Former hospital trustee, retired service man files for Pct. 1

Tom Elliott has filed as a Republican candidate for Van Zandt County Commissioner Precinct 1. 

He is challenging incumbent Brandon Brown.

“I have lived in Precinct 1 for 15 years with my wife, Trish Gray Elliott,” Elliott said. “I am a conservative Republican, who believes in a balanced budget and fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay.  I will be a full time commissioner with no other distractions to consume my time.”

Elliott has served on the Cozby-Germany Hospital board of trustee. He resigned the position when he decided to run for commissioner, “so I could dedicate my time to the job at hand,” he said.

Elliott holds a bachelor of science in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle University in Daytona Beach, Fla. He served in the U.S. Army for 24 years and retired in 1990 as a lieutenant colonel.

After his military retirement, Elliott began working with the with Texas Department of Transportation in the Research Division.  He also served nine years on the Buckholts ISD Board of Trustees. 

“After leaving TxDOT in 1995 I spent the next 12 years in the road construction products industry, where I worked with road construction companies, TxDOT and county crews constructing roads, bridges and other structures for the public, he said. “In addition, when I retired in 2007 I was president of Texas Steel Culvert in Arlington.  I tell you this because I believe the voters in Precinct 1 deserve an experienced businessman to manage their tax dollars, someone who will put those funds to the best use repairing roads properly.”

If elected, Elliott said he will have three top priorities:  being a full time commissioner, balancing the county budget and improving the roads and bridges in Pct. 1.

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