Anderson County Chamber hosts county election candidate forum

Posted at 10:34 pm March 13, 2018
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The Anderson County Chamber of Commerce will host a forum in Clinton this month for candidates in the Anderson County primary election in May.

The candidate forum will be moderated by Gene Patterson, community relations lead for Consolidated Nuclear Security, which manages and operates the Y-12 National Security Complex.

The candidate forum will be hosted by the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce Government/Community Relations Committee. It is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, at The Ritz Theater at 119 North Main Street in downtown Clinton. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the concession stand will be open, a press release said.

All registered candidates for the May primary election have been invited to attend the event, the press release said. Candidates will be given a short amount of time to state their positions, and only candidates in the primary elections will be asked questions, the release said.

The forum is open to the public, and residents are highly encouraged to attend, the press release said.

Here are the candidates in the May 1 primary election:

Anderson County Circuit Court Clerk

William T. Jones—Republican
Rex Lynch—Republican

Anderson County Clerk

Leesa Arowood—Republican
Jeff Cole—Republican

Anderson County Mayor

Steve Emert—Republican
Terry Frank—Republican

Anderson County Register of Deeds

Michael Yarnell Foster—Republican
Tim Shelton—Republican

Anderson County Road Superintendent

Gary Long—Republican

Anderson County Sheriff

Russell Barker—Republican
Mark Lucas—Democrat
Lewis Ridenour—Republican
Mark “Hollywood” Whaley—Republican

Anderson County Trustee

Scott Burton—Republican
Ebony Capshaw—Democrat
Regina Copeland—Republican
Scott Gillenwaters—Republican

Early voting for the May 1 election starts April 11 and ends April 26.

The county general election is August 2, and there will be additional elections in November, including the Oak Ridge municipal election and state and federal elections.

See the Anderson County Election Commission website for more information.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

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