Martin W. Raxton

Voted to deny a 700-acre data center campus near Liberty Road. The board denied it 4-1. Staff warned it could harm the county's main water source.

July 7, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted with a unanimous board to reject a data center near Rockhouse Road. Commissioners cited traffic, environmental harm, and nearby homes.

March 3, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Wrote and proposed a resolution creating a citizen audit committee to review county spending. The board approved it with one commissioner voting no.

October 21, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

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Proposed a plan to fill empty seats on the county commission. It became House Bill 349, which passed the Georgia House 163-0.

February 13, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

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Gave $5,000 from his district budget to the Feed Douglas food pantry network. The gift helped families who lost federal food aid (SNAP) during a shutdown.

November 4, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted with the full board to adopt a $131 million county budget for 2025. The vote was unanimous.

November 19, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Gave $5,000 from his district budget to the Feed Douglas food pantry network. The gift helped families who lost federal food aid (SNAP) during a shutdown.

November 4, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to remove the chairman of the county's employee appeals board after misconduct complaints. The motion failed 3-2.

March 11, 2026

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Voted to give the history museum 90 days to leave the old courthouse. The board approved it 3-2.

February 3, 2026

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Voted against a month-to-month lease for the history museum. He said he would not vote on a lease he had not seen.

November 18, 2025

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Co-led the county's tax incentive committee with Commissioner Whitney Kenner Jones. On Nov. 17, 2025, the committee reported 16 businesses saved $8 million in taxes from 2022 to 2024.

November 17, 2025

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Voted to end the county's free lease for the Douglas County history museum in the old courthouse. The board approved it 3-2.

October 21, 2025

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Voted with all commissioners to reject a proposed 30% property tax rate increase. The vote was unanimous.

August 19, 2025

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Earned county commissioner certification from the Carl Vinson Institute of Government. He finished nine courses over 66 hours.

July 21, 2025

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Voted with a unanimous board to deny a permit for a 29-home rental subdivision on Dorsett Shoals Road. He said the area was built on home ownership.

July 14, 2025

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Voted no on rezoning 243 acres in Winston for a second data center campus. The board approved it 3-2, overruling its planning staff and zoning board.

July 11, 2025

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Voted with all commissioners to opt Douglas County out of Georgia's new statewide homestead tax exemption. The vote was unanimous.

February 18, 2025

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Voted with the board 4-0 to rezone land in Winston for a data center campus, against the planning staff's advice. The chairwoman did not vote.

February 4, 2025

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Cast the only vote against a 15-year tax break for Amazon Web Services' planned $5 billion data center campus. The board approved it 4-1.

January 7, 2025

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Took office as Douglas County Commissioner for District 3 on June 28, 2024. He won the June 18 special election runoff by 10 votes, 1,160 to 1,150.

June 28, 2024

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