Elmore County Commissioner Bart Mercer will serve as the chairman of the Elmore County Commission as commissioner Troy Stubbs steps down to assume his role representing District 31 in the Alabama House of Representatives.
Stubbs is the Republican nominee and faces no opposition for the seat in Montgomery in next month’s election.
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