- Montgomery County Commissioner, District 3
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- Incumbent
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- Republican
- Status
- Elections
Dan Guard
• Name and position sought: Dan Guard, Montgomery County Commissioner District 3
• Campaign address, telephone, email, and website: 765-230-0636; dan.guard@montgomerycounty.in.gov
• Residence: Crawfordsville
• Community Involvement: Prior to becoming a commissioner, I served eight years on Crawfordsville’s City Council. I am a member of the Republican Party and serve as the chair of the Montgomery County Republican Party.
Education/Profession:
• Education: Graduated form North Montgomery High School and Indiana University Kelley School of Business with majors in Business Management and Human Resources Management. • Occupation: Owner of Lawn Guard and currently serving as commissioner for district 3
Position statement 1:
• What specific experiences and skills qualify you to be a commissioner? I feel my management experience prior to owning my own business and my 15 years as a business owner, allows me to bring good decision-making and leadership skills to the commissioners office.
Position statement 2:
• What are your top priorities as commissioner if you are elected? My priorities for my next term would be to continue working with the other commissioners to utilize our resources at our county highway department for better bridges and roads.
Position statement 3:
• What can Crawfordsville and Montgomery County do to encourage businesses to locate here? The best things we can do to encourage business to locate here is to create an environment that is welcoming to businesses, developers and new residents to help broaden our tax base. We can do that by helping with infrastructure and provide a welcoming, safe and secure place to do business.
Position statement 4:
• What do you want voters to know about you before they cast their ballot? I would want the voters to know that I am going to make well informed decisions to help our community a place where we can fell safe, secure and a place where we are attracting people and businesses. My wife has been teaching in this community for almost 30 years and we have owned a business here for 15 years, and we would like to see Montgomery County thrive.
Position statement 5:
• What is the greatest concern that you hear from local citizens? The biggest concerns I hear from residents are the conditions of some of our roads and the need for healthy growth within our county.