Dougherty County Commission Chairman Lorenzo Heard unopposed in bid for second term

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — Dougherty County voters will see one name for Board of Commissioners chairman on the Nov. 3 midterm ballot. The chairman runs the county board’s meetings, speaks for the board, and helps set the county budget, local taxes, and services like roads, public safety, and zoning.STATEWIDE ELECTION RESULTSLorenzo Heard (D)Heard, the incumbent chairman, is running unopposed.Heard grew up in Leesburg and graduated from Lee County High School in 1981. He earned a business degree from Albany State University and a divinity master’s from Mercer in 2020, according to Dougherty County’s chairman profile. He has preached since age 17 and has led Greater 2nd Mt. Olive in Albany as pastor since 1993, where he backs tutoring, summer camps, and affordable housing work.He was elected in May 2022 as the first African American chairman of the Dougherty County Board and took office in January 2023, according to WALB.He says the county still needs steady leadership to move Albany and Doug