Hamilton County Commissioner Jim Fields will not be running for a third term in 2018, a pledge he says he made clear when he ran initially in 2010.
In a field where politicians at federal, state and local levels scratch, claw, lie, cheat and steal to keep their seats and their relative power, we think this is refreshing.
Indeed, we think different voices cycling through elected positions would offer a broader spectrum of ideas, suggestions, improvements, changes and advice than having the same person hold onto a seat as long as he or she is physically able to drool a “yes” or “no.”
“I just believe that government is best when citizens do the job for some period of time and then they get out to let somebody else do it,” Fields told reporter Paul Leach of the Times Free Press. “I think you need fresh blood, I think you need fresh ideas. I don’t want to overstay my welcome.”
The District 2 representative is unlikely to be seen overstaying his welcome, though. He is one of the quieter members of the commission, preferring to ponder what he hears and to speak when he has something to say rather than to be heard or to be seen.