Republican Tim Boyd toppled his opponent and leading county fundraiser Kenny Smith – a man who raised six times more money than he – for the District 8 seat on the Hamilton County Commission Thursday night.
“I’ll do the best I can to maintain a fiscally conservative approach to local government. I’ll keep asking questions and I want to make District 8 the ‘midtown’ of Chattanooga,” Boyd said.
District 8 covers East Ridge, Brainerd and Eastgate.
The race included allegations of union alliances and illegal fundraising, as Boyd and Smith battled about each other’s campaign money. When Smith pulled away as the leading county candidate in fundraising, Boyd began hammering at his opponent’s union contributions and connections.
“There are no strings attached in my agenda,” Boyd said.