The following is a statement from a press release issued by Jonathan Mason: “Running for this seat has been one of the most rewarding endeavors I have ever undertaken,” Mason wrote in the statement. “My wife has handled every turn with grace and I could not be more proud and thankful to have her by […]

On Tuesday afternoon, East Ridge City Councilman Brian Williams formally announced his bid to become the next mayor of the city. The following is an e-mailed statement to East Ridge News Online: To the Citizens of East Ridge, I am announcing my candidacy for Mayor of East Ridge, Tennessee.  I feel I am well qualified to […]

Editor’s Note: This article was updated Tuesday afternoon with a statement from Jonathan Mason. Marty Haynes, Hamilton County Assessor of Property, held a press conference Monday morning to deny that he had given any tax break to Esther Helton who is running in the Republican Primary for the State House in District 30, as claimed […]

Hamilton County Commissioner Sabrena Smedley said Friday she is endorsing Jonathan Mason for District 30 State representative. The following is a statement from a press release by the Mason campaign. “From the very moment Jonathan Mason entered the race, without question, I knew he was the candidate to support. Any active Republican in Hamilton County […]

Outgoing District 30 State Representative Marc Gravitt issued the following statement today regarding the Republican Primary for the District 30 seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives. “Until now, I have strived to maintain a neutral position about my support on who should serve the citizens of southeast Hamilton County as the next State Representative […]

State Rep. Marc Gravitt said politics got in the way of him making a presentation honoring a long-time public servant and a war hero before the Hamilton County Commission on Wednesday morning. Gravitt, who is stepping down from representing District 30 in the State House to run for the Hamilton County Register of Deeds, thought […]

In a Thursday press release, Hamilton County Commissioner Tim Boyd announced his endorsement of Jonathan Mason for District 30 State Representative.  “If the citizens of District 30 are looking for a state representative that will truly represent their best interest there is only one choice, Jonathan Mason,” Commissioner Boyd said in a written statement. “Jonathan’s […]

East Ridge News Online received a press release from the Jonathan Mason campaign Thursday morning touting an endorsement in his State House campaign from a right to life group. In the press release was a statement that his opponent in the Republican Primary for District 30, East Ridge City Councilwoman Esther Helton, did not meet […]

In a Thursday press release, Republican candidate for House District 30 Esther Helton expressed her adamant and strongest opposition to an assertion by her opponent, Jonathan Mason, an insurance intake agent, that challenges her Christian faith and pro-life stance. “As a Bible-believing Christian, a mother who chose vocational school to raise my three children and […]

East Ridge City Councilwoman Esther Helton has received the endorsement of early education advocates, Tennesseans for Quality Early Education – Political Action Committee (TQEE-PAC). Helton, a nurse for more than 35 years, won the support of TQEE-PAC for her views on supporting quality education for young children. “Councilwoman Helton is a model public servant in […]