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July 26, 2009
2010 Election Season Commences in Hamilton County
Hamilton County Mayor Claude Ramsey, whom the "grapevine" had suggested was considering retiring from the position, unofficially announced last week at a Rotary Club meeting his intention to seek another four-year term. Ramsey has held public office for many years, and is in his fourth term as the county's chief executive.
What kind of challenge will Claude Ramsey face, if any? A brief but unsubtle opinion letter posted on Chattanoogan.com expresses hope that County Commissioner Larry Henry will run for the job. Henry has been mentioned more than once as a possible contender, but that has usually been in the context of a Ramsey retirement. It has been argued by some that Ramsey, a key figure in landing the Volkswagen plant at Enterprise South, perhaps has even more "Beetle juice" than Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield did going into the latter's reelection bid, so any challenger will have to work at it.
There are also nine commission seats, five court clerk positions, and a number of judicial seats up for election next August, in addition to those for a trustee, a deeds registrar, a sheriff, a district attorney, and a public defender. Primary elections are in May.
While it is natural that the election for an executive position starts first, and thus takes longest--just look at our campaigns for governor, or, better yet, the perpetual presidential campaign--it will not be too long before we start hearing announcements, official and otherwise, about more of the county positions.
Say, that reminds me: are you following this blog on Twitter yet? Some of the updates are auto-generated links back to the blog posts, but plenty of others are handmade by a real person. Thanks.
Hamilton County Elections | By joe lance | 10:58 PM
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Thank you.
Posted by: Joe Kirkpatrick at July 30, 2009 12:05 PM