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Mayor, City of Loudon

Jeff Harris

Candidate for Mayor, City of Loudon

No party listedIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Mayor of Loudon; church administrator

Loudon's mayor since 2018 (re-elected in 2022), he served eight years on the Loudon County School Board starting in 1996 and was elected to the city council in 2014. He is church administrator at Blairland Baptist Church.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports paying recurring expenses only with recurring revenue

    Harris seeks third term as Loudon city mayor

    News coverage · Loudon County News Herald · Jul 29, 2026 · news-herald.net

    “Recurring expenses need to be paid for by recurring revenue”
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  • Pledges cost cuts before any tax increase

    Harris seeks third term as Loudon city mayor

    News coverage · Loudon County News Herald · Jul 29, 2026 · news-herald.net

    “Before we look at any tax increase or reductions in services we would look to where we can reduce costs”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports restarting the downtown waterfront development project

    Harris seeks third term as Loudon city mayor

    News coverage · Loudon County News Herald · Jul 29, 2026 · news-herald.net

    “the city is looking to bring in a developer to re-start the mixed use residential and retail waterfront project”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Supports a Highway 72 corridor study to improve traffic

    Harris seeks third term as Loudon city mayor

    News coverage · Loudon County News Herald · Jul 29, 2026 · news-herald.net

    “A study on the Highway 72 corridor will improve traffic flow in this high growth area”
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Government & transparency

  • Pledges weekly office hours for residents

    Harris seeks third term as Loudon city mayor

    News coverage · Loudon County News Herald · Jul 29, 2026 · news-herald.net

    “I set up office hours in my first term. I’m in every Friday if someone wants to meet with me”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Jeff Harris on them.

  • HousingNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.

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Jeff Harris for Mayor, City of Loudon, Tennessee · The Gist