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| Ray Jenkins |
OK, so everyone gets one free post for an endorsement. Heh. This one is from the Ray Jenkins camp. Ray is running against Billy Stokes and Kristi Davis for the Circuit Court Judge (Div. I) seat in the May 6 Republican primary.
There are no Democrats, so it's winner take all next month. Early voting started Wednesday and runs through May 1.
Representative
Harry Brooks (R – Knoxville) today announced his endorsement for Ray Jenkins
for Knox County Circuit Court Judge. Brooks says Jenkins’s wide breadth of
experience with a proven track record of successes qualify him as a strong
candidate for the position.
“Ray Jenkins is the best person for the job,” said Harry
Brooks, four-term state representative and chairman of the House Education
Committee. “He is a constitutional conservative with experience as a lawyer, a
community leader and a business leader. We have been long-time friends and he
has had impressive successes in every position he has held.”
In
addition to successful stints in business and politics, Jenkins has a wide
variety of legal experience, representing all levels of clients from Fortune
500 companies to families and everything in between.
These experiences have
prepared Jenkins to be Circuit Court Judge, as these judges have a heavy role in
the general jurisdiction of a variety of legal matters.
Jenkins expressed appreciation for Representative Brooks
endorsement and said, “The support of Representative Brooks means a great deal
coming from a legislator of his caliber. He has done a great job for Knox
County and for Tennessee,” he said. “I’m excited for the opportunity to serve
Knox County and to apply the law to real people in real situations in our
community.”
A
Knox Co. native, Jenkins is a graduate of Tennessee Tech where he earned his
bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Jenkins took an analyst position with
the Navy in Virginia after graduation, returning to his home state three years
later for a job with the Air Force at Arnold Engineering Development Center
where he continued to work while attending law school at the Nashville School
of Law.
Check out his website,
right smack here.
