Mark Riggins
TN
Mark Riggins is a former general manager of Clarksville Gas and Water who served two terms on the Montgomery County Commission. His priorities include infrastructure investment and protecting taxpayers.
Where Mark Riggins stands, based on their records
Supports
Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
Asked the Clarksville City Council, as Gas and Water general manager, to raise water and sewer rates to pay for a new water treatment plant. He said the water system needed $177.5 million in work.
April 29, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clarksvilleonline.com
Voted as a Montgomery County commissioner against spending county money to buy downtown bank buildings for a civic plaza. The plan, cut from $3.5 million to $2.5 million, passed 14-7.
September 14, 2015Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: montgomeryminutes.bisonline.com
Voted as a Montgomery County commissioner for a county property tax rate of $3.07 per $100 of property value, up from $2.9747 the year before. It passed 11-10. He voted no on lowering it to $3.05.
July 6, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: montgomeryminutes.bisonline.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Asked the City Council to give Gas and Water customers more time to pay their bills, citing harm from the federal government shutdown. The council approved the change on first reading.
November 6, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clarksvilleonline.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Started a diversity effort at Clarksville Gas and Water after a staff survey showed employee concerns. He said the department had been about 90 percent white and mostly male.
October 23, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: clarksvilleonline.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Asked the Clarksville City Council, as Gas and Water general manager, to raise water and sewer rates to pay for a new water treatment plant. He said the water system needed $177.5 million in work.
April 29, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clarksvilleonline.com
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Asked Clarksville residents to use water only for needs like drinking, cooking, and bathing while his Gas and Water department put mandatory water limits in place during a water line repair.
January 16, 2023
Source: clarksvilleonline.com
Past race Mark Riggins ran in:
- City Mayor, City of Clarksville · November 3, 2026 · Clarksville city, Tennessee