Carter running for Polk County Commission CANDIDATE STATEMENTS
My name is Ray “Slugger” Carter. I have been a resident of Polk County for most of my life. I am married to Nina Bray Carter. We have three adult children, Lorri Burdette (Courtney), Meagan and Nicholas (Amelia), and a wonderful granddaughter, Kailie.
I have been employed with IBM for over 24 years, performing various leadership roles in data management, business analysis, and organizational management for multiple fortune 500 companies. Other prior experience includes consulting for BP-Amoco and the
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US Department of Energy Nuclear Defense Programs, and six years with the Polk County Police Department.
I have had the honor and privilege of serving as a Polk County commissioner for the last six years. I also served nine years as a Rockmart councilman and three years on the Development Authority of Polk County.
I believe that, along with my fellow commissioners and an excellent staff, we have affected numerous changes
and improvements in our county operations. We have aggressively managed your tax dollars and consistently reduced tax rates. We successfully brought actions against the landfill contractor that resulted in major changes to operations.
We continue to focus efforts within public safety, broadening our drug enforcement capabilities, implementing true emergency management capabilities, supporting Polk County’s first paid professional fire service personnel to complement our great volunteer professionals, and working closely with judges, DA and other court officials to properly update our court operations.
To say that I love our community, the rural traditions and the greatness of family would be an understatement. My desire is to see that all Polk County citizens have an opportunity to enjoy life here as much as I have, to prosper, work, raise your family and watch your children raise their family. It is with this understanding in hand, my background and commitment that I hope you will vote for and elect me as your District #3 Polk County Commissioner.