Here are female Hamilton County elected officials, past and present, who will be recognized onstage at the Women’s Rally and celebration of the centennial of women’s right to vote on Saturday at Miller Park.
This list is not exhaustive because the Hamilton County Election Commission records date back only to 2013 and the municipalities contacted did not have complete records.
Officials said, "If you know a female elected official from Hamilton County who is not on this list or if your name is on this list but you have not been contacted, please email us at chawomensrally@gmail.com or call 615-969-0469. We very much want to honor everyone."
Female Elected Officials since 1920 in Hamilton County
Annette Allen, Town of Signal Mountain Commissioner
Suzanne Bailey, former Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge (Hamilton County's first woman to be elected judge in any court in the county, 1990)
Brenda Bailey, former Hamilton County Commissioner
Debbie Baker, Collegedale City Commissioner
Anita Barto, former Collegedale City Commissioner
Linda Bennet, former Chattanooga City Councilwoman
Dr.
Carol Berz, Chattanooga City Councilwoman
Valerie Boddy, former City of Lakesite Commissioner
Jackie Schulten Bolton, Former Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge
Janice Boydston, former Hamilton County School Board Member
Dorothy Brammer, former Hamilton County Register of Deeds *
Dr. Tommie Brown, Former State House Representative (First African American Women elected to TN State House)
Janice Cagle, former Soddy Daisy City Mayor
Patricia E. Cassidy, City of East Ridge Court Clerk
Betty Cheek, Former City of East Ridge Council and Vice Mayor *
Pearl Chivington, former Hamilton County Register of Deeds *
Debbie Colburn, former Hamilton County School Board Member
Demetrus Coonrod, Chattanooga City Councilwoman
Tracy Cox, Town of Signal Mountain Municipal Judge
Sarah DeFriese, former Hamilton County Register of Deeds *
JoAnne Favors, former TN State House Representative and Hamilton County Commissioner
Pam McNutt Fleenor, Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge
Debbie Gaines, former Chattanooga City Councilwoman
Katherlyn Geter, Hamilton County Commissioner
Haven Glasscock, Town of Lookout Mountain School Board Member
Linda Gloster, Former City of Lakesite Commissioner and Vice Mayor
Cheryl Graham, former Signal Mountain Town Commissioner
Shelia Harris, former Hamilton County Commissioner
Patsy Hazlewood, TN State House Representative
Marcia Heath, former East Ridge City Councilwoman
Esther Helton, TN State House Representative and former Vice Mayor City of East Ridge
Ardena Garth Hicks, former Hamilton County Public Defender (First African American public defender elected in Hamilton County and in the state of Tennessee)
Jenny Hill, Hamilton County School Board Member
Donna Horn, Hamilton County School Board Member
Mai Bell Hurley, Chattanooga City Councilwoman (first women elected to Chattanooga City Council) *
Pam Hurst, former Hamilton County Register of Deeds
Rose Ingle, former Hamilton County School Board Member *
Ruth Jeno, City of Red Bank Commissioner
Janet Kelley Jobe, Town of Ridgeside Mayor
Karitsa Mosley Jones, Hamilton County School Board Member
Pam Ladd, Chattanooga City Councilwoman
Katie A. Lamb, Mayor of Collegedale
Kathy Lennon, Hamilton County School Board Member
Marilyn Lloyd, US Representative, District was centered in Chattanooga (first woman elected to US House of Representative in the state of Tennessee) *
Debra Mathews, former Hamilton County School Board Member *
Sarah A. Mckenzie, Town of Walden Alderwoman
Judy Medearis, Hamilton County Circuit Court Clerk
Lou Miller, former Hamilton County Commissioner *
Linda Mosley, former Hamilton County School Board Member
Susannah R. Murdock, Signal Mountain Commissioner
Carol Mutter, Former Town of Lookout Mountain Mayor
Sherry Paty, Chattanooga City Court Judge
Brooke Pippenger, Town of Lookout Mountain Commissioner of Parks and Playgrounds
Sherry Pollock, former Town of Lookout Mountain School Director
Candice “Candy” Poole, Former Ridgeside City Mayor
Jan Printz, former Hamilton County School Board Member *
Susan Probasco, former Town of Lookout Mountain School Director
Susan Robertson, former Town of Signal Mountain Vice Mayor
Sally Robinson, former Chattanooga City Council
Tiffanie Robinson, Hamilton County School Board
Carol Rose, City of Red Bank Commissioner
Marti Rutherford, former Chattanooga City Councilwoman
Deborah Scott, former Chattanooga City Councilwoman
Brenda Freeman Short, former East Ridge Charter Commissioner
Christie Mahn Sell, Hamilton County Sessions Court Judge
Patti Skates, former Soddy Daisy City Commissioner
Sabrena Smedley, Hamilton County Commissioner
Robin Smith, TN State House Representative
Amy Speek, Signal Mountain Vice Mayor
Lila Statom, Hamilton County General Sessions Court Judge
Rebecca Stern, former Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge
Nancy Thiel, former Collegedale City Commissioner
Paula Thompson, former Hamilton County Court Clerk
Rhonda Thurman, Hamilton County School Board Member
Gwen Tidwell, former Hamilton County Criminal Court Clerk
Debbie Triplett, former East Ridge City Councilwoman
Charlotte Vandergriff, former Hamilton County Commissioner
Sadie Watson, former Hamilton County Register of Deeds (first woman elected to Hamilton County government, 1922) *
Karen Welborn, Lookout Mountain School Board Member
Flossie Weill, Town of Lookout Mountain Municipal Judge
Marie Williams, Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge
Michelle Wilson, City of Lakesite Commissioner
Andrea “Aundie” Witt, East Ridge City Councilwoman
Dr Zaharis, City of Ridgeside Commissioner
* indicates deceased