GENERAL ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS “Our mission is to support people we believe to be honest, ethical and qualified to serve our community. We’re completely non-partisan and our only agenda is to support people who share the singular goal of improving our community.” Ben Atchley
The Knoxville News Sentinel
The Knox County Political Action Committee for Education (KC-PACE)
and
The Public Trust PAC
Ben Atchley & Tommy Schumpert, Co-Chairmen
The Knoxville News Sentinel endorses Finbarr. . .
"Our endorsement goes to Saunders, a former banker, accounting firm manager and Vietnam veteran. Saunders has long been active in community activities, both neighborhood and countywide, private and public. He believes serving on the commission will extend that level of service. Saunders will be an asset to the County Commission." July 22, 2008
The Knox County Political Action Committee for Education
(KC-PACE) endorses Finbarr. . .
Each school board district is represented by members of the Knox County Education Association.
The Public Trust, "Good Government Group" endorses Finbarr. . .
PRIMARY ENDORSEMENTS
Metro Pulse
The Public Trust PAC
"Finbarr Saunders has been actively involved in West Knoxville, Bearden and Westwood community groups and homeowner organizations for many years and those experiences will help him with constituent service... He plans to work for better coordination between neighborhoods and developers. We also like his approach to make county government more accessible to ordinary citizens."
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"Our only criteria was to support candidates we were convinced would work to improve the quality and effectiveness of local government."
Frank Cagle of The Metro Pulse says. . .
"Saunders, who has a lot of Republican friends, would be a srong general election candidate against the Republican nominee."
Paid for by "Finbarr Saunders for County Commission", Daniel L. Barnett, Treasurer