Be Engaged Be Informed Be Heard Federal & State Representatives for Tellico Village Primary Election on Tuesday August 2, 2018. Early voting at Chota is July 17-19, 2018. This year there is an unusually high number of running for offices, as you ll see below. are not on the Aug 2, rather they will be on the Nov 6 general election ballots. The upcoming HOA Political Forums will focus on candidates in the Aug 2 nd primaries. Source of this is BALLOTPEDIA.org. Please report any inaccuracies to ellendfox@gmail.com. Offices to appear on the ballot are: US Senator - TN Bob Corker (R) Marsha Blackburn (R) Phil Bredesen (D) Gary Davis (D) Aaron Pettigrew (R) John Wolfe (D) There are 6 Independent Senate for more Congress has authority over taxes and duties, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the US. Bob Corker is not running for reelection. are not on the Aug 2
US House of representative 2 nd Congressional John Duncan (R) Tim Burchett (R) Jason Emert (R) Hank Hamblin (R) Rene Hoyos (D) Jimmy Matlock (R) Sarah Nickloes(R) Vito Sagliano (R) Joseph Schenkenfelder(D) David Stansberry (R) Joshua Williams (D) The House shares with the Senate responsibility for lawmaking. The House has the exclusive power to appropriate funds and originate revenue bills. Includes Loudon County. John Duncan not running for reelection. are not on the Aug 2 nd US House of representative 3 rd Congressional Charles Fleischmann (R) There are 4 Independent House > 2 for more Jeremy Massengale (R) Danielle Mitchell ( D) Harold Shelvin (R) William Spurlock Sr (R) There is 1 Independent candidate also running, go to balloptpedia.org > House > 3 for more Includes Monroe county. are not on the Aug 2 nd
State of TN Governor TN Senate 5 th district (Anderson County) Bill Haslam (R) Randy McNally (R) Diane Black (R) Randy Boyd (R) Karl Dean (D) Craig Fitzhugh (D) Beth Harwell (R) Bill Lee (R) Basil Marceaux Sr (R) Mezianne Vale Payne (D) Kay White (R) There are 26 Independent 2018 elections > Governor for more Stuart Starr (D) The head of the executive branch and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the state constitution. Elected every 4 years and limited to 2 consecutive terms. TN Senate & House share equal responsibility for lawmaking. Includes passing bills/resolutions, setting levels for state spending, raising and lowering taxes, and voting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes Bill Haslam not running for reelection. are not on the Aug 2 Most of the Independent candidates for Governor are members of the Libertarian Party of TN (LPTN) pushing to have access to state funded primaries for their nomination process. For more about their make elections free and equal platform go to recuro.org. TN 5 th district
TN Senate 9 th district (Monroe County) State Representative 21 st Committeeman - 5 th Committee Woman - 5 th Mike Bell (R) Carl Lansden (D) TN 9 th district counties. Jimmy Matlock (R) Tony Aikens (R) Doyle Arp (R) Laura Miller (D) Lowell Russell (R) Richard Esparza (R) Jim Hackworth (D) Scott Smith (R) Ebony Capshaw (D) Amy Jones (R) for TN Senate. TN House reps have some non-lawmaking powers that are distinct from the Senate s authority, e.g., the sole power to originate impeachment proceedings against public officials. Work with the Chair of the TN Democratic & Republican parties to ensure adherence to by-laws & procedures. TN House 21 st district includes Loudon & Monroe counties. J Matlock is not running for reelection of this, but rather the US Congressional office. TN is divided into 99 House districts, each comprised of approximately 64,102 residents. Representatives are elected for 2 year terms. TN 5 th district One man and one woman from each Senate are elected during the Gubernatorial State Primary. TN 5 th district One man and one woman from each Senate are elected
Committeeman - 9 th Committee Woman - 9 th during the Gubernatorial State Primary. Donald Weiss (R) TN 9 th district counties. One man and one woman from each TN State Senate are elected during the Gubernatorial State Primary. Judy Cooley (R) Julia Atchley-Pace (R) Pamela Weston (D) TN 9 th district counties. One man and one woman from each TN State Senate are elected during the Gubernatorial State Primary. Where to Vote: First day to request an absentee ballot- May 4, 2018 Last day to register to vote July 3, 2018 Early voting dates July 13-28, 2018 Early voting in Tellico Village @ the Rec. Center- July 17-19, 2018 10 A.M.-6P.M Last day to request and process an absentee ballot- July 26, 2018 First day to request an absentee ballot- May 4, 2018 Last day to register to vote July 3, 2018