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Post 4 - Christine Tucker (Mayor Pro Tem)
Email: ctucker@cityofwatkinsville.com
Phone: 706-369-1987
Terms of Office: 2017-present
Education: B.A. in English from the University of Georgia and a Masters in Counseling from Georgia State University.

Mayor & City Council

Professional: She has been a licensed Realtor more than twelve years and is a real estate broker with her own business C. Tucker & Co.
Personal: She has three children who have all graduated from Oconee County Schools, a dog, and a cat. Christine enjoys to travel but loves the small town charm on Watkinsville and wants to continue to make the City great while using her experiences from around the world; especially, her love of walking and riding her bike on rails-to-trails. 

Her initial term began January 2017.

Christine serves the community as a member of the Watkinsville City Council & Chair of the Downtown Development Authority in Watkinsville. She is an active member at Resurrection Presbyterian Church. Her love of travel, historic home renovations, and people drives Christine’s success in real estate.

MEET CHRISTINE

Christine Tucker earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Georgia and a master's degree in counseling from Georgia State University. She has three children and is an active member of Resurrection Presbyterian Church.

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Christine Tucker

Age: 44

Office: Watkinsville City Council Post 4 (Incumbent)

Party Affiliation: Independent

Occupation: Realtor

Platform: To work hard to promote all of Watkinsville’s local businesses. Streamline the government to save tax dollars. Improvements to traffic issues and add biking and walking options.

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Keeping a vibrant community takes behind the scenes work to make sure there are sidewalks (and the money for them) to get you to those great restaurants. You need proper codes and enforcement in place to help all neighbors continue to be neighborly. You need active engagement with business owners to ensure they stay in the community. You need to have reasonable expectations for developers to make sure their developments to benefit the whole community.

Being On Watkinsville City Council

Plans to streamline city government to save tax dollars.

Advocates for active engagement with local business owners to help them remain in the community.

- Plans to streamline city government to save tax dollars.
- Advocates for active engagement with local business owners to help them remain in the community.

Economy

As of July 24, 2026, Christine Tucker did not have a website or any information online.

Public Services

While the city manager’s presentation recommended that the maximum size of the accessory unit not exceed 30% of the principal unit’s ground floor square footage, Council Member Christine Tucker moved to raise this limit.

“…I would like to propose that the square footage of accessory unit shall not exceed 50% of the square footage of the ground floor instead of 30%, because that can be very limiting otherwise, but it’s still significantly smaller than the main unit,” Tucker said.

Watkinsville City Council OKs accessory dwelling units

During the designated time for public comment, no one spoke in person, but Dickerson read an electronically submitted comment into the record from a resident seeking to have an accessory dwelling unit.

Dickerson explained that this resident would benefit from Tucker’s request to raise the size restriction from 30% to 50%.

“If you all make the recommendation and it’s approved that it be 50%, she probably won’t have to ask [for a variance],” Dickerson said. “But if you leave it at 30, she will have to come back probably with a variance [request] and then a conditional use [request].”

The council unanimously approved the ordinance change with Tucker’s amendment.

Proposed and won council approval to increase the maximum accessory dwelling unit size from 30% to 50% of a principal unit’s ground floor.

Advocates for reasonable expectations for developers so development benefits the whole community.

- Proposed and won council approval to increase the maximum accessory dwelling unit size from 30% to 50% of a principal unit’s ground floor.
- Advocates for reasonable expectations for developers so development benefits the whole community.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

There is a regular influx of help whether it be with a home repair, or advice on a good local doctor, or a meal for someone in need. When my kids were in late elementary school, I felt safe for them to walk into town with friends to get a treat at Jittery Joes or a biscuit at Golden Pantry. We have multiple parks within walking distance with more coming. Keeping a vibrant community takes behind the scenes work to make sure there are sidewalks (and the money for them) to get you to those great restaurants. You need proper codes and enforcement in place to help all neighbors continue to be neighborly. You need active engagement with business owners to ensure they stay in the community. You need to have reasonable expectations for developers to make sure their developments to benefit the whole community.

Plans to improve traffic conditions and add biking and walking options.

Advocates for sidewalks and funding for sidewalk construction.

- Plans to improve traffic conditions and add biking and walking options.
- Advocates for sidewalks and funding for sidewalk construction.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

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Watkinsville Post 3 Council Member Brett Thomas, 44, lists his occupation as “Project Management” on his qualification form. He said he has lived in Georgia his entire life and in Oconee County and Watkinsville for 12 consecutive years. Brannon, who is challenging incumbent Council Member Tucker for Post 4, is 65-years-old and has lived in Georgia his entire life, according to his qualification form. He has lived in Oconee County for 38 years and Watkinsville for the last 32 consecutive years.

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Scott Brannon has lived in Georgia his entire life.

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Age: 58
Office: Watkinsville City Council Post 4
Party Affiliation: Republican
Occupation: Comptroller at J.C. Nash Truck Parts
Platform: Fiscal Conservative advocating controlled growth with common sense governing...

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Scott Brannon listed his occupation as comptroller at J.C. Nash Truck Parts.

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Scott Brannon works as a comptroller at J.C. Nash Truck Parts.

As of July 24, 2026, Scott Brannon did not have a website or any information online.

Brannon was very brief in his closing comments. He actually said little throughout the meeting.

“We need to be responsible with the dollars that we have to spend in our budget to provide these services for the bicyclists, the walkers,” he said.

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Said city budgets should responsibly fund bicycle and pedestrian services.

- Said city budgets should responsibly fund bicycle and pedestrian services.

Scott Brannon

- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy. 
- City council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city 
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Most city council members in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 

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Watkinsville City Council Member, Post 4

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