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Daily Dose for September 15, 2006
Daily Dose
Bust Visit Host Has Given to Both Campaigns -- J.R. Hyde III, an AutoZone executive and the host of President Bush's fundraising trip to Memphis for US Senate candidate Bob Corker, has given money to both the Corker and the Ford campaign. Records show Hyde gave $1,000 donations to both Harold Ford, Jr. and a total of $4,000 in donations to Bob Corker. Hyde has also contributed $1,000 to Democrat Steve Cohen's campaign for Congress.
Tate Will Take Bowers Seat -- Reginald Tate, a Memphis architect and active Democrat, was selected Thursday night as his party's candidate for the state Senate District 33 seat vacated by Kathryn Bowers. The seat came open when Bowers, who had already won the Democratic primary in August said she was resigning from the Senate and removing her name from the ballot. That left the Shelby Co. Democratic Party to decide who should replace Bowers on the November ballot. The nomination, essentially secures Tate the seat in the heavily Democratic District 33.
Brooks Says She Won't Resign From Seat She Can't Legally Fill -- If Shelby County Commission member Henri Brooks doesn't withdraw by Monday as a candidate for re-election to her state House seat, it could cost Tennessee taxpayers about $100,000 to hold special elections to replace her, according to today's Commercial Appeal. The county charter bans her from serving in both the commission and the state legislature for more than 90 days after her Aug. 3 election to the county body. Brooks said Monday she will resign from the state post -- but that she would not withdraw from the Nov. 7 ballot. If she stays true to that and wins in November, her resignation will require a special election, the cost of which election officials estimate to be upwards of $10,000.
Recycling Ballot Intiative Fails in Chattanooga -- A bid by a local curb-side recycling group to get the money added back to the budget for the City of Chattanooga after cuts by Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield were unsuccessful in getting the required names to get the referedum on the ballot. Though supporters submitted 7,133 signatures, an elections official said many of the signatures came from people who were not city residents or had invalid addresses. In all, only 4,992 signatures were valid, and Mr. DePinto needed 6,372, according to officials.
