Unfor­tu­nately, you won’t get to see Mike Brown’s mugshot but don’t let that stop you from read­ing his con­cise answers. Mr. Brown is run­ning for Knox County Com­mis­sioner, Seat 9A.

UPDATE: Mike pro­vided us with a head shot.

1. Intro­duce your­self to Knoxville, who are you, and why are you running?

Mike BrownMy name is Mike Brown and I am run­ning for the County Com­mis­sion, Seat 9-A. I am run­ning because I think it is time for fresh faces and fresh ideas. Also it is time to restore some integrity to our elected County offi­cial posi­tions. I have a back­ground in insur­ance and finan­cial plan­ning, plus hav­ing been active for the past 36 years in my own com­mu­nity issues and ser­vice. I have served on the MPC, for­mer Char­ter Com­mis­sion, Greater Knoxville Beau­ti­fi­ca­tion Board, and an active mem­ber in the Seymour/South Knoxville Cham­ber of Com­merce where I am a cur­rent board mem­ber. I am sen­si­tive to the con­cerns of this dis­trict and am approach­able by the people.

2. We think it’s bet­ter know­ing what not to do rather than hav­ing an exten­sive plan. What areas or inter­ests would ben­e­fit Knox County not to ven­ture into?

Knox County elected offi­cials need to curb the free monies going to devel­op­ers who are oper­at­ing for their own per­sonal gain, not for the ben­e­fit of the voters.

3. What 5 things could you not live without?

I’m assum­ing you mean me per­son­ally:
1. God in my life
2. My fam­ily
3. A safe place to live and work
4. My involve­ment in help­ing oth­ers
5. Good Friends