Wes Scarbrough wants to move up to Sullivan County Commission
Current County Council member seeks GOP District 1 nomination in May 5 primary
Wes Scarbrough is seeking the Republican nomination to represent District 1 for a four-year term on the Sullivan County Commission.
The primary election will be held May 5, and early voting already has begun.
Scarbrough currently served as an at-large member of the Sullivan County Council. He was first elected to the position in 2020 and re-elected in 2024.
“Wes Scarbrough stands out as a principled conservative who recognizes that private property rights are the bedrock of capitalism and must be defended at the local level,” said Charlie Kolean, executive director of the Private Property Rights Institute.
Scarbrough, who helps run Scarbrough Construction Inc., says a “Vote for Wes is a vote for success.”
“As election is approaching it is important to know that a vote for me is not only a vote for District 1, it’s a vote for the whole county,” Scarbrough says in a recent Facebook post. “I am asking for your support because I believe I uphold to the qualifications and standards needed to fulfill this position to represent the citizens of Sullivan County.”
During his 2020 campaign for Sullivan County Council, Scarbrough said he was running then because “I want to see that our tax dollars are being used for the [betterment] of this county.”
“I am fiscally responsible,” he says. “I help run the family business that is located in Sullivan County that my father started in the late ’70s. I take pride in our county as well as the citizens of this county.
“Our county is one of few counties in the State of Indiana that is operating in the black, and I would like to see it remain that way.”
During his 2024 County Council election, Scarbrough said he was against raising taxes.
“I think it would be a burden on our citizens and taxpayers, and I work for our taxpayers,” he said.
Per the Sullivan County government website, the Sullivan County Commission serves as the county’s executive body. Responsibilities include passing ordinances concerning traffic control, minimum housing standards, election administration and incorporation of new towns and alteration of township boundary lines on petition. The commission comprises three members who are elected to staggered four-year terms.