Warren Gooch
Alex Moseley, chairman of the Anderson County Republican Party, suggests the Democratic candidate for county mayor is a liberal politician.
But the candidate, Warren Gooch, says Moseley is trying to confuse voters.
To the Editor:
I have learned that a little research on candidates can help us avoid a great deal of frustration later.
Terry Frank is indeed the only logical choice for the position. Mrs. Frank is the only one on the ballot who has stood by conservative principles throughout her public career. She has operated a family business in Anderson County for many years. Terry even went to Washington and testified before Congress on behalf of our area’s small business owners.
Jim Hackworth
Former Tennessee Rep. Jim Hackworth will officially open his campaign headquarters this evening in Clinton.
The ceremony begins at 7 p.m. The headquarters is in the Stephenson Realty Building at 210 Charles G. Seivers Blvd. in Clinton.
“Please come by to join us as we begin our efforts to return common sense representation and service to Anderson County,” Hackworth said in an e-mail. “Please come join Jim as he begins his effort to Restore the American Dream.”
Two candidates for Anderson County mayor sparred over their support for the U.S. Department of Energy during a Tuesday forum at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce.
Democrat Warren Gooch said Republican Terry Frank has a low regard for DOE and has said so publicly.
But Frank said Gooch had mischaracterized her position.
The League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge has scheduled two forums in July for political candidates in Anderson and Roane counties.
The first forum starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at the Clinton Community Center. Participants could include candidates for Anderson County mayor, property assessor, County Commission District 8, School Board District 3, and Oak Ridge City Council.
The second forum starts at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 12, in the Oak Ridge Civic Center Social Room. The forum could feature candidates for Roane County offices including property assessor, road superintendent, school board districts 5 and 6, as well as the two Oak Ridge City Council candidates.
The last of three candidate forums at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday features a Democrat and Republican running for Anderson County mayor.
Tuesday’s “Coffee with the Candidates” starts at 7:30 a.m, and it features Terry Frank, a Clinton Republican, and Warren Gooch, an Oak Ridge Democrat.
Anderson County Democrats, including former party chair Richard Dawson, standing at center, celebrate the grand opening of their headquarters on South Illinois Avenue on Thursday. (Photos courtesy of John and Mary Norris)
Anderson County Democrats have a “better-than-average” chance of taking back the county mayor and state House seats in the August and November elections, a party official said Monday.
In particular, Democrats believe they can beat first-term legislator John Ragan, an Oak Ridge Republican, said Richard Dawson, Tennessee Democratic Party executive committee member in Senate District 5.
Trina Baughn
The future of Oak Ridge is entirely dependent upon our ability to attract new residents and businesses. To do that, we must first acknowledge an unspoken truth: Outsiders view Oak Ridge as being too expensive. We must work to change that. Oak Ridge must become competitive.
Why do people say that it costs so much to live and work in Oak Ridge? What I hear is that our leases, properties, gas, and even our groceries, all cost more than our neighboring communities. I haven’t verified that to be the case, but those are things that the city government can’t (and shouldn’t) control.
The Roane County Tea Party will host a debate with candidates for Roane County property assessor at 7 p.m. Thursday. The meeting will be held in the banquet hall of the Kingston Community Center.
Scotty Mayfield, congressional candidate in Tennessee’s 3rd District, will be speaking as well.
The Anderson County Democratic Party officially opens its campaign headquarters from 5:30-7 p.m Thursday. The party will celebrate the opening with hot dogs, chips, and iced beverages, and the public is invited, a press release said.
Seating is limited, so bringing a chair is recommended, the release said.
A Vanderbilt University professor who is well-known for “blowing the whistle” on the school’s efforts to force Christian organizations off-campus will be the guest speaker at a Friday lecture hosted by state Rep. John Ragan, a campaign press release said.
The lecture by Carol Swain is at 7 p.m. at the Pollard Center Auditorium.
Candidates for Oak Ridge City Council and Anderson County Commission have been asked to speak at an Anderson County Republican Party meeting tonight.
That meeting, the last general monthly meeting before the Aug. 2 election, starts at 7 p.m. at 103 Jefferson Ave.
