The 2014 Weakley County Election Forum, sponsored by WestStar Alumni and the Weakley County Chamber of Commerce, was held June 16 at UTM in the Watkins Auditorium.
The doors opened at 6 and the room filled by 6:30 p.m. Charley Deal, Director of Alumni Affairs, opened the forum by announcing which candidates would be speaking and which ones would just be recognized. Before Deal turned the forum over to the candidates, he left the crowd with a quote by Peter Drucker to ponder upon, regarding the upcoming election.
“‘Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked. Leadership is defined by results, not attributes,'” Deal said.
Dillon Matlock, UTM Political Science and Business Administration major, attended the forum showing great interest in which candidates were running and what that had to say.
“More students should be interested in the candidates that are running for our county’s positions. It’s important to know the stances of the candidates and what they plan to do to better the university and the surrounding area,” Matlock said.
The candidates who are running in the upcoming Weakley County elections, and the candidates who were running for State representative positions were each given the opportunity to introduce themselves and their families, and then give any opening remarks. After the introductions and opening remarks, the floor was opened for a question and answer session so members of the community could ask each candidate questions openly. The forum then gave important information regarding the election, such as dates to remember and information about the individual candidates and the particular position being sought.
Dates toRemember
July 8: Last day to register to vote before the State Primary and General election.
July 8- August 2: Early voting opens.
August 7: Election Day
Here is a look at the candidates that will be on your ballot for the August general election.
County Mayor: (D) Jake Watson (R) Randy Edwards (I) Jake Bynum County
Sherriff: (R) David Andrews (D) Mike Wilson
Road Supervisor: (I) Charles Ross (D) Kermit Hopper
County Circuit Court Clerk: (R) Angela Fortner (I) Jennifer Killebrew (I) Dawn Walker
Circuit Court Judge: Jeff Parham, Steve Conley, Kevin McCalvin
State Representative (District 76): Andy Holt, Joyce Washington
District Attorney: Tommy Thomas
County Trustee: Marcy Floyd
Register of Deeds: Donny Snider
In the Weakley County Commissions election race, 2 candidates will be elected from each County Commission District.
District 1: Dennis Doster, Joe David Laws, John Salmon, James Bynum
District 3: Mike Medling, Greg Usery, James Roy Pope
District 4: Carmen Chandler, Tommy Jones, Joe Farmer
District 7: Shirley Callis, David Hawkes, Roger VanCleave, Keith Davis
District 8: Sam Sinclair, Jack Vincent, Roger Donaldson
Constable:
District 1: Donnie Henson, Terry Odle
District 4: Brad Copley, Robert Powers: Larry Watlington
District 7: Freddie Brasfield, Ron Armatys
District 9: John Hilliard Sr., Brandon Odle
Featured Photo Credit: (Justin Glover)
