate · Sep 22, 2026 · parsonsadvocate.com

    “finding a location on the mountain where meetings could be held to alternate between the mountain and Parsons”

  3. Proposes later courthouse hours for working residents.

    Candidates sit down with constituents in Parsons

    News coverage · The Parsons Advocate · Sep 22, 2026 · parsonsadvocate.com

    “He also felt the Courthouse closed too early for those who worked and proposed later hours.”

  4. Supports expanding trades programs in county schools.

    Candidates sit down with constituents in Parsons

    News coverage · The Parsons Advocate · Sep 22, 2026 · parsonsadvocate.com

    “Bush said there was a real need for more trades in the workforce and he said the public school system could be of great help”

  5. Opposes the HOPE Scholarship program as it operates.

    Candidates sit down with constituents in Parsons

    News coverage · The Parsons Advocate · Sep 22, 2026 · parsonsadvocate.com

    “I’m not a big fan of the HOPE Scholarship, I don’t think it is doing what it was intended to do”

Michael "Mike" Rosenau

No Party AffiliationIncumbent

Tucker County commissioner · Parsons

The gist

  • Supported the county's 2% amusement fee for ambulance service.
  • Supports state responsibility for funding emergency services.
  • Supported letting counties adopt a 1% sales or amusement tax.
More about Michael
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  1. Supported the county's 2% amusement fee for ambulance service.

    Rosenau addresses need for fee

    News coverage · The Parsons Advocate · Dec 10, 2024 · parsonsadvocate.com

    “Tucker County Commission President Mike Rosenau addressed the need for the fee during a Special Meeting of the Commission”

  2. Supports state responsibility for funding emergency services.

    Rosenau addresses need for fee

    News coverage · The Parsons Advocate · Dec 10, 2024 · parsonsadvocate.com

    “The State should have taken the responsibility upon themselves and not put it back to the counties.”

  3. Supported letting counties adopt a 1% sales or amusement tax.

    Rosenau takes aim at State Tourism, calling out Tucker County

    News coverage · The Parsons Advocate · Apr 1, 2025 · parsonsadvocate.com

    “Its to allow counties throughout the State of West Virginia to impose a 1% sales tax, the same thing cities have right now”

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