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Commission selects multiple TRRD board members; one candidate fails to gain approval

Benton County Commission · March 1, 2026
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Summary

During separate votes on TRRD appointments Feb. 19, the Benton County Commission approved Jim Price, Mike Stockdale and Kevin Stepp; Keith Arnold failed to secure enough votes. Sam Lashlee was approved after recording two "passes."

The Benton County Commission considered RESOLUTION 0219-05 on Feb. 19 and voted on TRRD board candidates individually.

The commission recorded candidate-specific outcomes: Keith Arnold received 7 Ayes, 2 Nays and 3 Passes and the minutes list that outcome as failed; Jim Price, Mike Stockdale and Kevin Stepp each received 12 Ayes and were recorded as passed. Sam Lashlee was recorded with 10 Ayes and 2 Passes and was listed as passed. The minutes include a per-commissioner tally table that records how each commissioner voted across the slate of candidates.

The votes were taken as discrete ballots for each candidate rather than a single slate vote; the minutes show the full vote breakdown and the final outcome for each candidate as recorded above. The commission carried other agenda items after the appointments.