Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners · 2022 year in review
Randy Smith
District 3 · Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022 As of the meeting of August 31, 2026 — the newest published record.
Excludes 13 motions not yet published.
373
Votes cast →
100%
Attendance
0
Dissents (no on adopted)
92
Motions made
57
Seconded
Topics Randy Smith voted on most
| Topic | Votes | Aye | No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning & land use | 93 | 90 (97%) | 3 (3%) | See votes → |
| Contracts & purchasing | 59 | 59 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Intergovernmental & resolutions | 55 | 55 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Schools | 53 | 53 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Roads & infrastructure | 28 | 28 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Budget & taxes | 21 | 21 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Personnel & appointments | 19 | 19 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Public safety | 16 | 15 (94%) | 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 Randy Smith cast a vote on — the closest winning margins — with how they voted. Each links to its full roll call.
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RZ-22-5-122 Substitute motion: Rezone from A Ag/CA/CB/RA to PR Planned Residential (Thunder Mountain Properties, LLC).
Randy Smith voted No · roll call 5–6 (margin 1) · May 23, 2022
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O-22-6-104 Approve ordinance amending zoning code regarding Development Plan Appeals.
Randy Smith voted Aye · roll call 6–4 (margin 2) · Aug 22, 2022
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4-T-22-RZ Approve rezoning A/RB to PR (2 units/acre) for 0 W Governor John Sevier Hwy.
Randy Smith voted Aye · roll call 4–2 (margin 2) · Aug 22, 2022
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12-I-21-RZ Rezoning request by Safe Harbor Residential
Randy Smith voted Aye · roll call 7–4 (margin 3) · Jan 24, 2022
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12-K-21-RZ Rezoning request by Ball Homes, LLC
Randy Smith voted Aye · roll call 7–4 (margin 3) · Jan 24, 2022
How these are counted
Every figure is a deterministic count over Randy Smith’s published roll-call votes on the Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners between Jan 1, 2022 and Dec 31, 2022. Nothing here is a composite score, a grade, or a ranking.
- Votes cast counts the motions in this window on which Randy Smith 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 Randy Smith cast an aye or no on, ordered by the smallest winning margin first.
See Randy Smith’s full record and term patterns, or the general methodology page.