Invested and Committed: Shelley Tullis

For years, Shelley and her husband haven’t just lived in Habersham County; they’ve poured themselves into it. They chose to raise their family here. They chose to grow their careers here. And when opportunities came to serve, they didn’t step back. They stepped up. Her husband became Mayor of Mount Airy. Shelley took on role after role, not for the title, but because she saw work that needed to be done and people who deserved better. Today, she serves as General Manager of the Chattahoochee Mountain Fair, President of the Mount Airy Civic Association, a member of the Mt. Airy Planning and Zoning Board, and Chair of the Habersham County Parks & Recreation Advisory Board. That isn’t a résumé built for a campaign. That’s a life built in service. Through every one of those roles, Shelley sat across the table from citizens, business owners, and local leaders. She listened to their frustrations, celebrated their wins, and learned, up close, what local government looks like when it works, and what it looks like when it doesn’t. That’s exactly why she’s running for Habersham County Commissioner, District 2.Shelley isn’t arriving at this moment as an outsider with a plan. She’s arriving as a neighbor with a record. She already knows the roads that need attention, the growth pressures threatening the county’s character, and the taxpayers who deserve to know where every dollar goes. She’s been part of those conversations. Now she’s ready to be the voice that carries those concerns into the Commissioner’s seat. Her priorities for responsible growth, property rights, fiscal accountability, infrastructure, and public safety, aren’t borrowed from a political platform. They’re drawn from years of watching this county up close and asking the same question over and over: “Are we doing right by the people who live here?” Shelley believes the answer should always be yes. This is what genuine commitment looks like. Not a campaign that starts on Election Day, but a life of showing up at civic meetings, community events, and planning boards long before anyone was watching. This County isn’t a steppingstone for Shelley. It’s home. And she’ll fight for it like it is.