Polk County Elected Officials
Due to COVID-19, the Polk County Chamber of Commerce was unable to hold the Spring Candidate Forum. Please see the statements from unopposed candidates below. Also, positions with multiple candidates were sent questions to answer. Their responses are below.
Q & A for State House District 16: Trey Kelley | Jennifer HulseyQ & A for County Commission District 1: Scotty Tillery | James Vines
Q & A for County Commission District 2: Chuck Thaxton | Glenn Robinson
Q & A for Probate Judge: Tony Brazier | Bobby Brooks
Statement from Polk County Sheriff Candidate
Statement from Polk County Superior Court Clerk Candidate
Statement from Polk County Coroner Candidate
Statement from Polk School District Board District 5 Candidate
Polk County Commissioners | Polk County Support Staff
Cedartown City Commission | Cedartown Support Staff
Rockmart City Council | Rockmart Support Staff
Aragon City Council | Aragon Support Staff
Elected Court Officials | Other Polk County Elected Officials
Other Local Officials | Polk County School Board
Board of Education Support Staff | State Government Officials
Polk County Commissioners
4 year terms
(primary election vote by party – general election vote at large - no term limits)
144 West Ave - P.O. Box 268 – Cedartown Ga. 30125
770-749-2100
Scotty Tillery - District 1 - Polk County Commissioner
stillery@polkga.org
Gary Martin - District 1 - Polk County Commissioner
gmartin@polkga.org
Linda Liles - District 2 - Polk County Commissioner
lliles@polkga.org
Chuck Thaxton - District 2 - Polk County Commissioner
cthaxton@polkga.org
Ray Carter - District 3 - Polk County Commissioner
rcarter@polkga.org
Hal Floyd (Chairman) - District 3 - Polk County Commissioner
hfloyd@polkga.org
Polk County Support Staff
Matt Denton - County Manager
mdenton@polkga.org
Connor Hooper - Assistant County Manager
chooper@polkga.org
Dawn Turner - County Clerk
dturner@polkga.org
Brad McFall - Polk County Attorney
www.gmvlawfirm.com/attorney/brad-j-mcfall/
Cedartown City Commission
4 year terms (seats are at large - no term limits)
P.O. Box 65 – Cedartown, Ga. 30125 770-748-3220
Jessica Brewster Payton- Cedartown City Commissioner
jpayton@cedartowngeorgia.gov
Matt Foster (Chairman) - Cedartown City Commissioner
mcfoster@cedartowngeorgia.gov
Dale Tuck (Chairman Pro Tem) - Cedartown City Commissioner
dtuck@cedartowngeorgia.gov
Andrew Carter - Cedartown City Commissioner
acarter@cedartowngeorgia.gov
Sam Branch - Cedartown City Commissioner
sbranch@cedartowngeorgia.gov
Cedartown Support Staff
Bill Fann - Cedartown City Manager
bfann@cedartowngeorgia.gov
Carey Pilgrim - Cedartown City Attorney
https://www.msp-lawfirm.com/attorneys/carey-l-pilgrim/
Mitzi Allen - Cedartown City Clerk
mallen@cedartowngeorgia.gov
Rockmart City Council
4 year terms
(seats - Council is by ward - Mayor is at large– no term limits)
316 N Piedmont Ave. - P.O. Box 231 – Rockmart Ga. 30153 - 770-684-5454
Sherman Ross - Rockmart City Mayor
sross@rockmart-ga.gov
Lucille Glover Harris – Ward 3 - Rockmart City Council
lharris@rockmart-ga.gov
Joe Henderson –Ward 1 - Rockmart City Council
jhenderson@rockmart-ga.gov
Mike Bradley – Ward 4 - Rockmart City Council
mbradley@rockmart-ga.gov
Marty Robinson –Ward 2 - Rockmart City Council
mrobinson@rockmart-ga.gov
Rick Stone – ward 5 - Rockmart City Council
rstone@rockmart-ga.gov
Rockmart Support Staff
Jeff Ellis - Rockmart City Manager
jellis@rockmart-ga.gov
Mike McRae - Rockmart City Attorney
https://www.msp-lawfirm.com/attorneys/michael-d-mcrae/
Pam Herring - Rockmart City Clerk
pherring@rockmart-ga.gov
Stacey Smith - Director of Community Development
ssmith@rockmart-ga.gov
Aragon City Council
4 year terms (seats are at large – no term limits)
2814 Rome Hwy. – Aragon, Ga. 30104 770-684-6564
Debbie Pittman - Aragon City Mayor
debbie.pittman@cityofaragon.com
Buddy Tanner - Aragon City Council
buddy.tanner@cityofaragon.com
Amy Causey - Aragon City Council
amy.causey@cityofaragon.com
Candace Seiz - Aragon City Council
candace.seiz@cityofaragon.com
Judd Fee - Aragon City Council
judd.fee@cityofaragon.com
Aragon Support Staff
Zachary Burkhalter - Aragon City Attorney
https://www.facebook.com/ZacharyJBurkhalterPc/
Kim Allen - Aragon City Clerk
kallen@cityofaragon.com
Elected Court Officials
4 year terms (vote by party – no term limits)
Judge Meng Lim - Judge of Superior Court, Tallapoosa Circuit
Office 770-749-2118
Judge Michael L. Murphy - Judge of Superior Court, Tallapoosa Circuit
Office 770-646-2018
Judge Linda Smith - Probate Judge
770-749-2128 - 770-748-4923
Judge Jean Crane - Magistrate Judge
770-749-2130
Jack Browning - District Attorney
770-749-2106
Stacie Baines - Clerk of Superior Court
770-749-2114
Johnny Moats - Polk County Sheriff
770-748-3732
Other Polk County Elected Officials
4 year terms (vote by party – no term limits)
Tony Brazier (appointed) - Polk County Coroner
770-748-1241
Vann Angel - Polk County Surveyor
770-748-0419
Kathy Cole - Polk County Tax Commissioner
770-749-2125 - 770-748-7524
Other Local Officials
2 year terms (seat is by party – no term limits)
Senator Bill Heath - State Senator - 31st District
billheath@billheath.net
Representative Trey Kelley - State Representative - 16th District
trey.kelley@house.ga.gov
Polk County School Board
4 year terms (seats are by party/district– no term limits)
612 S. College Street – Cedartown, Ga. 30125 770-748-3281
Britt Madden, Jr. - District 1
britt.madden@polk.k12.ga.us
Kristy Gober (Vice Chairman) - District 5
kristy.gober@polk.k12.ga.us
Bernard Morgan – District 2
bernard.morga.@polk.k12.ga.us
Chris Culver - District 6
chris.culver@polk.k12.ga.us
J.P. Foster (Chairman) - District 3
jamesfoster@polk.k12.ga.us
Tommy Sanders - District 7
tsanders@polk.k12.ga.us
Vicki Mayes - District 4
vicki.mayes@polk.k12.ga.us
Board of Education Support Staff
Laurie Atkins - Superintendent
latkins@polk.k12.ga.us
Shawn Barnette - Secretary
770-748-3821
State Government Officials
Governor Brian Kemp (R)
Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan (R)
U.S. Senator David Perdue (R)
U.S. Kelly Loeffler (R)
U.S. Congressman Tom Graves (R)