Knoxville, TN – The Mark Padgett for Knoxville City Mayor campaign (www.VotePadgett.com) announced today its plans to campaign non-stop the last 24 hours before polls open at 8:00am on Tuesday, November 8.

“We saw during the primary that every vote counts,” said Mark Padgett. “Visiting patrons and workers throughout the city during the last 24 hours of the campaign allows me one final opportunity to share my plan to grow Knoxville’s economy so we can invest in our neighborhoods and improve city services. I’m dedicated to moving Knoxville forward, and I have the passion and energy to lead. In addition, my team of volunteers and interns are making calls, knocking on doors and offering folks rides to the polls. Since the primary, we’ve made over 6,000 voter contacts for a total of 30,000. I urge everyone to make their voice heard and vote on November 8.”

Knoxville can follow the tour at www.Twitter.com/VotePadgett, www.Facebook.com/VotePadgett and www.FourSquare.com/user/8382677. A video of the tour will be posted the morning of November 8 at www.YouTube.com/VotePadgett.

Monday, November 7

• --7:30am – Human billboarding at the corner of Lyons View Pike and Kingston Pike
• --8:30am – Interview on 100.3 FM/WNOX’s “Ed and Bob Show”
• --11:00am – Visit the East Knoxville HQ (3907 Martin Luther King Avenue)
• --12:00pm – Lunch/visit with patrons and workers at the Round Up Restaurant (3643 Sevierville Pike)
• --1:00pm – Lunch/visit with patrons and workers at the Lunch House (3816 Holston Drive)
• --2:00pm – Lunch/visit with patrons and workers at the Lonsdale Market and Deli (3208 Rudy Street)
• --4:00pm – Human billboarding at the corner of Neyland Drive and Kingston Pike
• --5:00pm – Visit the West Knoxville HQ (5410 Kingston Pike)
• (**UPDATED**)--7:00pm – LMU versus UT men's basketball (Thompson Boling arena)
• (**UPDATED**)--8:00pm – Dinner/visit with patrons and workers at Sequoyah Grille (4429 Kingston Pike)
• --9:00pm – Monday night football at Buffalo Wild Wings (1912 Cumberland Avenue)
• --11:00pm – Drop-by Western Avenue Strike and Spare (5700 Western Avenue)

Tuesday, November 8

• --12:00am – Drop-by/visit with patrons and workers Waffle House (119 Cedar Lane)
• --1:00am – Visit Bo Bennett and tour 911 Dispatch Office (605 Bernard Avenue)
• --3:00am – Drop-by Kroger’s to buy food for Knox Area Rescue Ministries (KARM) (4409 Chapman Highway)
• --4:00am – Drop-off food donation to KARM (418 North Broadway)
• --5:00am – Breakfast/visit with patrons and workers at Waffle House (6230 Paper Mill Road)
• --6:00am – Breakfast/visit with patrons and workers at Krispy Kreme (6201 Kingston Pike)
• --7:30am – Human billboarding at the corner of Lyons View Pike and Northshore Drive

 As a reminder, the campaign has released a 28-page “Padgett Plan” (http://www.votepadgett.com/the-issues) and posted more than 50 videos on YouTube (www.YouTube.com/PadgettForMayor) to share Mark’s position on everything from codes enforcement and homelessness to red light cameras and parks/greenways.

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