The following account is based on public records, including property deed and tax records, campaign finance filings, commission address listings, deed records, TDOT right-of-way parcel information, and county commission voting records.

Public records provide a link establishing that Blount County Commissioner Scott King and Bradley Scott King (see image) are the same individual. While early biographical assessments suggested the legal name was unverified, current primary documentation resolves the discrepancy through a singular residential address: [REDACTED]

Official property tax records for this specific parcel list the owners as “KING BRADLEY SCOTT & (redacted).” A campaign financial disclosure statement filed for the August 4, 2022, election for the District 3, Seat A commission seat was also submitted and indexed by the Election Administration under the name “King, Bradley Scott” and lists the same [REDACTED] address. An Official Commission Address listing shows the same address for Scott King. These matching records—tying the commission seat, residence, election finances, and tax records to the same address—support the conclusion that Scott King and Bradley Scott King are the same individual.

Timeline of Land Acquisition and Legislative Votes

A potential conflict of interest has emerged regarding King’s recent land acquisition in the direct path of the Pellissippi Parkway Extension (PPE). On June 17, 2026, a quitclaim deed was executed conveying a ¼ interest in approximately 40 acres on three tracts to Bradley Scott King. The deed was recorded on June 22, 2026 (Book 2863 Page 452). See image of deed header. Tennessee Comptroller property viewer lists the same property as 141 Saratoga Drive – Map 038 Parcel 011.00 as 37.07 acres.

This property is identified on a TDOT list of 51 parcels situated directly in the project path of the Pellissippi Parkway Extension Right of Way. Owners of parcels acquired for the right of way may be eligible for right-of-way payments, which will be funded, in part, by local tax revenue.

CO-OWNER CHRIS FRANKLIN – PLANNNING COMMISSION

The last two property deeds filed with the Register of Deeds shows another person with interest in the property is Chris Franklin of the Blount County Planning Commission. On March 11, 2025, the Blount County Board of Commissioners appointed Franklin to a four-year appointment to the commission. Since 2003, Franklin has been the Vice President of Sam C. Franklin and Son, Inc., a company specializing in excavation, grading, concrete, and specialty paving. Projects include work at Denso, Weigel’s, Prospect Elementary School, Union Grove Elementary and Middle Schools, Walmart, Food City, Kroger, and Eagleton Ballpark to name a few.

BROTHER ON ZONING BOARD

Unrelated to this story, Scott King’s brother, Brian King, sits on the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) and the Blount County School Board.

Pellissippi Place Technology Park

The 40-acre property adjoins the Blount County Industrial Development Board’s Pellissippi Place Technology Park property to the south and continues south to Wildwood Road. The common property line is shown in red in image below

Commissioner King’s Two Votes On Pellissippi Parkway Extension

Despite personal financial interest, Commissioner King participated in two critical votes to advance the project. Under Robert’s Rules of Order (RONR), a body member can choose to abstain from any vote, at any time, and they do not have to provide a reason. According to legislative records, King voted YES on the PPE Right of Way contract during the Commissioners Workshop on July 9, 2026, and again at the full Commission meeting on July 16, 2026. By voting to authorize funding for a project that will directly compensate landholders in the project path, King has raised serious ethical questions. Not only did he vote YES, but he was CO-SPONSOR to the Pellissippi Parkway Extension Right of Way resolution while Commissioner Mike Akard was SPONSOR.

RESOLUTION SHOULD HAVE FAILED – If Commissioner King had abstained in the July 9, 2026, vote the resolutions would have died before the final vote. It takes 11 out of 21 commissioners voting YES to adopt a resolution. Here is the voting results from the Workshop:

Timing

The Pellissippi Parkway Extension Right of Way Contract commission’s final vote took place on July 16, 2026, while the Deed was signed a month earlier on June 17, 2026.

Political History

Commissioner King’s path to office began not by election, but by appointment on September 12, 2017. He was chosen to fill the vacancy left by the death of Steve Samples. At the time, he was a local business owner operating two King Cleaners locations and serving as president of the Eagleton Ball Park board. King still has a business interest in the family-owned and operated dry cleaning businesses located in Bearden and Farragut, Knox County. 

Tennessee Law on Conflicts of Interest

Generally speaking, and while making no allegations, T.C.A. § 12-4-101 (“Personal interest of officers prohibited”) makes it unlawful for any official whose duty it is to vote for, let out, or “superintend” a contract in which the county is concerned to be directly financially interested in that contract. Tennessee attorneys general have interpreted “superintend” broadly enough to include commissioners who vote on the budget or appropriation that funds a contract — so a commissioner doesn’t need to be a named party to the contract itself to be covered.

Furthermore, T.C.A. § 5-5-112 and the Tennessee Ethics Commission require local officials to disclose any “indirect” interests—where the official might benefit but does not have a direct stake in the contract itself—by providing a written statement to the county clerk before a vote is taken.