Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners · 2024 year in review
John Schoonmaker
District 5 · Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 As of the meeting of August 31, 2026 — the newest published record.
Excludes 13 motions not yet published.
531
Votes cast →
100%
Attendance
12
Dissents (no on adopted)
20
Motions made
95
Seconded
Topics John Schoonmaker voted on most
| Topic | Votes | Aye | No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning & land use | 106 | 95 (90%) | 10 (9%) | See votes → |
| Contracts & purchasing | 83 | 83 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Schools | 73 | 73 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Roads & infrastructure | 48 | 47 (98%) | 1 (2%) | See votes → |
| Intergovernmental & resolutions | 38 | 38 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Public safety | 31 | 29 (94%) | 2 (6%) | See votes → |
| Parks & community | 26 | 26 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Personnel & appointments | 26 | 26 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
Raw counts are always shown; a percentage appears only once a topic reaches 10 votes.
Biggest split votes
The most divided decisions John Schoonmaker cast a vote on — the closest winning margins — with how they voted. Each links to its full roll call.
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7-V-24-RZ Rezone Mesana Investments, LLC property A to PR (5 du/acre).
John Schoonmaker voted No · roll call 6–4 (margin 2) · Aug 19, 2024
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4-N-24-RZ Rezone Mesana Investments, LLC property A to PR (5 du/acre).
John Schoonmaker voted No · roll call 6–4 (margin 2) · Aug 19, 2024
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O-24-3-101 Amend utilities code to provide for removal of utility poles (first reading).
John Schoonmaker voted No · roll call 3–5 (margin 2) · Mar 25, 2024
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Approve rezoning request for Leonard Development, LLC (51 lots).
John Schoonmaker voted No · roll call 7–4 (margin 3) · Mar 25, 2024
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7-W-24-RZ Rezone Thunder Mountain Properties property A to PR (5 du/acre).
John Schoonmaker voted Aye · roll call 6–3 (margin 3) · Aug 19, 2024
How these are counted
Every figure is a deterministic count over John Schoonmaker’s published roll-call votes on the Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners between Jan 1, 2024 and Dec 31, 2024. Nothing here is a composite score, a grade, or a ranking.
- Votes cast counts the motions in this window on which John Schoonmaker appears in the roll call. Attendance = votes recorded present (not absent or recused) ÷ votes cast; shown as a percentage only at or above 10 votes, otherwise as the raw fraction.
- Dissents = “No” votes on motions the body adopted anyway.
- Topics voted on most attributes each vote to every neutral topic its agenda items carry (primary and secondary), procedural excluded; a topic percentage appears only at or above 10 votes.
- Biggest split votes are decided (adopted or failed) contested motions John Schoonmaker cast an aye or no on, ordered by the smallest winning margin first.
See John Schoonmaker’s full record and term patterns, or the general methodology page.