Today was the first day for prospective candidates to obtain from the Knox County Election Commission a qualifying petition to run a number of petitions on the Republican or Democrat Primaries on May 3, 2022.
More than twenty petitions were given out, one petition has already been returned, Justin Biggs, Knox County Commissioner at Large Seat 11 returned his petition to be the Republican candidate for Knox County Trustee. If anyone is thinking about Biggs current job a Delinquent Tax Administrator and how can he get the signatures in one day, I will save you the Open Records Request. He took the day off.
Here are the petitions handed out today in Knox County.
Justin Biggs – Knox County Trustee – Republican – Returned – He Will be on the ballot.
John F. Weaver – Chancellor I – Republican
Richard Armstrong – Chancellor II – Republican
Christopher Heagerty – Chancellor III – Republican
Steven W. Sword – Criminal Court Division I – Republican
Kyle Hixson – Criminal Court Division II – Republican
Charme P. Allen – District Attorney General – Republican
Eric M. Lutton – Public Defender – Republican
Glenn Jacobs – County Mayor – Republican
Tyler Givens – County Mayor – Democrat
Gina Oster – County Commission District 3 – Republican
Chuck Severance – County Commission District 7 – Republican
Larsen Jay – County Commission at Large Seat 10 – Republican
Devin Driscoll – County Commission at Large Seat 11 – Republican
Vivian Underwood Shipe – County Commission at Large Seat 11 – Democrat
Donald Bridges – County Commission at Large Seat 11 – Independent
Chuck Cerny – General Sessions Judge Division I – Republican
Judson “Judd” Davis – General Sessions Judge Division II – Republican
Timothy E. Irwin – Juvenile Court Judge – Republican
Jimmy “J.J.” Jones – Sheriff – Republican
Tom Spangler – Sheriff – Republican
Will Edwards – Board of Education District 4 – Republican
Phil King – Board of Education District 9 – Republican