Gary Dale Hartong lives near Wake Forest.

The Wooten Company - Leadership

Gary Hartong has a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering and a master's degree in civil engineering from North Carolina State University. He lives with his wife, Jess, in Wake Forest, and has four children.

Gary Dale Hartong is the president of The Wooten Company, an engineering firm headquartered in Raleigh.

Who's Running: Wake County Board of Commissioners

Gary Dale Hartong is the president of The Wooten Company, an engineering firm.

Gary s campaign for Wake County commissioner is his first time running for public office.

Gary Hartong - Ballotpedia

Gary 's campaign for Wake County commissioner is his first run for public office.

Plans to "work closely with the State and its municipal partners to continue building its corporate technology, life sciences and biotech, advanced manufacturing, education, and  healthcare hubs."

Supports reducing property tax rates and redirecting spending to core services.

- Plans to "work closely with the State and its municipal partners to continue building its corporate technology, life sciences and biotech, advanced manufacturing, education, and  healthcare hubs."
- Supports reducing property tax rates and redirecting spending to core services.

Economy

Supports modernizing and optimizing school facilities in response to population growth.

- Supports modernizing and optimizing school facilities in response to population growth.

Public Services

As of January 2, 2026, Gary Dale Hartong’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Supports investing in infrastructure, public schools, and the business community in Wake County.

Supports investing in infrastructure, public schools, and the business community.

Supports long-term capital planning for physical infrastructure, such as roads, water, sewers, parks, buildings, and broadband.

- Supports investing in infrastructure, public schools, and the business community.
- Supports long-term capital planning for physical infrastructure, such as roads, water, sewers, parks, buildings, and broadband.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

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Gary Dale Hartong

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners can create, change, or abolish offices, positions, departments that are not required by law. 
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms, with no term limits. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.