Surgoinsville Board of Mayor and Aldermen · Nov 3, 2026
Randall
Collier
Vice mayor; unopposed for mayor on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballotRogersville Review · Aug 24, 2026
Randall Collier (Vice mayor) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Surgoinsville Board of Mayor and Aldermen after the election.
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Background
- About
- Hawkins County circuit court clerk since 2014 and a former law enforcement officer.
Warren Bishop and Randall Collier were re-elected as aldermen unopposed in November 2024. Tennessee Town & City (TML) · Nov 8, 2024
On the record: Randall Collier
8 sourced01Budget and taxes2 sourced positions
Voted yes on the 2026-27 general fund budget of $1,689,486 (passed 6-0, June 2026).
Council voteKingsport Times News · Jun 30, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Remarks at a candidate forum, as transcribed by the Rogersville Review
Said the town must manage its money and live within its budget.
We’ve got to provide the essential services, but we also have to manage our money and live within the budget.”
Forum answerRogersville Review · Oct 1, 2026Link
02Sewer2 sourced positions
Voted yes on an emergency sewer line fix for the Johnson Estates subdivision (passed 6-0, June 2026).
Council voteKingsport Times News · Jun 30, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Remarks at a candidate forum, as transcribed by the Rogersville Review
Said the town should look for property for drip beds to cut its sewage cost from Church Hill.
We need to try to find property somewhere in the town that we can make them drip beds. Then we can cut that cost from Church Hill and let everything run into there.”
Forum answerRogersville Review · Oct 1, 2026Link
03Zoning1 sourced position
Voted yes on the first reading of an ordinance to define and regulate artificial intelligence facilities (unanimous, March 2026).
Council voteTown of Surgoinsville · Mar 9, 2026LinkHow the council voted
04911 dispatch fees2 sourced positions
As reported by the Kingsport Times News; not a direct quote
Said the board should take a stance against the 911 dispatch fees and the county commission should pay them.
Own statementKingsport Times News · Apr 6, 2026Link
Called the 911 center's funding demand unfair for a service the town already pays for through county tax.
I feel this is unfair, for a service we already pay for through county tax,”
Own statementRogersville Review · May 14, 2026Link
05Growth and business1 sourced position
Remarks at a candidate forum, as transcribed by the Rogersville Review
Said he wants Surgoinsville to grow and the town has written to grocery chains to recruit a store.
We just sent out a bunch of letters to every grocery chain we could think of, trying to get them interested in coming and looking at Surgoinsville.”
Forum answerRogersville Review · Oct 1, 2026Link
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Randall Collier: their words and their votes on the same issue
Budget and taxes
In their words
Said the town must manage its money and live within its budget.
Oct 1, 2026 ·Remarks at a candidate forum, as transcribed by the Rogersville Review ·Rogersville Review · Oct 1, 2026
On the record
Voted yes on the 2026-27 general fund budget of $1,689,486 (passed 6-0, June 2026).
Jun 30, 2026 ·Kingsport Times News · Jun 30, 2026
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