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Opinion: Chattanooga Free Press endorses Jenni Berz, Anna Golladay and Ron Elliott or Chattanooga City Council in Districts 6, 8 and 9

Staff File Photo / "I Voted" stickers adorn a ballot stub box during early voting at the Hamilton County Election Commission during a previous election. Staff File Photo / "I Voted" stickers adorn a ballot stub box during early voting at the Hamilton County Election Commission during a previous election.

By Clint Cooper February 21, 2025 5 min read

With Election Day set for March 4 and early voting ending Thursday, the Chattanooga Free Press editorial page offers endorsements in the nonpartisan Chattanooga City Council races in Districts 6, 8 and 9.

We made endorsements in Districts 1 (Chip Henderson), 3 (Tom Marshall) and 5 (Dennis Clark) on Friday.

Two council members, Jenny Hill in District 2 and Raquetta Dotley in District 7, have no opposition, and newcomer Cody Harvey in District 4 is unopposed.

Our endorsement for Chattanooga mayor will appear in this space Sunday.

District 6: Choose Berz

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.