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Elected officials for Wilkes County — promises, tenure record, and accountability.

19 officials5 council

City council

Hardin C. Kennedy III

2024-12-02–2028-12-04 (current term: elected Nov 2024; sworn in by Judge Duncan at the Dec 2 2024 board meeting per Dec 2 2024 minutes; N.C.G.S. § 153A-26 which has county commissioners take the oath and assume office on the first Monday in December after the general election, statute text read at ncleg.gov; end = first Monday in December 2028 when the successor is seated; first-office day before this term not sourced)

35 meetings22 decisions

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Evan Q. Handy

Vice Chairman

2024-12-02–2026-12-07 (elected Nov 2024 to the unexpired term ending 12/2026 per county 'Elected Officials Serving Wilkes County' 01/2025 list, the seat Stoney Greene resigned May 7 2024; sworn in Dec 2 2024 per Dec 2 2024 minutes; end = first Monday in December 2026 when the successor is seated per N.C.G.S. § 153A-26 which has county commissioners take the oath and assume office on the first Monday in December after the general election, statute text read at ncleg.gov)

35 meetings22 decisions

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Casey Joe Johnson

Commissioner

2024-12-02–2028-12-04 (current term: elected Nov 2024, sworn in Dec 2 2024 per Dec 2 2024 minutes; N.C.G.S. § 153A-26 which has county commissioners take the oath and assume office on the first Monday in December after the general election, statute text read at ncleg.gov; end = first Monday in December 2028; on the board since at least the Dec 2022 minutes, first-office day not sourced)

35 meetings22 decisions

Bill Sexton

Commissioner

2022-12-05–2026-12-07 (elected Nov 2022; sworn in by Judge Byrd Dec 5 2022 per Dec 5 2022 minutes; end = first Monday in December 2026 when the successor is seated per N.C.G.S. § 153A-26 which has county commissioners take the oath and assume office on the first Monday in December after the general election, statute text read at ncleg.gov)

35 meetings22 decisions

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Shirley B. Randleman

Commissioner

2024-05-29–2028-12-04 (continuous: appointed to the vacancy left by Stoney Greene and sworn in by the Clerk to the Board May 29 2024 per May 29 2024 minutes; elected Nov 2024 and sworn in again Dec 2 2024 per Dec 2 2024 minutes; end = first Monday in December 2028 per N.C.G.S. § 153A-26 which has county commissioners take the oath and assume office on the first Monday in December after the general election, statute text read at ncleg.gov)

35 meetings22 decisions

Former officials (4)

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Gregory A. Minton

Commissioner

Appointed on Republican Executive Committee recommendation and sworn in Jan 17 2023 per Jan 17 2023 minutes, to finish Eddie Settle's term; honored as outgoing at the Dec 2 2024 meeting, first Monday in December per N.C.G.S. § 153A-26.

Keith Elmore

Commissioner

Outgoing commissioner honored at the Dec 2 2024 meeting, replaced by the commissioners sworn in that day. month-level start: December 2004 per Dec 2 2024 minutes (twenty years of service, five 4-year terms). End = Dec 2 2024 meeting, first Monday in December per N.C.G.S. § 153A-26.

Stoney Greene

Commissioner

Sworn in Dec 5 2022 per Dec 5 2022 minutes; resignation read and accepted at the May 7 2024 meeting (letter effective 4:59 pm May 7 2024 per Elkin Tribune, May 7 2024 minutes).

Eddie Settle

Commissioner

Left the board for the NC Senate: Jan 17 2023 minutes record the vacancy created by his election to the State Senate and the appointment of Gregory Minton; last attended Jan 3 2023. month-level end: January 2023 per those minutes. Start not sourced.