THE HUNTER REPORT
AUGUST 5 ELECTION 2010
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August 5, County General Election Early Voting: July 16-July 31 Last Day to register to vote: July 6 Two Early Voting Locations:
100 W. Broadway, Lenoir City, TN 37771
100 River Rd., Loudon, TN 37774 |
Early Voting Hours July 16 Friday: 10:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. July 17 Saturday: 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 NOON July 19 thru July 23: (Monday thru Friday) 10:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. July 24 Saturday: 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 NOON July 26 -29 (Mon. - Thurs.) 10:00 A.M.- 6:00 P.M. July 30 Friday: 10:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. July 31 Saturday: 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 NOON |
NEXT - AUGUST 5, 2010
Loudon County General Election
State & Governor Primary
Candidates Websites and Profiles
There are 10 commissioners and 7 districts; term of office 4 years.
Taxpayers and voters, please ask all candidates and incumbents running for Loudon County Commission, if they favor or oppose Loudon County Board of Education Vice Chairman Gary Ubben's idea of asking the new Commission, after September 1, to amend the budget? A Tennessee AG Opinion 04-149 states in part... "a county board of commissioners, having previously approved a tax rate for fiscal year 2004-05, may amend the county’s tax rate, provided the new rate is fixed before taxes become due on the first Monday in October."
Voters have a right to know the opinion of candidates and incumbents that are running for Loudon County Commission, on this or any other issue.
Tennessee Attorney General Opinion No. 04-149, Amendment of County Tax Rates
Click to read related story: It ain't over till its over! Could new Commission amend the budget after Sept. 1 and increase property tax rate?
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Loudon County Commission
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1st District Seat B Commission
Sarah L. Dailey (IND)
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website
Vote
Sarah Dailey County Commission District 1 Seat B
website Loudon County Solutions Blogspot - Sarah Dailey
David Meers (REP) - Incumbent -
8 year Incumbent. Retired Loudon County Board of Education, Principal Highland Park Elem.
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Loudon County Commission
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District 2 Seat
A
Frank Hahn (REP)
Loudon County Board
of Equalization member
Daryl E. Miller (IND) website Vote for Daryl E. Miller
Earlena Maples (DEM) - Incumbent
year Incumbent. LCUB employee
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Loudon County Commission
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District 5 Seat A
Commission
Robert
Dishner (IND) -
website
Robert
Dishner for Seat A County Commission
Harold Duff (REP) - Incumbent.
16 year incumbent.
Loudon County Juvenile Dept.
Part-time employee, $27,221.00 (2009)
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Loudon County Commission
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District 5 Seat B
Commission
Pat Hunter (IND)
Citizen advocate 20 years local government, quality of life & (landfill & Air quality) environmental issues.
website ELECT PAT HUNTER.COM SEAT B
Sharon Yarbrough, School Administrator
Loudon County Board of Education D-5 Vice Chairman Gary Ubben pictured with wife Sharon Yarbrough, D-5 Seat B Commission Candidate.
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Loudon County Commission
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District 6
Wayne Gardin (DEM) - Incumbent
4 year Incumbent. website Re-elect Wayne Gardin 6th District
Steve Harrelson (REP) - District 6 Loudon County Board of Education (non-partisan). Lenoir City Recreation Director
(l) Bobby Johnson Jr., District 2 school board, Steve Harrelson, District 6 school board - April 15, 2010 BOE meeting
Duties of County Commissioners
Consider and adopt the county budget. Commission appropriates tax dollars for county and school board budgets.
Vote to set the county property tax rate.
Approve the issuance of bonds or other indebtedness to finance county and school board capital improvements projects.
Establish special districts and provide for assessments and tax levies on real and personal property or privileges for the purpose of providing services not generally available to citizens countywide.
Consider and approve rezoning requests, zoning regulations and building and code enforcement regulations prepared by the Loudon County Planning and Codes Department.
Adopt resolutions governing the operation of government or to regulate the conduct and affairs of the residents of Loudon County.
Approve subdivision roads that are built to standard, the sale of county property, and condemnation of property for public welfare.
Fill vacancies.
Consider and approve on
appointments (county attorney and appointees to various committees)
recommended by the county mayor.
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Loudon County Mayor
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Lenoir City Mayor. Loudon County employee - North Middle School teacher
website Brookshire for Loudon County Mayor 2010
Estelle Herron (REP) -
Loudon County Trustee
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Loudon County General Sessions Judge
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Rex Dale (REP) attorney- private practice.
website Rex Dale for General Sessions Judge
Lee Ledbetter (IND) -
currently employed by District Attorney General Russell Johnson as Chief Assistant for the General Sessions and Juvenile Courts in Loudon, Roane, Morgan, and Meigs counties.
website
Lee Ledbetter
for General Sessions Judge
Mary K. Longworth (IND) - attorney - private practice. website Mary Longworth for General Sessions Judge
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Loudon County Board of Education
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School Board - August 5, County General Election
District 2 Seat A
William B. Jenkins - Lenoir City Recreation Dept. employee
Christopher D. Thomas - SunTrust Bank - Loudon
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Loudon County Board of Education
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District 6
Christie Allen Kreischer
Keva Largent
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County General Election - August 5, 2010
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UN-CONTESTED RACES
School Board
District 2 Seat B
Bobby Johnson, JR. -
Lenoir City Recorder Treasurer.
Uncontested
District 4
Leroy Tate
Uncontested
Loudon County Commission
District 1 Seat A (Loudon)
Bryan Jenkins (REP)
Commission District 2, SEAT B - (Lenoir City)
Austin Shaver (REP)
Commission District 3 - Greenback
Bob Franke (REP)
Commission District 4 - Philadelphia
Roy Bledsoe (REP)
Trustee
George Miller
Sheriff
Tim Guider
Circuit Court Clerk
Lisa Niles
County Court Clerk
Darlene Russell
Register of Deeds
Tracy Littleton
Road Superintendent
Eddie Simpson
Loudon County Salaries (yearly)
(Does not include employee insurance, benefits and retirement plan)
County Budget FY 2010-2011
(Ten 10 commissioners, 7 districts)
County Commissioner - Salary: $ 7,919 each (FY 10-11)
County Commissioner - Salary: $7,903 each (FY 09-10)
General Sessions Judge - Salary: $138,676
Qualifications: General sessions court judges must be 30 years old, a Tennessee resident for five years, a resident of the county for one year, and licensed to practice law in Tennessee.
County Mayor - Salary: $79,028
Sheriff - Salary: Salary: $75,265
Highway Road Superintendent - Salary: $75,265
Trustee - Salary: $63,954
Circuit Court Clerk - Salary: $63,954
Register of Deeds - Salary: $63,954
Property Assessor - Salary: $63,954
County Court Clerk - Salary: $63,954
Chancery Court Clerk - appointee - Salary: $63,954
May 4, 2010 Republican - Democratic Primary