Candidate profile: Clint Jones

NAME: Clint Jones

AGE: 41

IMMEDIATE FAMILY: Heather - wife, Merin - daughter, Luke - son, Maddox -son

OCCUPATION: Street Superintendent

OFFICE SOUGHT: Madison County Board District 27

PARTY AFFILIATION: Republican

PREVIOUS ELECTED POSITIONS: N/A

Why are you running for this office?

To change the business as usual mentality of the county board.

What would be your top priority if elected or re-elected?

To bring common sense back to the County Board.

What other changes or improvements would you seek in this office?

No pay raises for elected officials and no property tax hikes.

Madison County is considering a 5-cent cut to its property tax rate. Are you in favor? Why or why not?

Yes, because the County has a surplus of funds.

Why should the voters elect you?

Because I will be a new and fresh voice for taxpayers on the county board.

This story was originally published November 1, 2016 at 3:54 PM with the headline "Candidate profile: Clint Jones."