Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners · 2023 year in review
Richie Beeler
District 8 · Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023 As of the meeting of August 31, 2026 — the newest published record.
Excludes 13 motions not yet published.
745
Votes cast →
83%
Attendance
0
Dissents (no on adopted)
110
Motions made
99
Seconded
Topics Richie Beeler voted on most
| Topic | Votes | Aye | No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 118 | 103 (87%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Zoning & land use | 105 | 104 (99%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Contracts & purchasing | 72 | 58 (81%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Roads & infrastructure | 72 | 50 (69%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Intergovernmental & resolutions | 58 | 40 (69%) | 1 (2%) | See votes → |
| Personnel & appointments | 53 | 42 (79%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Public safety | 48 | 40 (83%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Parks & community | 32 | 26 (81%) | 1 (3%) | 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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R-23-4-907 Urge state legislature to support stronger order of protection law
Richie Beeler voted Aye · roll call 4–5 (margin 1) · Apr 24, 2023
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Zoning Requests
Richie Beeler voted Aye · roll call 7–4 (margin 3) · Jan 23, 2023
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R-23-11-602 Approve EMS Ambulance Service Contract with Rural Metro of TN.
Richie Beeler voted Aye · roll call 7–4 (margin 3) · Nov 20, 2023
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R-23-4-907 Urge state legislature to support stronger order of protection law
Richie Beeler voted No · roll call 3–7 (margin 4) · Apr 24, 2023
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RZ-23-10-106 Approve rezoning for S and E Properties to PR Planned Residential with conditions
Richie Beeler voted Aye · roll call 7–3 (margin 4) · Oct 23, 2023
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, 2023 and Dec 31, 2023. 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.