Williamson County

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.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY RATINGS

Tennessee; Williamson County, County Legislative Body, District 1, Primary Election (vote for two)

Ricky D. Jones, Republican ***

Lisa Lenox, Republican **** (Endorsed) 

Scott Lucas, Republican ***

LaRhonda Williams, Democrat **

Tennessee; Williamson County, County Legislative Body, District 2, Primary Election (vote for two)

Allen (Drell) Floyd, Republican ***

Judy Lynch Herbert, Republican **

Elizabeth C. “Betsy” Hester, Republican **** (Endorsed) 

Andy Moriarty, Republican **** (Endorsed) 

Tennessee; Williamson County, County Legislative Body, District 3, Primary Election (vote for two)

Jeff Graves, Republican **** (Endorsed) 

Matthew Harakas, Democrat *

Jennifer Moore Mason, Republican ***

Daniel T. Jordan, Independent *** (Endorsed) 

Tennessee; Williamson County, County Legislative Body, District 4, Primary Election (vote for two)

Gregg B. Lawrence, Republican **** (Endorsed) 

Pete Stresser, Republican **** (Endorsed) 

Tom Atema, Independent ***

Tennessee; Williamson County, County Legislative Body, District 5, Primary Election (vote for two)

Robin Baldree, Republican ****

Mary Smith, Republican ***** (Endorsed) 

Tommy Little, Republican ****

Greg Sanford, Republican ****

Rob Verell, Republican *****

H. Evan Bledsoe, Independent ***** (Endorsed) 

Michael B. Gallik, Independent ***

Tennessee; Williamson County, County Legislative Body, District 6, Primary Election (vote for two)

Erin Nations, Republican (No Competition, Both Will Win)

Paul L. Webb, Republican (No Competition, Both Will Win)

Tennessee; Williamson County, County Legislative Body, District 7, Primary Election (vote for two)

Bert Chalfant, Republican *** (Endorsed) 

Christopher S. Richards, Republican *** (Endorsed) 

Tom Tunniclife, Republican ***

Tennessee; Williamson County, County Legislative Body, District 8, Primary Election (vote for two)

Jerry W. Rainey, Republican ***

Barb Sturgeon, Republican **** (Endorsed) 

Drew Torres, Republican *** (Endorsed) 

Tennessee; Williamson County, County Legislative Body, District 9, Primary Election (vote for two)

Chas Morton, Republican (No Competition, Both Will Win)

Matt Williams, Republican (No Competition, Both Will Win)

Tennessee; Williamson County, County Legislative Body, District 10, Primary Election (vote for two)

Bradley Diaz, Republican ***

Meghan Guffee, Republican *** (Endorsed) 

David Landrum, Republican *** (Endorsed) 

Courtenay Rogers, Democrat *

Kenneth Townsend, Democrat *

Tennessee; Williamson County, County Legislative Body, District 11, Primary Election (vote for two)

Sean R. Aiello, Republican ***** (Endorsed) 

Brian Beathard, Republican **

Johnna D. Carter-Haynes, Democrat **

Charles Wayne Garrett, Republican **** (Endorsed) 

Tennessee; Williamson County, County Legislative Body, District 12, Primary Election (vote for two)

Brian Clifford, Republican **** (Endorsed) 

Erin Crawford, Democrat *

John Dillon, Republican ***** (Endorsed) 

Steve Smith, Republican ****

Jennifer Swaim, Republican ****

Tennessee; Williamson County Clerk

Andrew Becker *

Deborah Sparks **

Glen Casada ****(Endorsed)

Jeff Whidby ***

Tennessee; Williamson County School Board, District 2, Primary Election

Dan Cash, Republican ***** (Endorsed) 

Tiffany Eccles, Independent **

Tennessee; Williamson County School Board, District 4, Primary Election

Robert “Bob” Britton, Democrat *

Josh Brown, Republican ****

Elliott Franklin, Republican ***** (Endorsed) 

Del Wright, Independent ****

Tennessee; Williamson County School Board, District 6, Primary Election

Kristi Bidinger, Independent **

Jay Galbreath, Republican *****

Deborah Pace, Independent ***** (Endorsed) 

Tennessee; Williamson County School Board, District 8, Primary Election

Kenneth Chilton, Independent ***

Shauna Graham, Republican ****

Donna Clements, Republican ***** (Endorsed) 

Tennessee; Williamson County School Board, District 10, Primary Election

Jennifer Haile, Democrat **

William “Doc” Holladay, Independent **** (Endorsed) 

Eric Welch, Republican **

Ali Wallace Adair, Republican ***

Tangie Lane, Independent *

Tennessee; Williamson County School Board, District 12, Primary Election

Drason Beasley, Republican ***

Jamie Lima, Republican ***** (Endorsed) 

Nancy Nelson-Garrett, Independent **

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; Williamson County, Circuit Court Judge, 21st Judicial District, Div II, Primary Election

Deana C. Hood, Republican ****

Shane K. McNeill, Republican ***** (Endorsed) 

Tennessee; Williamson County, Juvenile Court Judge, Primary Election

Sharon Guffee, Republican ***

Connie Reguli, Republican ***** (Endorsed)