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Lesley Hughes
Commissioner District 7Appointed to the 7th District seat and sworn in Mar 18, 2024 (Elizabethton Star 2024-03-19); present at Jan-Mar 2026 Commission meetings (minutes roll calls); not a candidate in the Aug 6 2026 certified results; term ended August 31, 2026 when successors' terms began September 1 per CTAS (mayor page quote; statute text not read).
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Top issues during term (1)(Education)
Decisions during term (6)
Recorded while Hughes was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved21-0Aug 17, 2026
Head Start, Education Capital, and Animal Shelter Donations
approved18-0Jun 15, 2026
Education Capital Project Amendment 177-5 ($1,835,578.59)
approved16-1Apr 20, 2026
Jerry Stout resignation; appointment to Board of Education, 8th District
approved17-0Apr 20, 2026
Budget Amendment 177-4, Education Capital Project Fund
tabledVoted yes21-0Mar 16, 2026
Defer 8th District Board of Education appointment to April 20
approvedVoted yes21-0Mar 16, 2026
Education Capital Project Fund Budget Amendment 177-3
Voting record (2)(Education)
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