The DeKalb County Election Commission held a meeting on Monday, April 7, and welcomed a new member. Republican Marty Jacoby is succeeding Brandon Gay, who recently resigned from the commission. Gay had also served as Chairman and was appointed in January 2022 after his grandmother, Barbara Vanatta, stepped down from the commission.

Talking to the media, Marty said he and his wife, Annie, are excited about this opportunity to serve the county. “I worked with FedEx for 30 years. I moved to Murfreesboro in 1995, With my work they pushed me to Atlanta, Jacksonville Florida, etc. but I would always gravitate back to middle Tennessee. I knew if I ever came back here with work full time this is where I wanted to be. I moved here full time around 2014 and recently retired.”

Republicans Loree Farmer Hall and Ronald Dean Sifford, along with Democrats Kim Driver Luton and Yvette Tubbs Carver, have all been reappointed by the state election commission to their second full terms.

During the meeting, a chairman and secretary were appointed, with Hall elected the new Chairman, while Luton remains as secretary. Dustin Estes is the DeKalb County Election Administrator.