Candidates for City Commission
Learn about candidates who have filed to run for City Commission.
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Who's currently in office
Learn about who represents you in Johnson City.
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Candidates and elected officials with this symbol took the GoodParty.org Pledge, promising to serve people first, independent of both major parties and big-money interests.
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Jenny BrockNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profileJohn HunterNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
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Joe WiseNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Todd FowlerNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profileGreg CoxNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
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About City Commission
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 2 open seats
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Commission
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be at least 18 years of age, be a citizens of the United States and of this state, and have been a resident of the State of Tennessee for one 1 year. Candidates must be a resident of the city at least six (6) months preceding the date of the 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
- Carter County: 116 Holston Avenue, Elizabethton, TN 37643-3264; Sullivan County: 3258 Highway 126, Suite 103, Blountville, TN 37617-4566; Washington County: 100 E Main Street, Suite 400, Jonesborough, TN 37659-1340
- Filing phone
- Carter County: 1423-542-1822; Sullivan County: 423-323-6444; Washington County: 423-753-1688
- Step 3
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