2026 Georgia General Election

Christine Tucker

Education: B.A. in English from the University of Georgia and a Masters in Counseling from Georgia State University.

Mayor & City Council | Watkinsville, GA

Personal:  She has three children who have all graduated from Oconee County Schools, a dog, and a cat. Christine enjoys to travel but loves the small town charm on Watkinsville and wants to continue to make the City great while using her experiences from around the world; especially, her love of walking and riding her bike on rails-to-trails.

Christine serves the community as a member of the Watkinsville City Council & Chair of the Downtown Development Authority in Watkinsville. She is an active member at Resurrection Presbyterian Church. Her love of travel, historic home renovations, and people drives Christine’s success in real estate.

Meet Christine

Christine Tucker earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Georgia and a master's degree in counseling from Georgia State University. She has three children and is an active member of Resurrection Presbyterian Church.

Council Committees - Watkinsville, GA

Professional: She has been a licensed Realtor more than twelve years and is a real estate broker with her own business C. Tucker & Co.

Christine Tucker is a licensed Realtor and real estate broker who owns C. Tucker & Co.

Post 4 - Christine Tucker (Mayor Pro Tem)
Email: ctucker@cityofwatkinsville.com
Phone: 706-369-1987
Terms of Office: 2017-present

Christine has served as a Watkinsville City Council member for Post 4 since 2017.

We have multiple parks within walking distance with more coming. Keeping a vibrant community takes behind the scenes work to make sure there are sidewalks (and the money for them) to get you to those great restaurants. You need proper codes and enforcement in place to help all neighbors continue to be neighborly. You need active engagement with business owners to ensure they stay in the community. You need to have reasonable expectations for developers to make sure their developments to benefit the whole community.

Being On Watkinsville City Council

Plans to promote Watkinsville's local businesses.

Plans to streamline city government to save tax dollars.

Supports active engagement with business owners to help them remain in the community.

- Supports active engagement with business owners to help them remain in the community.

As of July 24, 2026, Christine Tucker’s website did not contain information on this issue.

While the city manager’s presentation recommended that the maximum size of the accessory unit not exceed 30% of the principal unit’s ground floor square footage, Council Member Christine Tucker moved to raise this limit.

“…I would like to propose that the square footage of accessory unit shall not exceed 50% of the square footage of the ground floor instead of 30%, because that can be very limiting otherwise, but it’s still significantly smaller than the main unit,” Tucker said.

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The council unanimously approved the ordinance change with Tucker’s amendment.

Watkinsville City Council OKs accessory dwelling units

This is a pivotal moment in the city of Watkinsville. After nearly ten years of stagnate growth, we are poised to almost double our population. Despite some long term residents understandably wishing we could always stay the same size, private property rights demand that growth is happening. The key is doing whatever we can do through our little local government to make sure that we follow the “Watkinsville Way” - that we will be a connected community honoring our history while welcoming innovation and accommodating change and that we will provide opportunities for all.

Proposed allowing accessory dwelling units up to 50% of a primary structure's ground-floor square footage.

Said Watkinsville should accommodate growth while honoring its history and providing opportunities for all.

Supports proper code enforcement to help neighbors coexist.

Supports reasonable expectations for developers so developments benefit the whole community.

- Proposed allowing accessory dwelling units up to 50% of a primary structure's ground-floor square footage.
- Said Watkinsville should accommodate growth while honoring its history and providing opportunities for all.
- Supports proper code enforcement to help neighbors coexist.
- Supports reasonable expectations for developers so developments benefit the whole community.

There is a regular influx of help whether it be with a home repair, or advice on a good local doctor, or a meal for someone in need. When my kids were in late elementary school, I felt safe for them to walk into town with friends to get a treat at Jittery Joes or a biscuit at Golden Pantry. We have multiple parks within walking distance with more coming. Keeping a vibrant community takes behind the scenes work to make sure there are sidewalks (and the money for them) to get you to those great restaurants.

Plans to improve traffic and add biking and walking options.

Supports funding sidewalks that connect residents to local businesses.

- Supports funding sidewalks that connect residents to local businesses.

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Christine is a realtor. She works as a real estate agent in Watkinsville, where she helps clients buy and sell homes. She previously bought and sold homes unrepresented before becoming an agent.

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Christine Tucker is currently mayor pro tem on the Watkinsville City Council representing Post 4. She is chair of the Downtown Development Authority.

Supports keeping the library within Watkinsville.

As a city council member, partnered with Extra Special People (ESP) to build the Playground of Possibilities and the Miracle League Ball Field.

Believes developers should ensure their projects benefit the entire community.

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Post 4 - Christine Tucker (Mayor Pro Tem)
Email: ctucker@cityofwatkinsville.com
Phone: 706-369-1987
Terms of Office: 2017-present
Education: B.A. in English from the University of Georgia and a Masters in Counseling from Georgia State University.

Mayor & City Council

Professional: She has been a licensed Realtor more than twelve years and is a real estate broker with her own business C. Tucker & Co.
Personal: She has three children who have all graduated from Oconee County Schools, a dog, and a cat. Christine enjoys to travel but loves the small town charm on Watkinsville and wants to continue to make the City great while using her experiences from around the world; especially, her love of walking and riding her bike on rails-to-trails. 

Her initial term began January 2017.

MEET CHRISTINE

Keeping a vibrant community takes behind the scenes work to make sure there are sidewalks (and the money for them) to get you to those great restaurants. You need proper codes and enforcement in place to help all neighbors continue to be neighborly. You need active engagement with business owners to ensure they stay in the community. You need to have reasonable expectations for developers to make sure their developments to benefit the whole community.

Christine Tucker

Age: 44

Office: Watkinsville City Council Post 4 (Incumbent)

Party Affiliation: Independent

Occupation: Realtor

Platform: To work hard to promote all of Watkinsville’s local businesses. Streamline the government to save tax dollars. Improvements to traffic issues and add biking and walking options.

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Advocates for active engagement with local business owners to help them remain in the community.

- Advocates for active engagement with local business owners to help them remain in the community.

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Proposed and won council approval to increase the maximum accessory dwelling unit size from 30% to 50% of a principal unit’s ground floor.

While the city manager’s presentation recommended that the maximum size of the accessory unit not exceed 30% of the principal unit’s ground floor square footage, Council Member Christine Tucker moved to raise this limit.

“…I would like to propose that the square footage of accessory unit shall not exceed 50% of the square footage of the ground floor instead of 30%, because that can be very limiting otherwise, but it’s still significantly smaller than the main unit,” Tucker said.

During the designated time for public comment, no one spoke in person, but Dickerson read an electronically submitted comment into the record from a resident seeking to have an accessory dwelling unit.

Dickerson explained that this resident would benefit from Tucker’s request to raise the size restriction from 30% to 50%.

“If you all make the recommendation and it’s approved that it be 50%, she probably won’t have to ask [for a variance],” Dickerson said. “But if you leave it at 30, she will have to come back probably with a variance [request] and then a conditional use [request].”

The council unanimously approved the ordinance change with Tucker’s amendment.

Advocates for reasonable expectations for developers so development benefits the whole community.

- Advocates for reasonable expectations for developers so development benefits the whole community.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

There is a regular influx of help whether it be with a home repair, or advice on a good local doctor, or a meal for someone in need. When my kids were in late elementary school, I felt safe for them to walk into town with friends to get a treat at Jittery Joes or a biscuit at Golden Pantry. We have multiple parks within walking distance with more coming. Keeping a vibrant community takes behind the scenes work to make sure there are sidewalks (and the money for them) to get you to those great restaurants. You need proper codes and enforcement in place to help all neighbors continue to be neighborly. You need active engagement with business owners to ensure they stay in the community. You need to have reasonable expectations for developers to make sure their developments to benefit the whole community.

Plans to improve traffic conditions and add biking and walking options.

Advocates for sidewalks and funding for sidewalk construction.

- Advocates for sidewalks and funding for sidewalk construction.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

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- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Most city council members in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 