Ballotpedia, Tamara Small 

Tamara was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She holds both a bachelor's degree and a master’s degree in nursing from Indiana Wesleyan University and a doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Cincinnati. She is married and has 4 children. 

Tamara is a board-certified family nurse practitioner. She founded The Institute For Employee Safety, She E.O. Tamara is also a professor at The Institute For Employee Safety and serves as a council member for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Tamara Small’s campaign for Butler County Commissioner is her first run for public office.


Plans to invest in economic and workforce development.

Supports addressing mental health and addiction recovery.

Plans to address economic disparities and workforce shortages in Butler County. 

- Plans to invest in economic and workforce development.
- Plans to address economic disparities and workforce shortages in Butler County. 

Economy

As of August 22, 2024, Tamara Small’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Wants to implement policies that reduce gun violence.

- Wants to implement policies that reduce gun violence.
- Plans to prioritize public safety.

Public Safety

Housing & Urban Development

Public Services

Plans to expand access to mental health and addiction recovery services.

Advocates for affordable, accessible, and equitable healthcare.

- Plans to expand access to mental health and addiction recovery services.
- Advocates for affordable, accessible, and equitable healthcare.
- Supports addressing mental health and addiction recovery.

Healthcare

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Tamara Small

Believes in building a "better Butler County that works for everyone" through collaboration and community partnership.

Supports public services that enhance community well-being and safety.

Believes in extending personal commitment to community public service.

Believes the healthcare system is "broken" and "works for some but not others," and wants to advocate for change.

Believes in advancing healthcare through research on vulnerable worker populations.

Supports the work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Believes in strong public service leadership, as demonstrated by his commitment to serve as a council member for The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tamara earned her master’s degree in nursing from Indiana Wesleyan University and her Ph.D in philosophy from the University of Cincinnati. She currently lives in Butler County and is married with 4 children. 

Tamara is a board certified family nurse practitioner and serves as a council member for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She is also a professor at The Institute For Employee Safety.

Tamara Small’s campaign for county commission member is her first run for public office.


Supports investment in in economic and workforce development.

- Supports investment in in economic and workforce development.

Supports enacting policies to curb gun violence.

- Supports enacting policies to curb gun violence.

Supports expanding access to mental health and addiction recovery services.

- Supports expanding access to mental health and addiction recovery services.

Tamara received her Master’s of Science in Nursing from Indiana Wesleyan University and her Ph.D in Philosophy from The University of Cincinnati.  She currently lives in Butler County and is married with 4 children. 

Tamara Small is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and serves as a council member for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She is also a professor at The Institute For Employee Safety.

Tamara Small’s campaign for County Commission Member in Butler County, OH is her first run for public office.


As of September 23, 2024, Tamara Small’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- County commissioners are in charge of county renewal projects and maintaining the streets, roads, and public utilities. These projects try to improve the quality of life in the county, like increasing access to food or award grants to bring jobs. 
- County commissioners control budgeting and appropriations in the county. This means that county commissioners control what organizations and individuals receive the money from the county budget. 
- County commissioners have authority over government taxing and purchasing, and they hold the titles to all of the county property. 
- County commissioners in Ohio are typically elected to 4-year terms in staggered years. Depending on your county, you may vote for the seat in your County Commission District, or all of them at-large. 

Member of the governing body for the county, has authority over taxing, budgeting, county property, and public services like utilities. 