JMB

Commissioner· 2022-12-05–2026-12-07 (current term: elected Nov 2022; sworn in Monday Dec 5 2022 per The Mountaineer Dec 7 2022 and N.C.G.S. § 153A-26 which has county commissioners take the oath and assume office on the first Monday in December after the general election, statute text read at ncleg.gov; end = first Monday in December 2026 when the successor is seated; first-office day before this term not sourced)

Jennifer M. Best

Haywood County

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Term ending Dec 7, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in: 8
Total speaking time: 57:32
Avg per meeting: 7:12
Segments: 657

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municipal election results

Your town's property tax rate and spending priorities now rest with a new set of hands, though the real money decisions won't land until the next budget cycle.

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