Plymouth County Commissioner: a three-member board that oversees the county’s budget and operations, on the ballot in all 27 towns. Every line on this page is each candidate’s own words in print. Tap any receipt.
Tony O’Brien, on why he is running: “I’m not a career politician, with a priority for the people, not for self.”
Receipts
- The Commission oversees a $13 million budget; the commissioner salary is $39,780 for a board that meets one or two times a month: The Enterprise, Aug. 21, 2026
- O’Brien was a Plymouth County Commissioner from 2009 to 2013: The Enterprise, Aug. 21, 2026
- “I’m not a career politician, with a priority for the people, not for self”: Plymouth County Observer candidate Q&A
Wants to “aggressively identify” grants and create a new “grant writer” position, plus more regional programs and “bulk purchasing.”
Spending
Calls the rise in commissioner pay, “the salaries have increased from” $7,500 to $33,000, “a problem requiring a solution.”
Receipts
- Nyman, her priorities page: a “grant writer” position, pursue grants “aggressively,” and “bulk purchasing”: nymanforplymouth.com, Priorities
- O’Brien on commissioner pay: Plymouth County Observer candidate Q&A
Would hold commission meetings “on a rotating basis” around the county to “bring government to the people.”
Points out county meetings are “not live stream”ed and do not allow public comment — and says that should change.
Receipts
A former state representative and Hanover Select Board member who worked as a “government affairs officer for Plymouth Sheriff’s Department.”
A Plymouth County Commissioner from 2009 to 2013, a part-time deputy sheriff and a military veteran.
Receipts
- Both biographies, from the paper’s candidate profiles: The Enterprise, Aug. 21, 2026
Says there is “a lot of bickering” at the county and she would “bring a little bit more civility” to the board.
Running
“I’m a Christian conservative” who is “against the sanctuary concept, and the wokeness that permeates politics here in Massachusetts.”
Receipts
- Both quotations are from the paper’s 2026 candidate Q&A: The Enterprise, Aug. 21, 2026
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Each candidate’s positions are their own words in The Enterprise’s 2026 candidate profiles, the Plymouth County Observer candidate Q&A, and Nyman’s campaign website. O’Brien, a former commissioner (2009–2013), is the Republican nominee; Nyman is a former state representative. Quotations are trimmed for length only, never reworded. Sources were read on October 6, 2026.