Hamilton County Commission chair Sabrena Smedley officially announced Thurday her bid for county mayor in 2022.
Smedley, R-Ooltewah, made the announcement surrounded by dozens of supporters at the former Garber Elementary School in Chattanooga, which is undergoing construction and will open as a vocational school next year. She is the third candidate to enter the mayoral race.
“I’m the only candidate now that’s running with actual government experience,” Smedley said. “I have been in there doing the work going on eight years now.”
Smedley, 53, is the owner of Sabrena Realty Associates in East Brainerd. She is a passionate Christian who is an active member of Morris Hill Baptist Church.