County News Coverage: 2022 NACo Annual Conference

Debbie Bell's trail to become Fremont County, Colo.'s first female commissioner started when she was 16 and suggested he run for the commission, which prompted him to challenge her to do the same.

As a freshman senator, Dirk Kempthorne passed a law making it more difficult for Congress to impose the costs of mandates on state and local governments. 

Greg Chilcott ran for office in Ravalli County, Mont. when he was unhappy with the options, and he turned that motivation into a 24-year tenure as a commissioner that has included a major role in creating the National Center for Public Lands Counties.