New Meaning to ‘Rock the Vote’

Most people in the Tri-State Area know Nathan Gosnell for his music, but the people of Montrose are about to get to know him for a completely different career.

In November, Gosnell was elected Montrose Township Clerk, a position he did not campaign or even run for. Gosnell said he was very surprised and a bit confused after he received the news from the county auditor’s office.

“The thing I thought was, ‘who in the world, who, voted me in?’ and the second confusion was, ‘What does a township clerk do? Do I have an office?'” Gosnell said.

He was elected with a write-in vote and said he knows of at least one person who wrote his name down, but is not sure on the total number of votes.

Gosnell said he talked with current Clerk and once he learned more about the position, he decided to take it and is excited about it.

“I’m hoping to learn as much as I can about local government,” Gosnell said. “Just a few weeks before this all happened, I actually made the comment to somebody that I’d be interested in getting into politics on a local level.”

He will go in for training on Jan. 17 and take over the position later this year.

Some of the duties for Gosnell’s new position include making sure the fire department receives there funding and the people who care for the local cemeteries get paid.

Thanks to his work as manager of StumpTown, Gosnell said he is confident he can do a good job as Clerk.

“My day usually consists of getting up, having some coffee and then I sit down do booking for a couple of hours. I take care of the calendar, I make sure the schedule is updated, I make sure the band guys are happy. I make some phone calls, send some emails, maybe write up a contract,” Gosnell said. “I’m really looking forward to it and I know it’s something I can handle.”

Gosnell said his new role with Montrose will not affect his One-Man-Band performances or the schedule for StumpTown and no one should be concerned about him not being bi-partisan either.

“If anybody’s worried that I’m going to put a partisan swing on something, there’s nothing to worry about there,” Gosnell said.

While he may not have known about the position before, Gosnell is excited for this new challenge.

“Hopefully I can do a good job and conduct the meetings well and hopefully the fire department and cemeteries are happy,” Gosnell said.

For the full interview with Gosnell, tune into the Weekend Radio Recap on Z93, Saturday morning at 7 AM.