KnoxNews: Local: "Jackson Lee Tramel got his seat on the Knox County Commission through the most rancorous vote in a meeting marked by sharply divided ballots, heated discussions and allegations of political chicanery.
Called a 'political operative' for former Sheriff Tim Hutchison, Tramel will vote this spring on a budget that will include either sharp cuts or a tax increase to fund an enhanced Sheriff's Office pension.
He pledges to be independent. His opponents doubt it.
'He is known around the courthouse as the schmoozer for the (former) sheriff and the hammer for the sheriff,' said John Schmid, one of two 4th District commissioners term-limited out of office and replaced by Tramel and Richard Cate.
'The sheriff has his own paid lobbyist down there.'"
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