THE STORY SO FARCounty Mayor Jim Coppinger supported and donated to Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield’s opponent in Littlefield’s 2005 election campaign. Littlefield, in turn, lobbied for Mike Carter, who was seeking the county mayor post, in December as Carter and Coppinger battled for the position. The County Commission selected Coppinger to succeed outgoing former mayor Claude Ramsey
Old political battles hold no weight in moving the city and county forward over the next two years, both the city and county mayor said last week.
“What people need to see is we are all working together,” Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger said. “Just because you support someone does not mean you are against someone [else].”
Coppinger and Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield have a political history. Coppinger supported Littlefield’s opponent, Ann Coulter, in the 2005 city mayor’s election. In the recent county mayor race, Littlefield lobbied for Mike Carter, who was vying against Coppinger.
Littlefield said the history means nothing to him.