Free Press endorsementsIn the Aug. 7 general election and Democratic primary, the Free Press endorses:Governor: Bill HaslamU.S. Senator: Lamar Alexander3rd District Congress: Weston Wamp27th District, State House: Patsy HazlewoodCounty Mayor: Jim CoppingerCounty Commission, District 1: Randy FairbanksCounty Commission, District 6: Joe GrahamCounty Commission, District 7: Sabrena TurnerCounty Commission, District 8: Kenny SmithCounty Commission, District 9: Chester BankstonGeneral Sessions Court, Division 1: Christie SellJuvenile Court: Rob PhilyawPublic Defender: Steve SmithCriminal Court Clerk: Gwen TidwellSchool Board, District 3: Greg MartinSchool Board, District 5: Patrick HamptonSchool Board, District 6: Ballard ScearceSchool Board, District 8: David TestermanSchool Board, District 9: Steve HighlanderSupreme Court Judges: RetainDomestic Partners Ordinance: Against
Why vote?
Why, indeed? Vote, so you can have an influence on the type of people who sit in the governor’s office, who make decisions for you in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives and Tennessee General Assembly, who represent your district on the Hamilton County Commission, who represent you and and your children on the Hamilton County Board of Education, and who uphold justice in the halls of the Hamilton County Courthouse.
We should all want the best people in these positions, and it’s up to us — with our votes — to make sure we get them. Don’t miss out on your chance to make a difference.
In contested races in today’s general election and Republican primary, the Chattanooga Free Press recommends: