Staff Report

Tanika &8220;Nee-Nee&8221; Wagner has officially announced her candidacy for tax collector of Dallas County.

Wagner, 33, has 11 years judicial experience, working with local law enforcement and other agencies around the state of Alabama.

Wagner said one of her goals is to make operations of the office more efficient, thereby providing more convenience to the county&8217;s citizens.

A Selma native, Wagner is a 1993 graduate of Southside High School and went on to received her associate degree in criminal justice from Wallace Community College-Selma. She is also an undergraduate and graduate student of Faulkner University. She received her bachelors in business administration and her masters in management. Wagner is affiliated with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and is a member of the Selma Alumnae Chapter.

Wagner is engaged to Selma police Det. Sgt. Toriano Neely, and together they have one son, Trey, who is 8.