How Raquetta Dotley Went From Boone-Hysinger To A Seat On The City Council Monday, May 3, 2021 - by John Shearer
Raquetta Dotley
Newly elected City Council member Raquetta Dotley’s early life in Chattanooga included living in the Boone-Hysinger, later Harriet Tubman, housing project off Roanoke Avenue in East Chattanooga.
But in just a few years, she has gone from being part of a family in slight need to someone who is ready to help lead.
On March 2, she edged Ken Hays, the former chief of staff under Chattanooga Mayor Jon Kinsey and former CEO of The Enterprise Center, to win the open District 7 seat that had been vacated when former Councilman Erskine Oglesby decided to make an unsuccessful bid for mayor.