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Garrett Holt announces bid for Knox County commissioner, pledges infrastructure fixes and low taxes

Knox County campaign message · April 7, 2026
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Garrett Holt, a candidate for Knox County commissioner at-large Seat 11, released a video outlining three priorities — traffic and infrastructure, keeping taxes low, and listening to residents — and urged voters to use early voting beginning April 15 ahead of the May 5 Republican primary.

Garrett Holt, a candidate for Knox County commissioner at-large Seat 11, announced his campaign in a video message and laid out three central priorities: traffic and infrastructure, preserving a low tax burden, and closer constituent listening.

Holt said the county must "be proactive and not reactive" as it handles rapid population growth. "First and foremost, traffic and infrastructure," he said, urging "better signal timing, roundabouts where it's strategic, widening roads, and advocating for the state for…

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