Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in the southern part of East Tennessee on the border with Georgia. As of the 2020 census,the population was 366,207,making it the fourth-most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Chattanooga,located along the Tennessee River. The county was named for Alexander Hamilton,the first secretary of the treasury.
Chattanooga is a city in,and the county seat of,Hamilton County,Tennessee,United States. It is located along the Tennessee River,and borders Georgia to the south. With a population of 181,099 in 2020,it is Tennessee's fourth-largest city and one of the two principal cities of East Tennessee,along with Knoxville. It anchors the Chattanooga metropolitan area,Tennessee's fourth-largest metropolitan statistical area,as well as a larger three-state area that includes Southeast Tennessee,Northwest Georgia,and Northeast Alabama.
Lincoln Edward Davis is an American politician and the former U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.
Zachary Paul Wamp is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district from 1995 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Chattanooga and includes large parts of East Tennessee,including Oak Ridge.
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.
Andrew Lawrence Berke is an American attorney and politician from Tennessee. He served as the mayor of Chattanooga from 2013 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented Hamilton and Marion counties in the 10th district as a state senator from 2007 to 2012. On March 5,2013,he became Chattanooga's mayor-elect,winning more than 72% of the vote,and he was inaugurated on April 15,2013. Berke was re-elected on March 7,2017,and served until April 19,2021,when he was succeeded by Tim Kelly. On October 6,2022,President Joe Biden appointed Berke to serve as administrator of the Rural Utilities Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Thomas Eric Watson is an American politician and police officer from Cleveland,Tennessee. From 2006 to 2014,he was a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 22nd district,encompassing Cleveland,Meigs County,Polk County,and parts of Bradley County. Watson served one term as sheriff of Bradley County from September 2014 to September 2018.
Ron Travis is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 31st district,encompassing parts of Bledsoe,Roane,Sequatchie and Rhea Counties. He was last elected November 6,2018 and he has been in office for 7 years. His term ends in 2020.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Tennessee since the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26,2015. Governor Bill Haslam quickly announced that the state would abide by the court's decision,and same-sex couples began to marry in Tennessee. Previously,Tennessee had banned same-sex marriage both by statute and its State Constitution.
Charles Nolan "Bud" Hulsey is an American politician. A Republican,he represents the 2nd District in Sullivan County in the Tennessee House of Representatives. During his tenure in the Tennessee House of Representatives,he has proposed to ban COVID vaccines and lab-grown meat.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on November 8,2016,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 President of the United States. The primaries were held on August 4.
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.
Dan Howell is an American politician from Cleveland,Tennessee. Since 2013,he has served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 22nd district. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Yusuf Hakeem is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he serves in the Tennessee House of Representatives and is a former member of the Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole.
Patsy Hazlewood is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives,representing District 27 since January 8,2014.
Robin Smith is an American politician who served as the Representative for Tennessee's 26th state house district,beginning in 2018. She is a member of the Republican Party. In March 2022,she resigned and pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud.
Esther Helton is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives,representing District 30 since November 6,2018. Helton represents District 30 In Tennessee which includes;East Ridge,East Brainerd,Apison,and Collegedale.
London Lamar is an American politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party and a member of the Tennessee Senate representing district 33 since 2022. She was previously a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022 representing District 91. During her time there,she was the youngest Tennessee State Representative in office. She was appointed to the Tennessee Senate in March 2022 by the Shelby County Commission after fellow Democrat Katrina Robinson was expelled due to her indictment on charges of wire fraud. Lamar was sworn in on March 8,2022,and effectively resigned her house seat.
Weston Wamp is an American politician who is currently serving as the mayor of Hamilton County,Tennessee since 2022. He is the youngest mayor in Hamilton County history at 34 years old when he was first elected. His father is former U.S. Representative Zach Wamp. Weston Wamp is a member of the Republican Party.
Mayoral elections in Chattanooga are held every four years to elect the mayor of Chattanooga,Tennessee.
