The coalition seeking to end state property taxes announced its leadership team for all 95 counties in Tennessee.
Ninety-five percent of these county leadership positions for the “Yes on 2” campaign, the ballot initiative seeking to amend the state Constitution to ban state property taxes, are held by elected officials.
House Majority Leader William Lamberth (R-Portland) will be the chairman of Sumner County, and Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) will be the chairman for Williamson County.
At the statewide level, Gov. Bill Lee will serve as the campaign’s chairman. At the regional level, Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville), Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin) and Representative Tandy Darby (R-Greenfield) will serve as regional chairmen.
Sexton will serve as the regional chair for East Tennessee, while Haile and Darby will be the chairs of Middle Tennessee and West Tennessee, respectively.
Haile said he was “honored to serve as the Middle Tennessee Chairman for this important effort.”
“Tennessee families and businesses have benefited from our state’s longstanding commitment to low taxes and responsible fiscal stewardship,” he said.
“Amendment 2 will provide an additional constitutional safeguard against a future state property tax and help preserve Tennessee’s reputation as one of the best places in the nation to live, work, and raise a family. I’m honored to serve as Middle Tennessee Chairman for this important effort,” the state senator added.
Tennessee Farm Bureau Director Kevin Hensley said the “Yes on 2” campaign is “honored that all of these individuals from one corner of the state to another have joined together to pass Amendment 2.”
“Thanks to their leadership, we will spread the message far and wide that Tennesseans can forever ban a state property tax,” he added.
The Tennessee Farm Bureau is leading the “Yes on 2” campaign.
Tennesseans will have a chance to vote on Amendment 2 on November 3rd.
The Volunteer State is not the only southern state attempting to end property taxes. The Florida Legislature, in a special session, approved a property tax proposal that will be sent to Floridians in November to vote on. The ballot amendment will seek to reduce residents’ non-school property taxes.
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Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network. Email tips to Zachery at zschmidt1717@gmail.com.
