We believe residents in Chattanooga’s District 2 have enjoyed sound, pragmatic leadership from first-term Councilman Jerry Mitchell in the last four years, and we hope they’ll allow him to continue representing them in the March 7 municipal election.
Mitchell, 62, is quick to admit his district, which borders the Tennessee River at the south and east and Red Bank at the west and runs north to Highway 153, doesn’t suffer from the violent crime some other districts do. But he said it does face the same challenges found throughout the city in lack of enough early childhood development centers, the necessity for better schools for all students and the need for improved infrastructure.
He is opposed by Mickey McCamish, 74, who is in charge of marketing and sponsorships for the Chattanooga Riverbend Festival.
“I’m tired of politics as usual,” McCamish said. “I have no bureaucratic connections. I just want to do what is best for District 2 and for the city of Chattanooga overall.”
Mitchell has been in private business most of his life – and is now in real estate sales – but was director of parks and recreation under Mayors Jon Kinsey and Bob Corker. Under Corker’s leadership and Mitchell’s oversight, the 21st Century Waterfront area was developed.