Hamilton County Commissioner Tim Boyd will not run for re-election next year.
Boyd, R-East Brainerd, made the announcement during the Hamilton County Commission’s Wednesday morning meeting. It came a day after Commissioner Randy Fairbanks, R-Soddy-Daisy, told the Times Free Press he would be seeking a third term.
“I think 12 years is enough of my life to give to serve the public,” Boyd said in a follow-up interview Wednesday afternoon. “I’m an elected official and a very bad politician. I call things the way they are. I like transparency. I say the issues, and a lot of people don’t like that.”
Boyd first took office in 2010. He serves on the committees of building and economic development, legal and legislative and security and corrections.