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Traci holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and a master's in business administration (MBA).

Traci has worked as a professional accountant for over fourteen years.

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Traci Paquette's campaign for tax commissioner is her first run for public office.

Promises to prioritize customer service and the experience of every community member.

Promises to make the Tax Commissioner's Office more efficient; Paquette provided no further details about this goal.

- Promises to prioritize customer service and the experience of every community member.
- Promises to make the Tax Commissioner's Office more efficient; Paquette provided no further details about this goal.

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Traci Paquette

Thurmond announces bid for tax commissioner

Celeste is an active member of of the Greene County Historical Society and the New Hope Baptist Church, where she teaches the three-and-four-year-old Awana class on Wednesday nights. Thurmond and her husband, Jim, live in Veazey.

Celeste currently serves as an administrative assistant at C.W. Smith Insurance Agency and the treasurer of the Greene County Livestock Association. She has previously been employed as a deputy clerk for the clerk of the superior court, a level 3 tax appraiser for the board of assessors, and an accounting clerk for the probate and magistrate courts. 

Celeste Thurmond's campaign for tax commissioner is her first run for public office.

Supports preserving the historic courthouse and maintaining all of its judicial functions.

- Supports preserving the historic courthouse and maintaining all of its judicial functions.

Celeste Thurmond

Tax Commissioners are elected at the county level, and their job is to oversee most phases of the taxing process. These responsibilities include billing, collecting, processing, and distributing taxes. They are generally in charge of property taxes, solid waste fees, public utilities, and renewing your vehicle tag. Notably, the Tax Commissioner does not determine how much taxes you pay. Because taxes are a source of revenue for counties, the tax commissioners’ work is ultimately beneficial to individual cities, education, transportation, and other local services. In addition to administering tax laws, the department is responsible for enforcing laws and  regulations pertaining to the control of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products in Georgia as well as motor vehicle license plate and title administration.