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Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County,Tennessee,United States. As of the 2020 United States census,Knoxville's population was 190,740,making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's third-most-populous city after Nashville and Memphis. It is the principal city of the Knoxville metropolitan area,which had a population of 879,773 in 2020.
Timothy Floyd Burchett is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district,based in Knoxville,serving since 2019.
Victor Henderson Ashe II is an American former diplomat and politician who served as United States Ambassador to Poland. From 1987 to 2004,he was mayor of Knoxville,Tennessee. Ashe is a Republican. Ambassador Ashe concluded his service as Ambassador to Poland on September 26,2009.
William Edward Haslam is an American billionaire businessman and politician who served as the 49th governor of Tennessee from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,Haslam previously served as the 67th mayor of Knoxville,Tennessee.
Channon Gail Christian,aged 21,and Hugh Christopher Newsom Jr.,aged 23,were from Knoxville,Tennessee,United States. They were kidnapped on the evening of January 6,2007,when Christian's vehicle was carjacked. The couple were taken to a rental house. Both of them were raped,tortured,and murdered. Four males and one female were arrested,charged,and convicted in the case. In 2007,a grand jury indicted Letalvis Darnell Cobbins,Lemaricus Devall Davidson,George Geovonni Thomas,and Vanessa Lynn Coleman on counts of kidnapping,robbery,rape,and murder. Also in 2007,Eric DeWayne Boyd was indicted by a federal grand jury of being an accessory to a carjacking,resulting in serious bodily injury to another person and misprision of a felony. In 2018,Boyd was indicted on state-level charges of kidnapping,robbery,rape,and murder.
Charles Louis Kincannon was an American statistician who served as the Director of the United States Census Bureau from 2002 to 2008. Kincannon had joined the Census Bureau in 1963. Kincannon took the Director's office on March 13,2002,after being nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate. He served for six years until his retirement on January 3,2008.
Julia Cheyanne Hurley is an American politician,real estate agent,and businesswoman who served as the former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 32nd district from 2010 to 2012.
Austin-East High School,also known as Austin-East Magnet High School,is a public high school in Knoxville,Tennessee,operated by Knox County Schools.
Madeline Anne Rogero is an American politician who served as the 68th mayor of Knoxville,Tennessee,elected in 2011. She was the first woman to hold the office and the first woman to be elected mayor in any of the Big Four cities in Tennessee. Before entering politics,Rogero worked as a community development director,non-profit executive,urban and regional planner,and community volunteer. She served on the Knox County Commission from 1990 to 1998,and first ran for mayor in 2003,losing to the later Governor of Tennessee,Bill Haslam. While Knoxville municipal elections are officially nonpartisan,Rogero is known to be a Democrat.
Becky Duncan Massey is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for the 6th district,encompassing Knoxville and Knox County.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Knoxville,Knox County,Tennessee,USA.
The 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Haslam was term-limited,and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. Republican candidate Bill Lee was elected with 59.6% of the vote,defeating Democratic nominee and former Nashville mayor Karl Dean.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 6,2018,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Bob Corker opted to retire instead of running for a third term. Republican U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn won the open seat,defeating former Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on November 6,2018,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Tennessee,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including the gubernatorial election.
The 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires,also known as the Gatlinburg wildfires,were a complex of wildfires which began in late November 2016. Some of the towns most impacted were Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg,both near Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The fires claimed at least 14 lives,injured 190,and is one of the largest natural disasters in the history of Tennessee.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on November 3,2020,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Tennessee,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
Jason K. Zachary is an American politician. A Republican,he represents District 14 in the Tennessee State House of Representatives.
Eddie Mannis is an American former politician,who was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2020-2022. He represented the 18th House District as a member of the Tennessee Republican Party.
Mayoral elections in Knoxville are held every four years to elect the mayor of Knoxville,Tennessee.
The 2018 Knox County mayoral election was held on August 2,2018,to determine the mayor of Knox County,Tennessee. Republican businessman and professional wrestler,Glenn Jacobs,won the election with 66.4% of the vote against Democrat Linda Haney.
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- ↑ "Knoxville mayor election breakdown: Indya Kincannon didn't give up and it paid off". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ↑ "Everything you need to know about Indya Kincannon". The Daily Beacon. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- 1 2 "Biography of Mayor". knoxvilletn.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Election Results History". Knox County .
- ↑ "Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon announces she is seeking reelection in 2023". WBIR.com. WBIR. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ↑ "August 2023 Election Results". Knox County. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ↑ Whetstone, Tyler (April 28, 2022). "'I will not let you down': Paul Noel, an ethics advocate, named Knoxville's police chief". KnoxNews.com. Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ↑ Whetstone, Tyler (February 16, 2022). "Knoxville mayor bucks transparency trend by refusing to reveal finalists for police chief". KnoxNews.com. Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ↑ Ashe, Victor (November 28, 2022). "Kincannon exposes her weak political instincts by making police chief search secret". KnoxNews.com. Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ↑ Whetstone, Tyler (November 16, 2022). "Knoxville admits it hired a police chief search firm to go around public records laws". KnoxNews.com. Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ↑ Whetstone, Tyler (July 6, 2022). "Why Knox News is suing Knoxville for public records about the police chief hiring process". KnoxNews.com. Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ↑ Whetstone, Tyler (December 14, 2022). "Knox News can put city leaders under oath about police chief search, judge rules". KnoxNews.com. Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved December 14, 2022.