County Commission
Marion County, West Virginia
My vote power: Above average
What does this office do?
- Setting your property tax rate
- Funding county roads, parks, and public health services
- Setting land use and building rules outside city limits
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates:
Republican
David Kennedy is a former member of the Fairmont City Council. Kennedy has called for eliminating property taxes and wants the county to study ways to do that at the county level.
Democratic
Tim McAteer is a Marion County native who has run McAteer's Restaurant in Fairmont, a family business opened in 1958, for more than 40 years. McAteer's priorities are fixing roads and bridges and growing local businesses, including a county business incubator.
Source: candidates.wvsos.gov