Henderson County Commissioner
Commissioner Thompson has served Henderson County as a public servant for over 35 years, first in the capacity as the county Clerk of Superior court (32 years) and during this last term as Commissioner of the 4th District. During his time as Commissioner, Tommy has served as Chairman and is currently serving a second year as Vice Chair.
Commissioner Thompson doesn’t just tell you what he wants to accomplish. He can point to what he has accomplished too. Having dedicated most of his life to public service in Henderson County, he has an enviable record and never tires of promoting the values he believes in.
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Over the last four years Commissioner Thompson has been responsible for millions of budgetary dollars and grown our communities economy as a whole. He has attracted new businesses, kept taxes low and built up the counties reserves.
Attracted businesses like Sierra Nevada and others…
Other accomplishments include increasing Henderson Counties parks…
establishing an area agricultural promotion department
, bringing in a Wingate University campus for helping individuals continue their education …
But it doesn’t end there, our current Commissioners also brought the UNC Chapel Hill Hospital system into an affiliation with our county hospital, Pardee.
Tommy has always voted in favor of decisions to help improve our local heroes from Fire to Emergency Medical Services as well as our Sheriff’s department and recognizes the vital role that these and other county employees play in keeping our county top notch.
