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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 14, 2021

The special election for Tennessee's House District 29 seat has its first formally announced candidate, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. Democrat DeAngelo Jelks, an Iraq War veteran, U.S. Army Reserve captain and former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga police officer, has announced his intention to run for the seat held by the late state Rep. Mike Carter, R-Ooltewah, and now Carter’s wife. He currently is employed as a human resources recruiter. The paper reports that Republicans Greg Vital and Hoyt Samples also have picked up nominating petitions. Vital is chairman, president and co-founder of Morning Pointe Senior Living and Independent HealthCare properties. Samples is a long-time local attorney and has a practice in commercial and business litigation, personal injury and estate planning. The Democratic and Republican primary elections are July 27. The general election is Sept. 14.