Donna Christian-Lowe, running for the District 9 seat on the Hamilton County Commission, has no qualms with backgrounds and perspectives different than her own.
“I have made a living of bringing oppositions together,” Christian-Lowe said in an interview with the Chattanooga Times. “If you really want to be a Christian, then you open your door, your life to whoever is in front of you.”
To be sure, incumbent GOP Commissioner Steve Highlander, who Christian-Lowe is challenging, is a reasonable person in his own right.
But Highlander, serving District 9 since 2014 on either the school board or the county commission, has had enough time to bridge divisions in the community.