Editing Tim Burchett (section)

==Knox County mayor==
{{See also|2010 Knox County, Tennessee mayoral election}}
Burchett became Knox County mayor in September 2010, succeeding Mike Ragsdale, who left office due to [[term limits]]. Burchett defeated former Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison in the Republican [[Partisan primary|primary]] and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee Ezra Maize in the general election.<ref name="DonilaAugust6">{{Cite news|last=Donila|first=Mike|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/aug/06/burchett-precise-plan-needed-for-mayor-post/?partner=popular|title=Burchett: 'Precise plan' needed for mayor post|date=August 6, 2010|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010192215/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/aug/06/burchett-precise-plan-needed-for-mayor-post/?partner=popular|archive-date=October 10, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Donila|first=Mike|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/sep/04/one-year-in-burchett-says-he-delivered/|title=One year in, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett says he delivered|date=September 4, 2011|newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227135000/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/sep/04/one-year-in-burchett-says-he-delivered/|archive-date=February 27, 2014}}</ref>

On February 10, 2012, Burchett appeared on WBIR-TV and officially announced that the county's first "[[cash mob]]" would be held at the Emery's 5 & 10 store in South Knoxville.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wbir.com/news/article/204931/2/Cash-Mob-underway-at-Emerys-5--10|title=Cash Mob underway at Emery's 5 & 10|date=February 10, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140202144231/http://www.wbir.com/news/article/204931/2/Cash-Mob-underway-at-Emerys-5--10|archive-date=February 2, 2014|publisher=[[WBIR-TV]]}}</ref> The cash mob gained national attention,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/02/14/10400367-cash-mobs-flash-mobs-go-to-bat-for-small-local-businesses|title='Cash mobs': Flash mobs go to bat for small local businesses|date=February 14, 2012|publisher=[[NBC News]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226091159/http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/02/14/10400367-cash-mobs-flash-mobs-go-to-bat-for-small-local-businesses|archive-date=December 26, 2013|access-date=January 6, 2019}}</ref> and was mentioned in [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wate.com/story/19945081/knox-countys-cash-mob-gets-a-nod-in-time-magazine|title=Knox County's Cash Mob gets a nod in TIME Magazine|date=October 29, 2012|publisher=[[WATE-TV]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219080501/http://www.wate.com/story/19945081/knox-countys-cash-mob-gets-a-nod-in-time-magazine|archive-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref>

In 2012, Tennessee's Registry of Election Finance unanimously decided to take no action against Burchett regarding an inquiry into his campaign disclosure forms.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Donila|first1=Mike|url=https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/state-board-takes-no-action-against-mayor-tim-burchett-over-campaign-disclosure-forms-ep-359806312-356532871.html/|title=State board takes no action against Mayor Tim Burchett over campaign disclosure forms|date=October 23, 2012|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201042026/https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/state-board-takes-no-action-against-mayor-tim-burchett-over-campaign-disclosure-forms-ep-359806312-356532871.html/|archive-date=February 1, 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Mayor_Tim_Burchett_Speaking_at_the_2012_Community_Budget_Hearings.JPG|right|thumb|Burchett speaking at the 2012 community budget hearings]]

=== 2014 re-election ===
{{See also|2014 Knox County, Tennessee mayoral election}}In 2014 Burchett ran unopposed in both the primary and the general election.