County Commission
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:
Independent
Doug M. Mongold is chief of the Moorefield Volunteer Fire Company and president of the Moorefield town planning commission, and has served on the town council. Mongold has urged a county inspection program so rental homes and new buildings are safe to live in.
No Party Affiliation
Hunter Flinn wants Hardy County to livestream public meetings and post agendas, minutes and votes online, partner with a humane society to run the dog pound, and develop small-business villages. Flinn opposes the proposed ambulance fee until funding questions are answered.
Republican
Michael P. Phillips, known as Mike, lives in Old Fields in Hardy County. Phillips's stated priorities are more open handling of county ambulance (EMS) issues and keeping younger residents in the county through better job options.
Democratic
Shawna M. Crites of Old Fields served 35 years as a Hardy County magistrate, a local judge who handles minor criminal and civil cases, before retiring from the bench in early 2025.
Source: candidates.wvsos.gov