Joseph Falkner, who hopes to step in for outgoing District 7 Commissioner Tommy Hester, spoke as well.

Falkner, born in Henderson in 1992, is known for a bowtie business that he opened, he said, pointing in a general direction, “right through the woods, over here, in the Flint Hill neighborhood.”

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With Brummitt ousted in the Republican primaries and Hester not seeking re-election, there aren’t many business-minded people left on the board, Falkner said.

"I'm going to have a different perspective on things," he told the crowd, “a much more progressive future for how we can really band together and create jobs and industry. It’s not one person that’s going to be able to do it alone, but you need thought leaders.”

Advocates for collaboration among thought leaders to create jobs and industry.

- Advocates for collaboration among thought leaders to create jobs and industry.

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