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2014 Election Coverage
County General Elections ~ Thursday, August 7
Meet Your Candidates for Three Key County Races
By Terry Louderback
The elections on August 7
serve as both the general
election for County-wide races
and the primary election for
state and federal offices.
The View 38002 contacted
the candidates for the key
races of Shelby County
Mayor, Sheriff, and District
Attorney and invited them to
participate in a brief Q&A.
Each candidate was sent the
same three questions and
instructions. The responses
printed here are unedited,
except for formatting that does
not change the content or
intent of the answer.
Other county offices to be
determined on August 7
include Assessor of Property,
County Trustee, County Clerk,
County Register, General
Sessions Judge, and Juvenile
Court Judge.
Although the County
Commission general election
is on the August ballot, the
representatives for areas
including Arlington (District
1:Terry Roland) and Lakeland
(District 3: David Reaves)
have already been determined
as there were no democratic
candidates.
Residents of 38002 who
reside outside of municipal
boundaries will also select the
District 5 representative to the
Shelby County School Board
from candidates Scott
McCormick and David
Winston.
State and Federal Offices
included on the primary ballot
include Tennessee’s
Governor, the US Senate seat
held by Lamar Alexander, and
Congressional District 8.,
currently represented by
Stephen Fincher.
The Tennessee State
Representative whose district
includes 38002, Ron Lollar, is
up for re-election in 2014, but
has no opposition on the
Republican primary ballot.
For more information on
the August 7 County General
and State//Federal Primary
Elections,
go
to
ShelbyVote.com
Shelby County Mayor
Leo Awgowhat and Charles
Nelson, independent
candidates for Shelby County
Mayor, did not respond to our
invitation to participate in the
Candidate Q&A.
Mark Luttrell
Republican Candidate
Question 1: What
experience do you have that
makes you the best candidate
for Shelby County Mayor?
My academic and
professional development has
prepared me for the County
Mayor’s position. Over the
past 30 years, I have assumed
positions of increasing
responsibility, requiring
supervision of advanced
programs, greater number of
staff and increased budget
resources. Today I have
managerial responsibility for
almost 6,000 employees, a
budget exceeding $1Billion
and an array of programs
addressing every aspect of a
Shelby County cit