Candidates for City Council
Learn about candidates who have filed to run for City Council.
What this symbol means
Candidates and elected officials with this symbol took the People First Pledge, promising to serve people first, independent of both major parties and big-money interests.
Who's currently in office
Learn about who represents you in McKenzie.
What this symbol means
Candidates and elected officials with this symbol took the People First Pledge, promising to serve people first, independent of both major parties and big-money interests.
- View profileBobby YoungNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileTom AlexanderNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileCarol Jean ArmpriestNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileJessie L. TownesNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
- View profileTim McBrideNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
- View profileDrew B. BeelerNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
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About City Council
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 3 open seats
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
To be eligible for the office of Councilman, a person must be twenty-one (21) years of age or older and have been a resident of the City of McKenzie for at least one (1) year immediately preceding an election and reside in the ward for which such person seeks election.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee. Petition signature requirement of 25 signatures.
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Election Commissioner's office.
- Where to file
- Carroll County: 625 High Street, Suite 113, Huntingdon, TN 38344-1731; Henry County: 213 West Washington, Paris, TN 38242; Weakley County: 135 South Poplar Street Suite A Dresden, TN 38225-1479
- Filing phone
- Carroll County: 731-986-1968; Henry County: 731-642-0411; Weakley County: 731-364-5564
- Step 3
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