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Appling County Board of Commissioners

Edward Leslie Burch currently serves as Appling County Commission Chairman. He was elected in 2022 and is serving his first term.

Leslie has previously worked as a first responded, EMT, and paramedic. He has also worked as a firefighter and a deputy coroner.

As of March 11, 2026, Edward Leslie Burch did not have a website or any information online.

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Edward Leslie Burch

Leslie currently serves as Appling County Commission Chairman. He was elected in 2022 and is serving his first term.

Leslie Burch has previously worked as a first responded, EMT, and paramedic.  He has also worked as a firefighter and a deputy coroner.

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Robert Lee Lewis III is from Appling County, Georgia. He has a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Georgia. Lee lives in Baxley, Georgia.

Lee currently serves as the city market executive and senior vice president for Pineland Bank. He previously served as the county manager for Appling County.

As of March 11, 2026, Robert Lee Lewis III did not have a website or any information online.

Plans to make financial stability his top priority.

- Plans to make financial stability his top priority.

Robert Lee Lewis III

Robert Lee Lewis III is from Appling County and currently lives in Baxley.  He has a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Georgia.  He currently serves as Governing Board Representative on the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) Board of Trustees.

Lee currently serves as the city market executive and senior vice president for Pineland Bank in Baxley.  He previously served as County Manager for Appling County.

- County Commission Chairs oversee the Board of County Commissioners, which create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- The County Commission Chair is specifically responsible for preparing the county budget, which must be passed by the rest of the County Commissioners. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commission Chairs have additional executive duties including coordinating with the office of the Mayor for your county, appointing Commissioners to committees, and representing your county at official functions.
- County Commission Chairs are elected to 4-year terms in county-wide elections.

Appling County Commission Chair, Republican Primary

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