Non-partisan
Hamilton County
Tennessee Voter Guide – 2022 Primary Races
How To Vote For, Not Against, Your Values
Ratings: Every candidate is considered after thorough research; we also have a questionnaire for candidates to complete, including our Tennessee Taxpayers Protection Pledge.
Our highest ratings go to candidates who will defend freedom, stand for free enterprise, or have a conservative and/or biblical worldview based on their ability to stand firm against efforts to increase taxes, size of government, weaken law and order, and crush individual freedom. Here is our rating system:
- ***** The best candidate. Our strongest endorsement.
- **** Very good.
- *** Acceptable.
- ** Vote only to prevent worse candidate(s) from winning.
- * Terrible. Do Not Vote. All your other votes will count.
HAMILTON COUNTY RATINGS
Tennessee; Hamilton County, District Attorney, 11th Judicial District, Primary Election
Neal Pinkston, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Coty Wamp, Republican ***
Tennessee; Hamilton County, County Mayor, Republican Primary Election
Matt Hullander, Republican ****
Sabrena D. Smedley, Republican ***** (Endorsed)
Weston Wamp, Republican ****
Tennessee; Hamilton County, County Commission, District 1, Republican Primary Election
Randy Fairbanks, Republican ***** (Endorsed)
Gene-o Shipley, Republican ****
Stacy Swallows, Republican ****
Tennessee; Hamilton County, County Commission, District 5, Democratic Primary Election
Greg Beck, Democrat ****(Endorsed)
Phylicia Blackmon, Democrat **
Nathaniel Doss III, Democrat **
Mike Greer, Democrat **
Tennessee; Hamilton County, County School Board, District 6, Republican Primary Election
Jon Baker, Republican ***** (Endorsed)
Cindy Fain, Republican *****
Delores Gross Vinson, Republican *****
Tennessee; Hamilton County, County Commission, District 10, Republican Primary Election
Jeffrey W. Eversole, Republican, ****
Dean Moorhouse, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Tennessee; Hamilton County, County Commission, District 11, Republican Primary Election
Montrell Besley, Republican ** (Endorsed)
Molly Blakenship, Republican *
Sean Nix, Republican *
Tennessee; Hamilton County, County School Board, District 8, Democratic Primary Election
Katie Perkins, Democrat ** (Endorsed)
Sandy Norris Smith, Democrat *
Tennessee; Hamilton County, County School Board, District 9, Republican Primary Election
Gary Kuehn, Republican ***
Tate Smith, Republican **
James B. Walker, Republican ***** (Endorsed)
Tennessee; Hamilton County, County School Board, District 10, Republican Primary Election
Roddey Coe, Republican ****
Patrick Lee, Republican ***** (Endorsed)
Faye Robinson, Republican ****
JUDICIAL RATINGS
Judges sitting on the courts may be incompetent, corrupt or lazy. Even worse, many are political opportunists with a political agenda.
There are two types of judges: judicial activists and strict constructionists. A judicial activist legislates from the bench. Instead of strictly interpreting law, these judges make the laws. Instead of applying the law to facts, they rule based on their own values.
Judicial activists overturn voter-passed initiatives and laws passed by the state legislature because they personally have a different belief system, twist the law to rationalize their decisions, and impose their own moral codes, political beliefs, and secular values in an effort to reshape our society and promote social engineering.
Strict constructionists impartially arrive at a fair judgment based on law.
Judicial activists are usually more liberal; strict constructionists are usually more conservative. 
HOW WE COME UP WITH A FINAL RATING
We come up with a final rating by taking the average of the candidate’s Judicial Index and Qualifications. For example, if the candidate had a Judicial Index of 8 and Qualifications of 6, their overall rating would be 7.
Rating
Judges are rated on a scale of 1-10 — 10 being best.
9 – 10 Stars – The best candidate. Our strongest endorsement
7 – 8 Stars – Very good
5 – 6 Stars – Acceptable
3 – 4 Stars – Vote only to prevent worse candidate(s) from winning
1 – 2 Stars – Terrible. Do Not Vote, Unless We Say Endorsed. All Other Votes Will Count
Tennessee; Hamilton County, Circuit Court Judge, Division 2, District 11, Primary Election
Mike Dumitru, Republican ******** (Endorsed)
Jim Exum, Republican ****
Tennessee; Hamilton County, Circuit Court Judge, Division 3, District 11, Primary Election
Amanda Dunn, Republican *****
Boyd Patterson, Republican ******
Rebecca J. Stern, Republican ******* (Endorsed)
Tennessee; Hamilton County, City Court Judge, Division 1, Republican Primary Election
Brian Bush, Republican **
Sherry Paty, Republican ******* (Endorsed)