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September 28, 2008
Gaines and a loss
Chattanooga City Council member Debbie Gaines, who has served District 9 since winning former Councilman Yusuf Hakeem's seat in a special election, has announced that she will not seek reelection in March. To date, this is the only open seat (not counting November's special election in District 5), as all other incumbents are said to be running. No names have come my way as far as potential candidates. Wildly speculating here: I wonder if Betsy Bramlett would consider it?
There is one -- and rather interestingly, only one -- new name in the mayoral candidate field, after an email campaign urged many citizens to meet at the Election Commission headquarters on Friday and pick up papers. Strat Parrott "heard the call," but apparently there was plenty of immunity against this viral message.
By the way, I've detected a buzz about a major entry into this race in the coming weeks. (Not that Strat's, or Rob Healy's for that matter, wasn't a major entry, of course.) When I know what's up, you'll know. Or, if you know before I do, be so kind as to fill me in.
Chattanooga City Elections | By joe lance | 5:32 PM
Comments
I think the mayoral race is shaping up to be quite interesting. Chattanooga has a wide range on candidates with a wide range of views. I read in another article that there are only two "serious" candidates for mayor because they have the "deepest pockets" for financing a run for office. What a shame that our elections have come down to money. Any one of the candidates may make an excellent mayor that sincerely cares about Chattanooga and future of the city. Alas, the question is not "Who will win the office of mayor" but rather, "Who can buy the office of mayor".
Posted by: nan frey at October 6, 2008 12:20 AM