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Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee on its northeast border. As of the 2020 census,the population was 158,163. Its county seat is Blountville.
Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census,the population was 56,356. Its county seat is Elizabethton. The county is named in honor of Landon Carter (1760-1800),an early settler active in the "Lost State of Franklin" 1784-1788 secession from the State of North Carolina. Carter County is part of the Johnson City,TN Metropolitan Statistical Area,which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol,TN-VA Combined Statistical Area,located in northeastern Tennessee.
Kingsport is a city in Sullivan and Hawkins counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census,its population was 55,442. Lying along the Holston River,Kingsport is commonly included in what is known as the Mountain Empire,which spans a portion of southwest Virginia and the mountainous counties in northeastern Tennessee. It is the largest city in the Kingsport–Bristol metropolitan area,which had a population of 307,614 in 2020. The metro area is a component of the larger Tri-Cities region of Tennessee and Virginia,with a population of 508,260 in 2020.
Steve Godsey was the County Mayor of Sullivan County,Tennessee from 2006 until 2014 when Richard Venable was elected. He was also a former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
David Lee Davis is an American Republican politician from Tennessee and one-term member (2007–2009) of the United States House of Representatives and Tennessee House of Representatives. He represented Tennessee's 1st congressional district,located in the northeastern portion of the state and centered on the Tri-Cities area,but was narrowly defeated in the 2008 primary by Johnson City Mayor Phil Roe.
WJCW is a commercial radio station,licensed to Johnson City,Tennessee and serving the Tri-Cities radio market. It is owned by Cumulus Media and airs a talk radio format.
Matthew Joseph Hill is an American talk show host,businessman,and politician who served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2005 to 2021. Hill briefly served as Deputy Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives under appointment by House Speaker Rep. Glen Casada.
John Bruce "Chip" Saltsman Jr. is an American politician who has served as chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party from 1999 to 2001,senior political advisor to former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist,and manager of Mike Huckabee's 2008 presidential campaign. He also worked for the Chuck Fleischmann campaign in Tennessee's 3rd district from 2009 to 2010. Saltsman also worked for Randy Boyd's unsuccessful Tennessee Gubernatorial campaign in 2018.
Jane Myron was an American politician and restaurateur who served as mayor of Johnson City,Tennessee,from 2009 to 2011.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate from the State of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander defeated Democrat Gordon Ball,and was re-elected to a third term in office with 61.9% of the vote against 31.9%.
Timothy Aaron Hill is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 3,2020,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate. The 2020 U.S. presidential election and elections to the U.S. House of Representatives were also held,as well as the State Senate and State House elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Lamar Alexander announced that he would not run for re-election on December 17,2018. The former United States Ambassador to Japan,Bill Hagerty won the open seat by a large margin defeating his Democratic opponent Marquita Bradshaw.
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.
TriPride is an annual LGBTQ parade and festival rotating between the cities of the Tri-Cities region in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia:Johnson City,Kingsport,and Bristol,Tennessee/Bristol,Virginia.
Jason K. Zachary is a Republican member of the Tennessee State House of Representatives representing District 14 of Knox County.
Tom Leatherwood is an American politician serving in the Tennessee House of Representatives from Tennessee's 99th house district,since 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. The 99th district includes the Northeast part of Shelby County,Tennessee,including the Town of Arlington,City of Lakeland,City of Millington,parts of North and East Bartlett,and unincorporated Northeast Shelby County.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Tennessee on March 5,2020. As of June 5,2022,there are 2,023,815 confirmed cases,26,103 deaths,and 12,825,885 reported tests.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on November 8,2022,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 other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
Diana Lynn Harshbarger is an American pharmacist,businesswoman,and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 1st congressional district. The district is based in the Tri-Cities area in northeastern Tennessee.
Tim Hicks is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 6th district. He assumed office on January 12,2021.
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- ↑ Tn. gov. archives Archived 2018-04-18 at the Wayback Machine :Richard S. Venable;Tn. House of Representatives- Retrieved 2017-01-15
- ↑ "'Love your neighbor… wear a mask': Sullivan Co. leaders urge mask-wearing as COVID-19 cases rise". WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather. 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ↑ "Sullivan GOP fracture evident as commissioners try to oust Venable as chairman". Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ↑ "Race to replace Roe: Two in, five confirmed "pondering," more expected". WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
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