Demetrus Coonrod
› Office sought: City Council, District 9 › PARTY: DEMOCRAT
› Previous public office experience:
City Council 2017-current; Hamilton County Democrat Party vice-chair; Tennessee Democrat Party Senate 10 Executive committeewoman; Municipal League District 3 advocacy; National League of Cities Region 12 director.
› Why should voters choose you?
We have achieved great milestones for District 9 from direct investment in communities, creation of over 4,000 jobs, reducing the digital divide, addressing families holistically and more. Serving is sacred. My desire is to provide families with a positive, life-changing experience and remove barriers that prevent them from thriving.
› Biggest challenge facing the office you seek?
Determinants of health.
› How will you address this challenge?
Public health must be a high priority. I will address all aspects of health and living conditions and continue to work with intersectional partners and expand resources that enable people to develop their full potential.
› What policy position of yours might surprise people?
Did not answer.
› What past or current public servant do you most admire?
Karitsa Mosley Jones and Kathryn Geter are two woman that I admire. Karitsa serves as the first Black woman on the Hamilton County Board of Education and Geter the second Black woman to serve on the Hamilton County Commission. They are bold, humble, inspirational, resilient and have grit.
› Campaign office address: 1000 Lindsey Street › Campaign office phone: n/a › Campaign office email: demetrusforchattanooga@gmail.com › Campaign office website: demetruscoonrod.com › Campaign Facebook: n/a › Campaign Twitter: n/a › Campaign Instagram: n/a › Phone: 423-314-9897 › Age on Election Day: 46 › Occupation: n/a › Employer: n/a › Education: n/a › Family: n/a › Neighborhood of residence: Eastdale › Civic involvement: New Covenant Fellowship Church; Order of Eastern Stars Zia Chapter #1081; NAACP › Quote or saying I live by: “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be the victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself” — Harvey Fierstein