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Potential Chattanooga mayoral race already changing

photo Ron Littlefield, City of Chattanooga Mayor
Arkansas-Tennessee Live Blog

With the Chattanooga mayoral election just more than a year away, the field of possible candidates is fluid.

At least one potential candidate whose name was floated earlier now says she’s not going to get in the race.

“I think I can make a big impact here,” said Kim White, executive director of the River City Co. “So, unless something unforeseen happens, I don’t see myself doing that.”

Potential candidates’ names began floating in November as the city faced an August recall election.

Besides White, state Sen. Andy Berke, D-Chattanooga; Council Chairwoman Pam Ladd; Jim Folkner, with Citizens to Recall Mayor Littlefield; County Commissioner Warren Mackey; former city employee Guy Satterfield and Todd Womack, chief of staff for Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., were mentioned.