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Biscuits or cornbread?
Is the alderman compensation worth the hassle?
What do you like to do for fun when you are not delivering pizzas, aldermanning, going to school, posting on 247?
Most odd request from a constituent?

NOVA, Hello and thank you for your questions. I was excited to be able to run for alderman this year. We did yard signs, and pocket cards. I of course did some door to door get out to vote stuff to be quite honest this is a very small town. Talking to people is the best way anywhere to get elected from what I can tell. I am person who has always been decently known in the community the question is what was I known for. Over the last few years I changed the what was I known for to a much more favorable standpoint, so the guy who you either really liked or really didn't like became the guy everyone generally liked. Once i knew i had perception changed I thought I would try for the office and lucky enough for me my hard work has paid off. It was a great process, and one I hope to do again.

Volviking, thank you sir for participating.

1. We are a very small town. We only have about 600 people who actually turn out at the polls and with our elections you choose 3 alderman at one time so one person can definitely change an election here.

2. I sure did. It was great meeting those that i didn't know, but with this being a small town i knew do many already so the home visits were very comfortable.

3.Being small all we bought were little pocket cards that you see in my signature and some road signs that are exactly the same. They worked well when they were not being stolen.

4.Just to keep progressing like the city has been with the new administration the past eight years. This place was a horror story politically when i was growing up, and it cost this town 30 years. The current mayor started 7 years ago and this place had started to shape up. We are currently working on a sewer system. Which is something we should have had 30 years ago.

5.This is my first time in public office, but i have always been involved in the community. Especially around our high school.

6.I am still learning on the fly. I had to look up TML ha. I have so much to learn, but it is exciting. That looks like something the mayor should be attending though

Thanks again Vol Viking

I do not make it to Hancock County much, but it is not a bias or anything, I just do not have much reason to head down Highway 70. It is beautiful country out that way. I was hoping actually that Volunteer would play Hancock in football one day just so I could make the trip. Since I went to Volunteer years ago I have always just been more associated with Church Hill and Kingsport. Heck I barley even go to Rogersville.

Good afternoon Alex,

Here's three.

1. Favorite season / time of the year?

2. Hot dogs or hamburgers?

3. What's the funnest place you've ever visited? I'm talking pure joy.

Thanks for playing today. This is one of my favorite weekly threads.