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The Free Press recommends these candidates

By Clint Cooper November 8, 2016 1 min read

In today’s election, among contested national, state and Hamilton County races, the Chattanooga Free Press editorial page endorses:

* President – No personal endorsement.

* 3rd District, U.S. Congress – Chuck Fleischmann

* District 10, Tennessee Senate – Todd Gardenhire

* District 27, Tennessee House – Patsy Hazlewood

Clint Cooper

Clint Cooper is the Free Press editor at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, representing the conservative side of the newspaper's opinion section. Previously he worked as the religion editor, assistant sports editor and Metro and Lifestyles staff writer for the newspaper. Clint has received numerous honors over the years for his writing and design including first place awards for Best Editorials and Best Single Editorial from the Tennessee Press Association. The Chattanooga native is a cum laude graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a degree in mass communications and did postgraduate work there in secondary education. Clint and his wife, Donna, have one adult son, Patrick. Contact Clint at 423-757-6497 or ccooper@timesfreepress.com. You may friend him on Facebook.

Contact Clint Cooper at ccooper@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6497.