One Day Left

In these final hours before the election I have a few thoughts.

#1 I believe people are ready for change.
After knocking on doors all over this district, from Mechanicsville to Holston Hills, people are ready for an outsider to change things. They are ready for someone who is not connected to Knoxville's political cliques to come in and fight for the First District as if they had nothing to lose. And that's me. I'm not looking for a crowning achievement to my career, I'm not looking for a place to spend my golden years, I'm looking at a place that I call home and want to see improve in the near term for my children.

#2 People are anxious for a choice.
I have been greeted very kindly, with numerous statements of thanks, for running for office as an independent. People want a choice, they don't want to be locked into a party line vote. I have yet to run into one person who believes that we should keep our county offices partisan. It's time to realize that we need to be united in a cause to better our community, not divided by national issues that have no impact on us except to create animosity towards one another.

#3 This district needs new representation.
To look at the potential wasted over the years. To see the missed opportunities. To see how again and again west and north Knoxville gets preferential treatment over central and east Knoxville it's time to have a voice on commission that is not afraid to create a scene in order to ensure we get attention as well. I am such a man as to be willing to make a scene, if it means I can make a difference.

So please, go vote tomorrow. It's time for a change in Knox County Government and I want to bring that change.

Write in John Spellings for you next county commissioner for District 1A