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Oak Ridge City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Chuck Hope

Councilmember; term ends November 2028City of Oak Ridge (Granicus)

6 sourced positions

Chuck Hope (Councilmember) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Oak Ridge City Council after the election.

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Oak Ridge councilmember with a term running through November 2028.

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Where Chuck Hope stands: positions on the record

Industrial rezoning (Horizon Center)2 sourced positions
Lafayette/Illinois rezoning2 sourced positions

  • Voted yes on the ordinance rezoning 3.79 acres at Lafayette Drive and South Illinois Avenue from single-family residential to a unified business district with a planned unit development overlay (passed 4-2, July 2025).

    Council voteOak Ridge City Council · Jul 14, 2025

  • Voted yes on first reading of the ordinance rezoning 3.79 acres at Lafayette Drive and South Illinois Avenue to UB-2/PUD, a unified business district with a planned unit development overlay (passed 5-2, January 2026).

    Council voteOak Ridge City Council · Jan 12, 2026

Energy-sector development1 sourced position
Nuclear fuel emergency response1 sourced position

  • Voted yes on the consent agenda that included a $60,000 agreement with Spectra Tech to assess the city's needs for emergency response to nuclear fuel storage (passed 7-0, January 2026).

    Council voteOak Ridge City Council · Jan 12, 2026

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