Ron Littlefield
Encyclopedia
Ronald C. Littlefield is an American politician
and the current mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee
. He was elected via a run-off election in 2005 after a long term as a city council
man. He was reelected in 2009. He is the former executive director
of Chattanooga Venture.
, the citizens group "Chattanooga Organized for Action" and "Citizens to Recall Mayor Littlefield" Littlefield filed an injunction against the Hamilton County election commission, a judge later added Jim Folkner of Citizens to Recall Mayor to the defendants to decide while attempting to decide if the recall is valid. On September 7, 2010 the recall attempt was halted in a ruling by Hamilton County Circuit Judge Jeff Hollingsworth, who cited the recall groups' failure to comply with state law on a variety of issues related to the petition language, number of dated signatures, the use of petitions not approved by the election commission and other legal and organizational missteps made by the three groups involved. As a result of the ruling, Ron Littlefield will remain mayor until the end of his term.
On November 17th, the petition to recall Mayor Littlefield was reviewed by the Hamilton County Election Commission and upheld. A special election will be held in August, 2012; Littlefield will retain his seat until such time.
Politics of the United States
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and the current mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
. He was elected via a run-off election in 2005 after a long term as a city council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
man. He was reelected in 2009. He is the former executive director
Executive director
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of Chattanooga Venture.
Recall
In August 2010, Ron Littlefield became the first Mayor in Chattanooga history to be subject to a recall after a petition was made by Chattanooga Tea PartyTea Party movement
The Tea Party movement is an American populist political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, and has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009...
, the citizens group "Chattanooga Organized for Action" and "Citizens to Recall Mayor Littlefield" Littlefield filed an injunction against the Hamilton County election commission, a judge later added Jim Folkner of Citizens to Recall Mayor to the defendants to decide while attempting to decide if the recall is valid. On September 7, 2010 the recall attempt was halted in a ruling by Hamilton County Circuit Judge Jeff Hollingsworth, who cited the recall groups' failure to comply with state law on a variety of issues related to the petition language, number of dated signatures, the use of petitions not approved by the election commission and other legal and organizational missteps made by the three groups involved. As a result of the ruling, Ron Littlefield will remain mayor until the end of his term.
On November 17th, the petition to recall Mayor Littlefield was reviewed by the Hamilton County Election Commission and upheld. A special election will be held in August, 2012; Littlefield will retain his seat until such time.
External links
- Mayor of Chattanooga website