AlphaPatriot’s Election Picks for 2010
Election day is August 5th, but early voting starts tomorrow (July 19 – 31). The list of offices and candidates available from the Shelby County Election Commission runs a full 7 pages, so hopefully you’ve done your homework.
If you want a little help, I’ve provided my picks below as well as a (prettier and better formatted) PDF that you can download and take with you to the polls. I’m sorry I don’t have time this election season to research more of the races nor even publish my reasons for making the choices that I have. Life is busy these days.
If you want to know where to vote early, click here. If you are going to wait for election day, click here to find your precinct.
Most importantly, vote.
Tennessee State and Federal Primary Election
and
Shelby County General Election
5 August 2010
GOVERNOR
Bill Haslam Republican
Joe Kirkpatrick Republican
Basil Marceaux, Sr. Republican
Ron Ramsey Republican
Zach Wamp Republican
Mike Mcwherter Democrat
US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
– 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Marsha Blackburn Republican
Greg Rabidoux Democrat
– 8TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Stephen Lee Fincher Republican
George Flinn Republican
Ron Kirkland Republican
Randy Smith Republican
Ben Watts Republican
Roy Herron Democrat
Kimberlee E. Smith Democrat
– 9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Charlotte Bergmann Republican
Jim Harrell Republican
Kevin Millen Republican
Steve Cohen Democrat
Willie W. Herenton Democrat
TENNESSEE SENATE
– 29TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT
Robert Hill Republican
Ophelia Ford Democrat
– 31ST SENATORIAL DISTRICT
Brian Kelsey Republican
Ivon L. Faulkner Democrat
– 33RD SENATORIAL DISTRICT
Reginald Tate Democrat
TN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
– DIST.83
Mark White Republican
– DIST.84
Joe Towns, Jr. Democrat
Mitzi Turnage Democrat
– DIST.85
Edgar A. Babian Republican
Eddie Jones Democrat
Johnnie R. Turner Democrat
– DIST.86
Harold Baker Republican
George T. Edwards, III Republican
Barbara Cooper Democrat
– DIST.87
Karen D. Camper Democrat
Justin H. Settles Democrat
– DIST 88
Larry J. Miller Democrat
– DIST.89
Clay Shelton Republican
Jeanne Richardson Democrat
– DIST.90
John J. Deberry, Jr. Democrat
– DIST.91
Arnold Weiner Republican
Lois M. Deberry Democrat
– DIST.92
G. A. Hardaway, Sr. Democrat
– DIST.93
Tim Cook Republican
Mike Kernell Democrat
– DIST.95
Curry Todd Republican
– DIST.96
Steve Mcmanus Republican
– DIST.97
Jim Coley Republican
– DIST.98
Ulysses Jones, Jr. Democrat
– DIST.99
Ron Lollar Republican
Tom Stephens Republican
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEEMAN DISTRICT 28
Frank H. Colvett, Jr. Republican
Mitchell Morrison Republican
J. M. Bailey Democrat
COMMITTEEWOMAN DISTRICT 28
Sherrye Crawford Republican
Anne Edmiston Republican
Gale Jones Carson Democrat
COMMITTEEMAN DISTRICT 29
Terry Roland Republican
Henry Hooper, Ii Democrat
COMMITTEEWOMAN DISTRICT 29
Kelley Hankins Republican
Rhonda O’dell Republican
Joyce Moore Adams Democrat
COMMITTEEMAN DISTRICT 30
John L. Ryder Republican
Kevin Gallagher Democrat
David Winslow Upton Democrat
COMMITTEEWOMAN DISTRICT 30
Vicki J. Towles Republican
Annabel Woodall Republican
Maura Black Sullivan Democrat
COMMITTEEMAN DISTRICT 31
William D. Boyer Republican
Kelly B. Gilmer Republican
Todd Payne Republican
Rick Rout Republican
Arnold Weiner Republican
Dave Cambron Democrat
Dwayne Thompson Democrat
Joseph A. Weinberg Democrat
COMMITTEEWOMAN DISTRICT 31
Mary Chick Hill Republican
Rieta Selberg Republican
Adrienne Pakis-Gillon Democrat
COMMITTEEMAN DISTRICT 32
David M. Conner Republican
Walker Ferrell Republican
John Wilkerson Republican
Roger W. Warmath Democrat
COMMITTEEWOMAN DISTRICT 32
Paula Sedgwick Republican
Elizabeth A. Weimer Republican
Gladys Crain Democrat
COMMITTEEMAN DISTRICT 33
Layne Provine Republican
Sidney Chism Democrat
COMMITTEEWOMAN DISTRICT 33
Beth Webb Republican
Hazel Moore Democrat
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE
DIVISION 4
Michael G. Floyd
Gina Carol Higgins
Lorrie K. Ridder
DIVISION 8
Rhynette Northcross Hurd
Joedae Jenkins
Venita Martin
Robert “Bob” Weiss
CRIMINAL COURT JUDGE
DIVISION 3
Latonya Sue Burrow
Bobby Carter
Claiborne H. Ferguson
Larry H. Nance
Gerald Skahan
Glenn Wright
COUNTY MAYOR
Mark Luttrell Republican
Joe Ford Democrat
Leo Awgowhat Independent
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
DIST. 1, POS. 1
Mike Ritz Republican
DIST. 1, POS. 2
Heidi Shafer Republican
DIST. 1, POS. 3
Mike Carpenter Republican
DIST. 2, POS. 1
Walter Lee Bailey, Jr. Democrat
DIST. 2, POS. 2
Henri E. Brooks Democrat
DIST. 2, POS. 3
Melvin Burgess Democrat
DIST. 3, POS. 1
James M. Harvey, Sr. Democrat
DIST. 3, POS. 2
Sidney Chism Democrat
DIST. 3, POS. 3
Justin Ford Democrat
DIST. 4, POS. 1
Chris Thomas Republican
DIST. 4, POS.2
Wyatt Bunker Republican
DIST. 4, POS.3
Terry Roland Republican
DIST. 5
Rolando Toyos Republican
Steve Mulroy Democrat
COUNTY TRUSTEE
David Lenoir Republican
Regina Morrison Newman Democrat
Derrick Bennett Independent
GENERAL SESSIONS CRIMINAL COURT JUDGE
DIVISION 7
Bill Anderson, Jr.
Taurus M. Bailey
Mischelle Alexander Best
Wm. D. “Billy” Bond
Damita Dandridge
Bryan A. Davis
Erica Gatewood
Rhonda Wilson Harris
Dennis R. Johnson
Cathy Hailey Kent
Herb Lane
Rick Mckenna
Sherrie Miller-Johnson
Derek Renfroe
Janet Lansky Shipman
Terrance Tatum
Tim J. Thompson
Randall B. Tolley
Karen Tyler
Carolyn S. Watkins
DIVISION 10
Chris Turner
Lee Wilson
SHERIFF
Bill Oldham Republican
Randy Wade Democrat
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK
Jimmy Moore Republican
Ricky W. Dixon Democrat
CRIMINAL COURT CLERK
Kevin Key Republican
Minerva Johnican Democrat
Jerry Stamson Independent
JUVENILE COURT CLERK
Joy Touliatos Republican
Shep Wilbun Democrat
Julia Robinson Wiseman Independent
PROBATE COURT CLERK
Paul Boyd Republican
Sondra Becton Democrat
COUNTY CLERK
Wayne Mashburn Republican
Corey Maclin Democrat
REGISTER OF DEEDS
Tom Leatherwood Republican
Coleman Thompson Democrat
SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
DIST. 1
Snowden “Butch”Carruthers
Charlene White
DIST. 3
Lara A. Mcintyre
David Reaves
DIST. 5
Ken Hoover
David A. Pickler
DIST. 7
Ernest L. Chism
JUDICIAL RETENTION QUESTIONS
Shall SHARON GAIL LEE be retained or replaced in office as a Judge of the Tennessee Supreme Court?
RETAIN
REPLACE
Shall JOHN W. McCLARTY be retained or replaced in office as a Judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Eastern Division?
RETAIN
REPLACE
Marsha Blackburn Voted FOR:
Omnibus Appropriations, Special Education, Global AIDS Initiative, Job Training, Unemployment Benefits, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, U.S.-Singapore Trade, U.S.-Chile Trade, Supplemental Spending for Iraq & Afghanistan, Prescription Drug Benefit, Child Nutrition Programs, Surface Transportation, Job Training and Worker Services, Agriculture Appropriations, Foreign Aid, Vocational/Technical Training, Supplemental Appropriations, UN “Reforms.” Patriot Act Reauthorization, CAFTA, Katrina Hurricane-relief Appropriations, Head Start Funding, Line-item Rescission, Oman Trade Agreement, Military Tribunals, Electronic Surveillance, Head Start Funding, COPS Funding, Funding the REAL ID Act (National ID), Foreign Intelligence Surveillance, Thought Crimes “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, Peru Free Trade Agreement, Economic Stimulus, Farm Bill (Veto Override), Warrantless Searches, Employee Verification Program, Body Imaging Screening.
Marsha Blackburn Voted AGAINST:
Ban on UN Contributions, eliminate Millennium Challenge Account, WTO Withdrawal, UN Dues Decrease, Defunding the NAIS, Iran Military Operations defunding Iraq Troop Withdrawal, congress authorization of Iran Military Operations.
Marsha Blackburn is my Congressman.
See her unconstitutional votes at :
http://mickeywhite.blogspot.com/2009/09/tn-congressman-marsha-blackburn-votes.html
Mickey
Marsha received:
— 98% from the Club for Growth (http://www.clubforgrowth.org/projects/scorecard/?year=2009&chamber=2) (putting her in the top 20 members)
— 100% from the American Conservative Union (http://www.conservative.org/ratings/ratingsarchive/2009/2009%20Combined%20Ratings.html#TN)
— A- from Gun Owners of America (http://gunowners.org/111hrat.htm)
— A from the NRA (http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Marsha_Blackburn_Gun_Control.htm)
Marsha has cast a lot of courageous votes over the years (http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Marsha_Blackburn.htm). Overall, I continue to stand behind her. There are many, many politicians that I would target before her.
Besides, what are you advocating here? A vote for Democrat Greg Rabidoux?
Mickey, I love ya, but really . . .
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