Leslie Colvard

- County Commissioners 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.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners can create, change, or abolish offices, positions, departments that are not required by law. 
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms, with no term limits. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.

Creates new laws and passes the budget for your county.

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Buket Urgen

Leslie Colvard is from Ashe County, North Carolina. He has an associate's degree from Wilkes Community College and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech. He has two children and one grandson. His partner is Jann Boggs of Sparta, North Carolina.

Leslie is a retired professional engineer. His career includes positions with DuPont, Takeda, Nestle Frozen Foods, Day & Zimmermann Engineering, Alstom, and BAE Systems, Inc. He previously worked at Northwestern Bank data processing while attending Wilkes Community College. He also grew up working on his family's farm, where he helped raise cattle and grow crops.

Candidates - Ashe County

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