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Tennessee Voter Guide – 2022 Primary Races
How To Vote For, Not Against, Your Values
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.
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HAMILTON COUNTY RATINGS
Tennessee; Hamilton County, Governor of Tennessee; Primary Election
Bill Lee, Republican (Incumbent) **** (Endorsed)
Jason Martin, Democrat *
Constance M. Every, Independent (Not Rated)
John Gentry, Independent(Not Rated)
Basil Marceaux, Independent (Not Rated)
Charles Van Morgan, Independent (Not Rated)
Alfred O’Neil, Independent (Not Rated)
Deborah Rouse, Independent (Not Rated)
Michael E. Scantland, Independent (Not Rated)
Rick Tyler, Independent (Not Rated)
Tennessee; Hamilton County, U.S. House, District 3; Primary
Chuck Fleischmann, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Meg Gorman, Democrat (Not Rated)
Thomas Rumba, Independent (Not Rated)
Rick Tyler, Independent (Not Rated)
Tennessee; Hamilton County, Tennessee Senate, District 11; Democratic Primary
Bo Watson, Republican (No Competition)
Tennessee; Hamilton County, TN House, District 26; Primary
Allison Gorman, Democrat *
Greg Martin, Republican **** (Endorsed)
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 1-5 — 5 being best.
5 Stars – The best candidate. Our strongest endorsement
4 Stars – Very good
3 Stars – Acceptable
2 Stars – Vote only to prevent worse candidate(s) from winning
1 Star – Terrible. Do Not Vote, Unless We Say Endorsed. All Other Votes Will Count
Tennessee; Hamilton County, TN House, District 27; Primary
Patsy Hazlewood, Republican
Michael H. Potter, Independent (Not Rated)
Tennessee; Hamilton County, TN House, District 28; Democratic Primary
Yusuf A. Hakeem, Democrat (No Competition)
Tennessee; Hamilton County, TN House, District 29; Primary
Greg Vital, Republican (No Competition)
Tennessee; Hamilton County, TN House, District 30; Democratic Primary
Esther Helton, Republican (No Competition)
Tennessee, Hamilton County, City of Collegedale Municipal, Commission, General Election (vote for 2)
Billy Burnette
Morty Lloyd
Ted Rogers
Tonya Sadler
Tennessee, Hamilton County, City of East Ridge Municipal, City Council, General Election (vote for 2)
Jacky L. Cagle
Jeffrey A. Ezell
Robert E. Gilreath
David Tyler
Tennessee, Hamilton County, City of East Ridge Municipal, City Council, General Election (vote for 2)
Wayne Behlau
Kenneth L. Wilkerson
Michelle Wilson
Tennessee, Hamilton County, City of Red Bank Municipal, Commissioner at Large, General Election
Jeff Price
Hayes T. Wilkinson
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