County Supervisor District Three
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District Three Candidates
Results: August 4th, District 3 Republican Primary
This election was decided in the Primary since all three candidates were Republican. Blaine Lafontaine (R) 1047 - 54% Lisa L. Cowand (R) 857 - 44% Kenny Edmonds (R) 49 - 3% |
Which COUNTY district is yours?
Lisa L. Cowand (R) - Participated in Forum
Kenny Edmonds (R) - Chose not to participate in Forum Blaine Lafontaine (R) - Participated in Forum |
Blaine Lafontaine (R)
As a lifelong Hancock County resident, I understand the issues that have long aggravated us. As a husband and father, I’m deeply invested in making it better.
Along with my wife, Heather, and my daughters, Kylie and Khloe, I am active in our community. We play youth sports, attend mass at Most Holy Trinity Church and volunteer regularly.
I am a graduate of Hancock High and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. I will receive a B.S. from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2015. Two years as Ward 2 Councilman in Diamondhead and Director on the Solid Waste Authority have given me insight into local issues and helped create a vision for our county’s future.
Our natural assets and high-tech workforce should naturally lead to economic development. It hasn’t, and it’s past time to move this county forward with transparency, collaboration and leveraging our advantages to secure a better future.
Along with my wife, Heather, and my daughters, Kylie and Khloe, I am active in our community. We play youth sports, attend mass at Most Holy Trinity Church and volunteer regularly.
I am a graduate of Hancock High and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. I will receive a B.S. from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2015. Two years as Ward 2 Councilman in Diamondhead and Director on the Solid Waste Authority have given me insight into local issues and helped create a vision for our county’s future.
Our natural assets and high-tech workforce should naturally lead to economic development. It hasn’t, and it’s past time to move this county forward with transparency, collaboration and leveraging our advantages to secure a better future.
Blaine Lafontaine (R)
Unedited Response to Forum Questions
Below are the questions that make up Part Two of the Forum, selected by our volunteers from those submitted by local leaders, citizens and Cleaver readers.
1. What is your specific plan for this district?
2. What are your qualifications to carry out your goals?
3. What is your current employment and how much time can you devote to this office?
4. Is there a long-range county strategic plan in effect now, and if so, what is your opinion of it?
5. What can the Board of Supervisors do to increase transparency?
6. Do you think the communications between the local governing bodies (BSL, Waveland, Diamondhead and Hancock County) can be improved, and if so, how?
7. How would you improve Hancock County's website?
8. How would you fund raises for county employees? Should the raises be performance based?
9. The Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau used to receive significant annual funding in the county budget. For the past two years, it has received no funding from the county. What are your thoughts on this issue?
10. What do you see as Hancock County's biggest hurdles in attracting new businesses? What is your plan to overcome these hurdles?
1. What is your specific plan for this district?
2. What are your qualifications to carry out your goals?
3. What is your current employment and how much time can you devote to this office?
4. Is there a long-range county strategic plan in effect now, and if so, what is your opinion of it?
5. What can the Board of Supervisors do to increase transparency?
6. Do you think the communications between the local governing bodies (BSL, Waveland, Diamondhead and Hancock County) can be improved, and if so, how?
7. How would you improve Hancock County's website?
8. How would you fund raises for county employees? Should the raises be performance based?
9. The Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau used to receive significant annual funding in the county budget. For the past two years, it has received no funding from the county. What are your thoughts on this issue?
10. What do you see as Hancock County's biggest hurdles in attracting new businesses? What is your plan to overcome these hurdles?
For Part One of the Serve Hancock Forum,
candidates were given an opportunity to write a brief (150 words) bio
and send in a photograph. Below (in alphabetical order) are their
unedited responses. Click here to read the Forum invitation.
In Part Two of the Forum, candidates who participated in Part One were sent a list of questions. The questions were emailed to participating candidates on June 19th. Each received a follow-up phone call. Candidates who wished to participate in Part Two had until 11:30pm, Monday, July 13th to respond. Responses are posted below their bios. If no response was received before deadline, that is indicated with "chose not to participate in Part Two."
In Part Two of the Forum, candidates who participated in Part One were sent a list of questions. The questions were emailed to participating candidates on June 19th. Each received a follow-up phone call. Candidates who wished to participate in Part Two had until 11:30pm, Monday, July 13th to respond. Responses are posted below their bios. If no response was received before deadline, that is indicated with "chose not to participate in Part Two."
