I'm just trying to do the job that I was elected to do for Chattanooga
Staff photo by John Rawlston/Chattanooga Times Free Press – May 20, 2015 Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke speaks to members of the Chattanooga Times Free Press editorial board Wednesday, May 20, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn.Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke says he’s flattered that Tennessee Senate Democrats think he’d make a great governor, but he’s strictly focused on running the Scenic City.
Last week, Senate Minority Leader Lee Harris, D-Memphis, and Sen. Jeff Yarbro, D-Nashville, said Berke was on a short list of Democratic mayors in the state who could appeal to a statewide electorate when Gov. Bill Haslam leaves office in 2018.
Berke said Wednesday that campaigning isn’t on his radar.
“It’s always very flattering when someone says a nice thing about you. That being said, I wake up every day to better help the people of Chattanooga,” Berke said.