Wilson County
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John "scott" AkinRepublican Incumbent
Mark HurdDemocratic
On ballot as
JOHN "SCOTT" AKIN
MARK HURD
Current role
Wilson County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Retired U.S. Army colonel (per campaign); "retired soldier" (per Secretary of State filing)
Background
- Describes himself as "Christian, Conservative, First Responder (retired), and Republican" (paid campaign ad, Wilson County News)
- "MBA & Strategic Studies / BA in Political Science / Lean Six Sigma Black Belt / Multi-functional Logistics certification" (per campaign)
- U.S. Army veteran "with over 30 years of service" (per campaign)
- Deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and Europe (per campaign)
- Husband and father of two raising his family in Wilson County (per campaign)
Experience
Not found
Not found
Top priorities
Not found
- "Precinct 4 roads — including high-traffic stretches such as FM 775 — are a first-term priority: fix them without a tax hike."
- "Treat every County incentive as a performance-based agreement — not a giveaway — with defined investment and employment commitments scaled to the project."
- "Publicly disclose major projects and expected impacts (jobs by phase, water, roads, taxes, emergency services) before any County commitment."
- "Oppose County commitments that skip water disclosure or leave monitoring 'to be determined.'"
- "Oppose deploying Flock cameras in Wilson County."
Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "Treat every County incentive as a performance-based agreement — not a giveaway — with defined investment and employment commitments scaled to the project."
- Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "Protect taxpayers: no silent shift of unforeseen road or infrastructure costs onto property owners."
- Flooding and drainage: Campaign site: "Require impact plans for noise, drainage, traffic, and lighting before construction — not after neighbors live with the consequences."
- Public safety: Campaign site: "Prioritize training and equipment funding first, with budget caps that do not overextend the County."
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
John "scott" Akin
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- JOHN "SCOTT" AKIN
- Current role
- Wilson County Commissioner, Precinct 4
- Background
- Describes himself as "Christian, Conservative, First Responder (retired), and Republican" (paid campaign ad, Wilson County News)
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Mark Hurd
Democratic- On ballot as
- MARK HURD
- Current role
- Retired U.S. Army colonel (per campaign); "retired soldier" (per Secretary of State filing)
- Background
- "MBA & Strategic Studies / BA in Political Science / Lean Six Sigma Black Belt / Multi-functional Logistics certification" (per campaign)
- U.S. Army veteran "with over 30 years of service" (per campaign)
- Deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and Europe (per campaign)
- Husband and father of two raising his family in Wilson County (per campaign)
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- "Precinct 4 roads — including high-traffic stretches such as FM 775 — are a first-term priority: fix them without a tax hike."
- "Treat every County incentive as a performance-based agreement — not a giveaway — with defined investment and employment commitments scaled to the project."
- "Publicly disclose major projects and expected impacts (jobs by phase, water, roads, taxes, emergency services) before any County commitment."
- "Oppose County commitments that skip water disclosure or leave monitoring 'to be determined.'"
- "Oppose deploying Flock cameras in Wilson County."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: Campaign site: "Treat every County incentive as a performance-based agreement — not a giveaway — with defined investment and employment commitments scaled to the project."
- Growth and infrastructure: Campaign site: "Protect taxpayers: no silent shift of unforeseen road or infrastructure costs onto property owners."
- Flooding and drainage: Campaign site: "Require impact plans for noise, drainage, traffic, and lighting before construction — not after neighbors live with the consequences."
- Public safety: Campaign site: "Prioritize training and equipment funding first, with budget caps that do not overextend the County."
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- markhurd4tx.com
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