The Chattanooga Building and Construction Trades Council and the Chattanooga Area Labor Council has issued endorsements for the upcoming election.
Gary Watkins, president of the Chattanooga Area Labor Council, said, "We would like to thank each of the candidates who spoke to our joint-venture interview committee. Our committee was charged with making recommendations to Local Unions/Lodges in the races where we interviewed candidates."
John M. Holliday III is president of the Chattanooga Building and Construction Trades Council.
Recommendations:
Hamilton Co. Mayor – Claude Ramsey
Hamilton Co. Sheriff – Billy Long
Hamilton Co. Criminal Court Clerk – Gwen Tidwell
Hamilton Co. Commission District 2 - Richard Casavant
Hamilton Co. Commission District 4 – Warren Mackey
Hamilton Co. Commission District 8 – John Bailes
Hamilton Co. School Board Dist. 3 – Everett Fairchild
Hamilton Co. School Board Dist. 5 – Jeffrey Wilson
Hamilton Co. School Board Dist. 8 – Kenny Smith
Hamilton Co. School Board Dist. 9 – Chester Bankston
Sessions Court Judge Division 1 – Hank Hill
Sessions Court Judge Division 2 – No consensus
Criminal Court Judge Division 1 – Barry Steelman
Criminal Court Judge Division 2 – Tom Crutchfield
Tennessee State Representative Dist. 27 – Bill Lusk
Tennessee State Representative Dist. 28 – Tommie Brown