Henderson County
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Ed McCainRepublican
Aaron D. ClineDemocratic
On ballot as
ED MCCAIN
AARON D. CLINE
Current role
U.S. Rep. Lance Gooden's staff, outreach and constituent assistance, since Gooden's first campaign for Congress (per campaign)
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Background
- Co-founder with his wife, Dr. Francine McCain, of Ask Dr. Fran, a public outreach and education effort on women's health (per campaign)
- Cites his time as a business owner in his December 2025 campaign announcement
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Experience
- Served four and a half years on the Athens City Council, including as mayor pro tem (per campaign)
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Top priorities
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Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: His candidacy announcement, published in the Athens Daily Review in December 2025, says his goal is "to dispense justice in the most fair, proper, and reasonable way to better the county."
- Court administration: His December 2025 candidacy announcement says his experience "has prepared him to handle the responsibilities of the office with transparency, consistency, and accountability."
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
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Ed McCain
Republican- On ballot as
- ED MCCAIN
- Current role
- U.S. Rep. Lance Gooden's staff, outreach and constituent assistance, since Gooden's first campaign for Congress (per campaign)
- Background
- Co-founder with his wife, Dr. Francine McCain, of Ask Dr. Fran, a public outreach and education effort on women's health (per campaign)
- Cites his time as a business owner in his December 2025 campaign announcement
- Experience
- Served four and a half years on the Athens City Council, including as mayor pro tem (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: His candidacy announcement, published in the Athens Daily Review in December 2025, says his goal is "to dispense justice in the most fair, proper, and reasonable way to better the county."
- Court administration: His December 2025 candidacy announcement says his experience "has prepared him to handle the responsibilities of the office with transparency, consistency, and accountability."
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Aaron D. Cline
Democratic- On ballot as
- AARON D. CLINE
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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