Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners · 2022 year in review
Richie Beeler
District 8 · Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022 As of the meeting of August 31, 2026 — the newest published record.
Excludes 13 motions not yet published.
604
Votes cast →
100%
Attendance
5
Dissents (no on adopted)
70
Motions made
12
Seconded
Topics Richie Beeler voted on most
| Topic | Votes | Aye | No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning & land use | 128 | 121 (95%) | 6 (5%) | See votes → |
| Contracts & purchasing | 113 | 113 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Schools | 92 | 92 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Intergovernmental & resolutions | 89 | 89 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Personnel & appointments | 55 | 54 (98%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Roads & infrastructure | 48 | 48 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Budget & taxes | 39 | 39 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Public safety | 35 | 34 (97%) | 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 Richie Beeler cast a vote on — the closest winning margins — with how they voted. Each links to its full roll call.
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9-D-22-RZ Approve rezoning to PR (Planned Residential) at 4 dwelling units per acre
Richie Beeler voted Aye · roll call 6–5 (margin 1) · Oct 24, 2022
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RZ-22-5-122 Rezone from A Ag/CA/CB/RA to PR Planned Residential (Thunder Mountain Properties, LLC).
Richie Beeler voted Aye · 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.
Richie Beeler voted Aye · roll call 6–4 (margin 2) · Aug 22, 2022
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R-22-9-804 Approve Community Television Agreement with Knoxville Community Media.
Richie Beeler voted Aye · roll call 6–4 (margin 2) · Sep 26, 2022
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12-I-21-RZ Rezoning request by Safe Harbor Residential
Richie Beeler voted Aye · roll call 7–4 (margin 3) · Jan 24, 2022
How these are counted
Every figure is a deterministic count over Richie Beeler’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 Richie Beeler 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 Richie Beeler cast an aye or no on, ordered by the smallest winning margin first.
See Richie Beeler’s full record and term patterns, or the general methodology page.