Mike Carter – 29th DistrictRep. Mike Carter, R-Ooltewah, will face his first-ever opponent during his third election bid for the Tennessee House District 29 seat.
Carter and Ethan White will compete in the Republican primary. The winner takes all, since no Democrat candidate is running in the district, which represents much of eastern Hamilton County.
White, 27, a Collegedale city commissioner and Realtor who claims to be the youngest elected official in the county, ended the the second quarter with $1,139 in his campaign coffers, according state financial filings. He raised $14,502 during the same quarter, including $3,500 of his own money.
“I am running for the District 29 seat to bring fresh and innovative ideas to our community and the state Legislature,” White said when he announced his campaign this spring.
Ethan WhiteWhite has called for better workforce development and creating “a more fertile job atmosphere” through “redefining the education system” and by “removing 20th century regulations that hold back entrepreneurs and businesses from innovating and creating jobs.”