Long time educator Angelo Botta is the first to submit qualifying papers for one of the soon to be vacant seats on the Greeneville City Council.
Botta filed his qualifying papers with the Greene County Election Commission on Friday.
Current first ward City Council members Ginny Kidwell and Tim Ward recently told Radio Greeneville News they would not be seeking reelection in August.
Botta, a Tusculum alumnus, has served on the university’s faculty since 2012. He is the current Associate Professor of Physical Education and Sport Science at Tusculum.
Before his time at Tusculum, he taught and held leadership positions in schools in Greene County, as well as in Kentucky and New Jersey. He was the head women’s basketball coach at Tusculum for six years and as an assistant coach on the women’s basketball teams at ETSU and Eastern Kentucky University and coached on the elementary and high school levels. He is president of Tusculum’s Alumni Executive Board. He received his bachelor’s in physical education and health from Tusculum and a master’s in physical education and driver’s education from ETSU.
The qualifying deadline for primary and independent candidates for the offices on the August primary ballot as well as non-partisan municipal candidates in the Town of Baileyton, Town of Greeneville and Town of Mosheim is Tuesday, March 10th at 12 Noon.
