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One challenger for City Council, none for school board

Posted at 7:52 pm August 17, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The deadline for candidates to qualify for the November 6 municipal elections was noon Thursday, and four Oak Ridge City Council incumbents have one challenger while there are three candidates for three school board seats.

Besides the four seats now held by incumbents, the November election will include the selection of an additional member of Oak Ridge City Council to fill the rest of the term of Hans Vogel, who was elected to a four-year term in November 2016 but resigned in June to take a new job at Idaho National Laboratory. Only one candidate, Derrick Hammond, has qualified as a candidate in that special election. Hammond was unanimously appointed to the seat by City Council in July to fill the seat through the November election. After his unopposed November election, Hammond will serve the last two years of Vogel’s unexpired term.

Also on the ballot in November are city council and school board seats in Clinton, Norris, Oliver Springs, and Rocky Top. That’s in addition to the state and federal elections for Tennessee governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, and Tennessee Senate and Tennessee House of Representatives.

The four incumbents on the seven-member Oak Ridge City Council who are up for election in November all qualified as candidates by Thursday’s deadline. They are Kelly Callison, R.G. “Rick” Chinn Jr., Warren Gooch, and Ellen D. Smith. The four incumbents last had an election in November 2014. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2018 Election, Clinton, Education, Front Page News, Government, K-12, Norris, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Rocky Top Tagged With: Benjamin J. Stephens, Bob Eby, City Council, Clinton, Clinton Board of Education, Clinton City Council, Derrick Hammond, Ellen D. Smith, Erin S. Webb, Hans Vogel, Kelly Callison, Keys Fillauer, Laura McLean, municipal election, Norris, Norris City Council, November 6 municipal election, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge City Council, Oliver Springs, R.G. Rick Chinn Jr., Rocky Top, Rocky Top City Council, school board, Susan L. "Sue" Frederick, Tennessee House of Representatives, Timothy L. Stallings, Warren Gooch, Wende Doolittle, wine in grocery stores

Dodson, Hope, Vogel win City Council seats

Posted at 10:22 pm November 8, 2016
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Jim Dodson

Jim Dodson

Jim Dodson, Chuck Hope, and Hans Vogel won the three open seats on Oak Ridge City Council, according to unofficial results in Anderson and Roane counties.

Dodson, a Jefferson Middle School art teacher who has been heavily involved in community and volunteer activities, received a total of 6,902 votes, including 5,957 in Anderson County and 945 in Roane County. He collected the most votes in Anderson County.

Hope, the only incumbent in the race, received 6,040 votes, with 5,016 in Anderson County and 1,024 in Roane County. He was the top vote-getter in Roane County.

Vogel, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory employee who, like Dodson, was making his first run for a City Council seat, earned 4,439 votes, with 3,568 in Anderson County and 871 in Roane County. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Anne Garcia Garland, Charlie Hensley, Chuck Hope, Hans Vogel, Jim Dodson, Joe Lee, Mark LeNoir, Oak Ridge City Council, Roane County, Trina Baughn, Wende Doolittle

Dodson, Hope, Vogel lead in early voting for City Council

Posted at 8:28 pm November 8, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Jim Dodson Cropped

Jim Dodson

 

Note: This story was updated at 9:15 p.m.

Jim Dodson, Chuck Hope, and Hans Vogel lead in early voting in Anderson County for Oak Ridge City Council, according to unofficial results posted on the Anderson County Election Commission website on Tuesday evening.

Dodson, running for City Council for the first time, had 4,088 early votes. Hope, the only incumbent, had 3,398. Vogel, who is also making his first run, received 2,544.

There are three open seats on the seven-member City Council. Two incumbents, Trina Baughn and Charlie Hensley, did not seek re-election.

Dodson, Hope, and Vogel also have a lead in early voting in Roane County, according to unofficial results posted at 8:33 p.m. Tuesday. Hope led with 853 early votes, Dodson had 786, and Vogel had 762. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Election Commission, Anne Garcia Garland, Charlie Hensley, Chuck Hope, early voting, Hans Vogel, Jim Dodson, Joe Lee, Mark LeNoir, Oak Ridge City Council, Trina Baughn, Wende Doolittle

Hope responds to PAC endorsements

Posted at 9:44 am October 24, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Chuck Hope

Chuck Hope

Oak Ridge City Council member Chuck Hope, the one incumbent running for re-election in the November 8 election, has responded to the endorsements by the Progress PAC political action committee.

The Progress PAC endorsed Jim Dodson, Joe Lee, and Hans Vogel, who are all making their first runs for seats on the seven-member City Council. The endorsements were announced last week.

Hope was not endorsed. You can see his response here.

The PAC was established two years ago by the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors, and it operates autonomously from the Chamber’s Board.

All six of the candidates endorsed by the Progress PAC two years ago were elected, although one candidate who wasn’t endorsed, Rick Chinn, was also elected. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Angi Agle, Anne Garcia Garland, Charlie Hensley, Chuck Hope, Hans Vogel, Jim Dodson, Joe Lee, Keys Fillauer, November 8 election, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge City Council, political action committee, Progress PAC, Rick Chinn, Stephen Whitson, Trina Baughn, Wende Doolittle

Oak Ridge Chamber to host City Council forum on Tuesday

Posted at 10:23 am October 17, 2016
By Kathy Gillenwaters Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce’s Advocacy Committee is hosting its final forum of the 2016 election season. The forum for candidates running for Oak Ridge City Council will be held at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 18, in the Joyce Conference Room at the Chamber, which is at 1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

The forum is free, and the public is encouraged to attend. All candidates for City Council—Jim Dodson, Wende Doolittle, Anne Garcia Garland, Chuck Hope, Joe Lee, Mark LeNoir, and Hans Vogel—have indicated their intention to participate in the forum, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Business, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Advocacy Committee, Anne Garcia Garland, Chuck Hope, CNS, Consolidated Nuclear Security, Gene Patterson, Greta Ownby, Hans Vogel, Jim Dodson, Joe Lee, Mark LeNoir, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge City Council, Wende Doolittle

Tuesday forum to feature candidates for City Council, Board of Education

Posted at 1:04 pm September 29, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

A forum in Oak Ridge on Tuesday will feature candidates for Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Board of Education, and city judge.

The forum will start at 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 4, in the Oak Ridge High School Amphitheater at 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike. It’s been organized by the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge.

Candidates for Oak Ridge City Council [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Education, Front Page News, Government, K-12, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Angi Agle, Anne Garcia Garland, Charles J. "Chuck" Hope Jr., forum, Hans Vogel, Jim Dodson, Joseph Lee, Keys Fillauer, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Mark LeNoir, Myra Mansfield, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge High School, Patrick Bryan, Robert A. McNees III, Wende Doolittle

Hensley withdraws from City Council race

Posted at 2:47 pm August 23, 2016
By John Huotari 8 Comments

Oak Ridge City Council Charlie Hensley and Kelly Callison Sept. 14, 2015

Oak Ridge City Council member Charlie Hensley, left, is pictured above with Kelly Callison during a meeting on Sept. 24, 2015. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 9:15 p.m. Aug. 24.

Oak Ridge City Council member Charlie Hensley has withdrawn as a candidate in the November 8 election, officials confirmed Tuesday.

Hensley was one of eight candidates for three seats on the seven-member Council.

The withdrawal was confirmed by the Anderson County Election Commission on Tuesday afternoon.

“This is a difficult decision but is made because I have my son’s family and two wonderful grandchildren living in the local area and with whom I want to spend more time,” Hensley said in a Tuesday statement. “Also, I want to spend time with other volunteer interests, hobbies, and related activities. Finally, there are some personal but manageable health issues that require attention.”

Hensley has served since 2007, or two terms. (Hensley served more than eight years because City Council terms were extended on a one-time basis from June 2011 to November 2012 when the dates of Oak Ridge municipal elections changed due to a revision of the City Charter that was approved by voters in November 2010.) [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Election Commission, Anne Garcia Garland, Charlie Hensley, Chuck Hope, Ellen Smith, Hans Vogel, Jim Dodson, Joseph Lee, Kelly Callison, Mark LeNoir, November 8 election, November 8 municipal election, Oak Ridge City Council, Rick Chinn, Trina Baughn, Warren Gooch, Wende Doolittle

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