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One of the interesting and fun things about being a candidate for office is the fact that people come to you and ask your opinion on things. Makes sense, I guess. I’m trying to be elected to the Legislative Branch of Knox County government. In the course of the campaign, I’ve had the opportunity toContinue reading “My Platform – Part 5: The Law Director”

One of the interesting and fun things about being a candidate for office is the fact that people come to you and ask your opinion on things. Makes sense, I guess. I’m trying to be elected to the Legislative Branch of Knox County government. In the course of the campaign, I’ve had the opportunity toContinue reading “My Platform – Part 4: Walkability In Knox County”

One of the interesting and fun things about being a candidate for office is the fact that people come to you and ask your opinion on things. Makes sense, I guess. I’m trying to be elected to the Legislative Branch of Knox County government. In the course of the campaign, I’ve had the opportunity toContinue reading “My Platform – Part 3: The TVA Tower Deal”

If I have one idea that ties together the ideas in my campaign, it’s the fact of how politics is broken. And, I believe, big money is the largest single reason for that. Look at the 2020 presidential race and you can see the problem larger than life. President Trump and the RNC will raiseContinue reading “My Platform – Part 2: Big Money Is The Problem In Politics”

Act 1 – The Interview Last week, I received a call from the Governmental Affair Director of the Knoxville Area Association of Realtors (KAAR) inviting me to a candidate interview.  They said they were conducting interviews with all of the County Commission candidates with a competitive March 3rd race.  The interview would be just 15Continue reading “A Day In The Life Of My Campaign – In Three Acts”

I was born and raised in Northern Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati. After high school, I tried college for a couple of years, but lacked focus and money to finish. So, I left Northern Kentucky to enlist in the Navy and see the world. The Navy sent me to Monterey, California to study Russian forContinue reading “About Me And My Family”

This is one of a series of posts I’m writing on my website to outline what I’m calling My Platform. It’s all done with the goal of explaining to voters who I am, why I’m running and how I will approach the job of County Commissioner if I am elected. I figure as a KnoxContinue reading “My Platform – Walking District 4”

I’ve been doing research in getting ready for the big campaign kickoff after the first of the year. One of the interesting things I’ve been looking at is how much in donations the candidates for the various campaigns have received and where those donations come from. I’ll be talking about my stance on donations andContinue reading “Political Action Committee (PAC) Money”

One of the reasons I’m doing this is to learn more about the process. Maybe I can also keep my kids and other people informed about what it takes to get involved and run for office. So, as I come across some of the steps and requirements involved in running, like with my Getting OnContinue reading “Civics Lesson – 12/20/19”

I was listening to a podcast that I like a lot today. It’s called In The Dark and it’s by American Public Media. Season two is about Curtis Flowers, a man in a small town in Mississippi who was tried six times for the same crime. He won appeals, had mistrials and the same prosecutorContinue reading “It’s About A Choice For Voters In The 2020 Election”