November 4th Election
Voting Your Right, Your Privilege, Your Duty - President Andrew Jackson
The deadline for registering to vote in the Nov. 4th election is October 6th.
Last Date to Register: October 6, 2008 (Monday)
Early Voting: October 15 – Oct. 30, 2008
Offices to be Elected: President and Vice President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representative, TN Senate (Even#’d districts), TN House of Representatives,
Lenoir City Elections: Mayor, Three councilmen and Treasurer-Recorder
Liquor question on ballot: Lenoir City and Loudon County voters.
Dana Zehner, Elections Administrator
New website: http://www.loudoncountyvotes.com/
Loudon County Election Commission
Loudon County Office Building
P.O. Box 193
Loudon, TN 37774
Phone: (865) 458-2560
Fax: (865) 458-4825
November 4th Ballot Question
By: Pat Hunter
September 21, 2008
Just last week, I could not believe my eyes when I went to buy an item at the grocery store, a quart size jar of Hellman's mayonnaise and the cost was $4.48, talk about sticker shock! High food prices are out of all reasoning, just look at the staggering prices of basic staples such as milk, cereal, eggs, juice, bacon, coffee, etc.
Do you remember the quote made famous by Republican challenger Ronald Reagan to Jimmy Carter, Democratic incumbent in the 1980 presidential election debates, "Are you better off than you were 4-years ago." As you sit in long lines at the gas station & face paying $4-5 for gas or milk and higher energy costs, ask yourself that very same question.
With their good friend George Bush in the White House, the Top 400 wealthiest families in the US paid the same amount of tax that a policeman, nurse and others in a similar profession and salary bracket. As the economy worsened for the rest of us, the wealthiest got richer and received a bigger piece of the pie while the middle class declined further and got a smaller piece of the pie. Can you afford 4 more years of Republican leadership? Please take the time to vote on November 4th.
And closer to home, voters will be asked to decide the fate of a county and city referendum question - to permit or not permit retail package stores to sell alcoholic beverages in the cities and Loudon County. Also, Lenoir City has an election for mayor, three city council seats, Treasurer-Recorder and three school board seats.
Lenoir City Election Races
Mayor - Lenoir City:
Incumbent Matt Brookshire - Board of Education employee, school teacher at North Middle School.
Challengers: Gary L. Aikens and Robert "Tooter" Robinett, businessman-developer.
Three (3) Lenoir City council seats:
Incumbents: Tony Aikens - chief deputy Loudon County Sheriff and Eddie Simpson- businessman and developer. Simpson also serves on the Lenoir City Regional Planning Commission.
Challengers:
Bobby Johnson, Sr. filled his father's seat after his passing. Johnson SR. serves on the Lenoir City School Board and his son Bobby Johnson, Jr. is on the Loudon County School Board for District 2. JR is also running for Lenoir City Treasurer Recorder, unopposed.
James Brandon
Michel J. Long
Donald Pace - served on Lenoir City Council many years ago.
Jon W. Waliga
Curtis "Allan" Williams - served on the Loudon County Board of Education and Lenoir City Council. He is the brother of Debbie Cook, former Lenoir City Treasurer-Recorder.
Lenoir City School Board - 3 seats
Incumbents: Rick Chadwick and Mitch Ledbetter.
Challengers: Glenn McNish and Steve Shoemaker
Lenoir City Treasurer - Recorder
Bobby Johnson, JR. - un-opposed.
10-01-2008