2025 GA General Election

2025 Georgia Municipal Runoff

Bill Hatfield

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Bill Hatfield is from Valdosta, Georgia. He attended Lowndes County High School. He is a U.S. Navy veteran. He has served as treasurer of the Kiwanis Club. He lives with his family in Dasher.

Bill is a commercial loan officer at Citizens Community Bank, where he focuses on helping local individuals and businesses achieve their financial goals. He previously worked in financial services, operations management, and customer relations roles. Before joining Citizens Community Bank, he held positions at Wachovia Bank and Equity One of Virginia, specializing in consumer, commercial, and mortgage loan development. He is also a U.S. Navy veteran who completed training at the U.S. Naval School of Photography in Pensacola, Florida.

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Bill is currently the mayor of Dasher, Georgia. He previously served as the District 3 Councilman for the City of Dasher.

Supports fiscal responsibility in public services.

Has experience in consumer, commercial, and mortgage loan development.

Supports fiscal responsibility in transportation and infrastructure projects.

As of September 3, 2025, Bill Hatfield did not have a website or any information online.

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Bill Hatfield is from Valdosta, Georgia. He attended Lowndes County High School. He is a U.S. Navy veteran. He lives with his family in Dasher, Georgia.

Bill is a commercial loan officer at Citizens Community Bank, where he focuses on helping local individuals and businesses achieve their financial goals. He has over two decades of experience in financial services, including key roles in consumer, commercial, and mortgage loan development. Before joining Citizens Community Bank, he worked at Wachovia Bank and Equity One of Virginia.

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Bill is currently the mayor of Dasher, Georgia. He was first elected in 2019 and is serving his second term.

Economy

Supports fiscal responsibility, government transparency, and providing a safe, healthy community.

Public Services

Supports fiscal responsibility in housing and urban development.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

- The mayor leads the executive branch of local government, presiding over city council meetings, making sure city departments run smoothly, and providing services to citizens. 
- The mayor runs the city day to day and prepares the budget each year, meaning that they propose how much funding goes to each city department, including the police department, city parks, transportation, and the fire department. 
- The mayor also hires the Police Chief, Fire Chief, and city department heads, such as City Planning, Parks & Recreation, and Transportation. 
- Most Georgia mayors are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 