Visions Of Hamilton County
A social media post late Thursday by Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp with two photos representing “very different visions for the future of Hamilton County” has gone viral. One was a Facebook post that showed a photo of Wamp’s family — he and his wife and his five children — and offered Christmas Day greetings, and the second was a screenshot of a Facebook post by former Hamilton County Board of Education member and state House candidate Kathy Lennon praising a recent “Campaign Crash Course” hosted by Planned Parenthood and held at La Paz Chattanooga.
One of the comments on the Wamp Christmas photo was “This is why we need Planned Parenthood, this picture right here.”
“I found that vile comment deeply out of step with the values of Hamilton County,” Wamp wrote on the post. “Now, we also see Democrat activists proudly training with Planned Parenthood for 2026 campaigns. Relying on Planned Parenthood for campaign training is a new low for the local Democratic Party. Since taking office, I have been focused on real support for families, new parents, teen moms, and investing in better schools for every child.”
As of Friday afternoon, Wamp’s post had more than 500 comments, some praising his stance and others standing up for Planned Parenthood. Two of the posts came from Democratic candidates in the upcoming Hamilton County Commission election, Mona Petro in District 1 and Amanda Sovago-Royal in District 2, who defended the gathering by saying a number of different organizations worked together on the candidate training.