City of Knoxville, TN City Council · 2020 year in review
Tommy Smith
District 1 · Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020 As of the meeting of September 29, 2026 — the newest published record.
Excludes 114 motions not yet published.
671
Votes cast →
100%
Attendance
2
Dissents (no on adopted)
36
Motions made
91
Seconded
Topics Tommy Smith voted on most
| Topic | Votes | Aye | No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning & land use | 145 | 141 (97%) | 2 (1%) | See votes → |
| Budget & taxes | 98 | 98 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Personnel & appointments | 82 | 82 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Roads & infrastructure | 74 | 74 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Contracts & purchasing | 68 | 68 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Parks & community | 44 | 44 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Intergovernmental & resolutions | 41 | 40 (98%) | 1 (2%) | See votes → |
| Public safety | 33 | 33 (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 Tommy Smith cast a vote on — the closest winning margins — with how they voted. Each links to its full roll call.
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Motion to add public forum to beginning of agenda
Tommy Smith voted No · roll call 4–5 (margin 1) · Oct 6, 2020
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Motion to deny: Rezone property at 920 Oak Grove Lane from RN-1 to RN-2 District
Tommy Smith voted Aye · roll call 6–3 (margin 3) · Apr 7, 2020
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O-164-2020 Rezone 4625/4625-B Asheville Hwy from O to C-G-1
Tommy Smith voted No · roll call 6–3 (margin 3) · Nov 17, 2020
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12-h Rezone 4625/4625-B Asheville Hwy from O to C-G-1
Tommy Smith voted No · roll call 6–3 (margin 3) · Nov 3, 2020
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Motion to deny: Resolution approving appeal of BZA denial for zoning interpretation at 7040 Strawberry Plains Pike
Tommy Smith voted Aye · roll call 6–3 (margin 3) · May 19, 2020
How these are counted
Every figure is a deterministic count over Tommy Smith’s published roll-call votes on the City of Knoxville, TN City Council between Jan 1, 2020 and Dec 31, 2020. Nothing here is a composite score, a grade, or a ranking.
- Votes cast counts the motions in this window on which Tommy 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 Tommy Smith cast an aye or no on, ordered by the smallest winning margin first.
See Tommy Smith’s full record and term patterns, or the general methodology page.