Hamilton County mayoral candidate Weston Wamp cites startup and entrepreneurial experience

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Republican candidate Weston Wamp speaks during the 2022 Hamilton County mayoral debate in the Local 3 News studio on April 11, 2022. Local 3 News and Chattanooga Times Free Press asked viewers to send in questions to be asked during the debate. Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Republican candidate Weston Wamp speaks during the 2022 Hamilton County mayoral debate in the Local 3 News studio on April 11, 2022. Local 3 News and Chattanooga Times Free Press asked viewers to send in questions to be asked during the debate.

By Dave Flessner April 16, 2022 6 min read

Hamilton County Republican voters next month will select their choice for the next county mayor from among three local entrepreneurs who want to succeed Jim Coppinger as head of Hamilton County’s government.

The GOP candidates are Sabrena Smedley, Matt Hullander and Weston Wamp.

The only Democrat running for county mayor, Matt Adams, is a 25-year-old contract paralegal who moved to Chattanooga last year after leaving active duty in the U.S. Army. The winner of the May 3 Republican primary election for county mayor will face Adams and two Independent candidates, Richard D. Ford and David Tulis, in the Aug. 4 general election.

The Times Free Press interviewed all three Republican candidates since that is a contested primary.