PHOTO GALLERY: James Pounds campaigns for Boone County Southern District commissioner

Boone County Southern District commissioner candidate James Pounds talks to his daughter, Savannah Pounds, at the Republican barbecue dinner Sept. 28 at Knights of Columbus Hall in Columbia. Savannah is currently a freshman at MU.   |  Yi-Chin Lee

Boone County Southern District commissioner candidate James Pounds, right, shakes hands with Greg Keimig at the Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival on Oct. 13 in Hartsburg. Keimig asked Pounds, whom he has known for many years, to give him a sign to put in front of his yard.   |  Yi-Chin Lee

Signs for Boone County Southern District commissioner candidate James Pounds, a candidate for Boone County Southern District commissioner, are set in front of the Republican booth at the Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival on Oct. 13 in Hartsburg. Pounds has not been an official member of the party, but he feels that he leans slightly to the right on important issues, such as infrastructure, taxes and regulations.   |  Yi-Chin Lee

In this Oct. 2 photo, Boone County Southern District commissioner candidate James Pounds works on the land next to a housing project that his construction company finished. His goal is to finish removing the weeds and planting grass on the field in the next couple of weeks. Pounds started his own construction company, James Pounds Construction LLC, in 1996.   |  Yi-Chin Lee

James Pounds, a candidate for Boone County Southern District commissioner, cleans the dust and sweat off his face after working on a field Oct. 2. Pounds performs most of his job by himself because he currently has no employees. However, Pounds hires sub-contractors to performs jobs that he cannot perform by himself.
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James Pounds, a candidate for Boone County Southern District commissioner, looks at the Boone County map before a candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters on Oct. 9 at the Columbia Public Library.   |  Yi-Chin Lee