Both candidates for the Chattanooga City Council seat from District 2 are small business owners, spouses, parents and decent people who have chosen to make this city their home and want to give back to it through public service.
However, our choice between Jenny Hill and Thomas Lee to fill the seat left open by the retirement of Jerry Mitchell is Lee.
Lee has lived in Chattanooga 28 years and 12 years ago co-founded Goodhew to produce a line of lifestyle performance socks called Sockwell. The company’s commitment was not only for sustainable sourcing, modern design and continually investing in technology but also for the hosiery’s manufacture in the United States (and largely in Chattanooga).
Doctors we have encountered, unbidden and irrespective of the District 2 race, have recommended the company’s products and said they use them themselves.
But Lee won’t be making socks on the city council. Nevertheless, we believe his background in manufacturing gives him a leg up in understanding what impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on the business sector locally and where the council can be involved in improving the climate for businesses and their employees going forward.