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Chris St. Clair earned a bachelor's degree in emergency medical care from Western Carolina University.

Chris has experience in public safety, education, healthcare, and small business.

As of January 2, 2026, Chris St. Clair did not have a website or any information online.

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Chris St. Clair

Chris has spent most of his adult life working within the systems that support the community every day.

Chris has a broad professional background that includes experience in public safety, education, healthcare, and small business.

As of January 2, 2026, Chris St. Clair’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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As of January 2, 2026, Lazarus (Laz) Margolin did not have a website or any information online.

Lazarus (Laz) Margolin

As of January 2, 2026, Lazarus (Laz) Margolin’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Scott J. Haynes is originally from Rutherford County and is a graduate of RS Central High School. He lives in Rutherford County with his wife and their two children.

Scott's campaign for Rutherford County Commissioner District 5 is his first run for public office.

Scott currently serves in the United States Army Reserves. He previously worked as a police officer with the Lake Lure Police Department and the Forest City Police Department and helps run his family-owned business, the Greenhill Store.

Supports prioritizing local businesses and ensuring that public funding and grant programs benefit Rutherford County workers and employers.

- Supports prioritizing local businesses and ensuring that public funding and grant programs benefit Rutherford County workers and employers.

Supports maintaining and strengthening state-mandated local services and increasing state-level funding to avoid overreliance on property taxes.

- Supports maintaining and strengthening state-mandated local services and increasing state-level funding to avoid overreliance on property taxes.

Supports managing population growth in a way that preserves community character while expanding opportunity and housing availability.

- Supports managing population growth in a way that preserves community character while expanding opportunity and housing availability.

Supports expanding law enforcement, emergency medical services, and hospitals as population grows.

- Supports expanding law enforcement, emergency medical services, and hospitals as population grows.

Supports prioritizing infrastructure investment and expanding the Rutherford County Airport through planning and research.

- Supports prioritizing infrastructure investment and expanding the Rutherford County Airport through planning and research.

As of January 2, 2026, Scott J. Haynes did not have a website or any information online.

Scott J. Haynes

Scott Haynes’ campaign for Rutherford County Commissioner District 5 is his first run for public office.

- 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.

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