Haywood Republicans fill commission vacancy District Court judges (left to right) Donna Forga and Kaleb Wingate, along with NCGOP 11th District Chairman Aubrey Woodard count ballots. Cory Vaillancourt photo
After several public meetings where intensive questions were posed by the Haywood County Republican Party to seven candidates, the party has chosen its nominee to fill an impending vacancy on the Haywood County Board of Commissioners.
Clyde resident Jennifer Best, 52, is an insurance agent and recently ran her first political campaign earlier this year. Best was a candidate in the Republican Primary Election as part of a four-candidate field seeking two commission seats. Those seats were eventually won by Republican incumbents Kevin Ensley and Brandon Rogers, but Best finished a close third, nearly knocking off Ensley.