Gary Martin files for District 1 race, hopes to unseat Iglesias
Former Cedartown City Commissioner and school board member Gary Martin is setting his sights on a new seat in the coming months, this time on Polk County’s board.
Martin, who sought out the Polk County Commission District 1 seat as one of several candidates who interviewed for the job, is hoping to unseat Commissioner Jose Iglesias from the board during upcoming elections.
He was set to qualify on Monday after press time for the seat on the Republican ticket for the May 22 primary. He said he is running for several reasons, chief among them to provide for “the better quality of life for citizens of Polk County.”
Martin also wants to address several issues ranging from local concerns over the landfill and its operations, to potential solutions for improving the service of the Polk County Volunteer Fire Department.
“I’m looking forward to working with the commission on a variety of items should I be elected,” he said.
Martin first served on the Polk County Board of Education in his younger years, and later was voted to serve on the Cedartown City Commission. He gave up the office in 2015 after two terms serving on the board.
He is the owner and operator of Martin’s Styling Center on North Main Street in Cedartown, and has been in his current business for 54 years.