Longtime Greeneville Alderman W.T. Daniels announced Monday that he will run for the Greeneville mayor's seat in the June 2010 municipal election.

Daniels, 64, won re-election to his ninth two-year term as Greeneville alderman in 2008.

The June 2010 municipal election is a non-partisan one that does not involve a party primary.

Daniels is the first person to announce as a candidate for the two-year mayor's term.

"There have been numerous people ask me to do this, and it's something that I've been thinking about for some time," Daniels said.

He added that he disagrees with the way the town is being managed under the current administration, and "something needs to be done."

Daniels serves as chairman of the Greeneville Regional Planning Commission and the Greeneville Light & Power System's board of directors.

He is a past president of the former Greeneville-Greene County Area Chamber of Commerce and of Link Hills Country Club.

He also is a former chairman of the Major Gifts Division of the United Way of Greene County campaign.

Daniels is a member of the Industrial Park Agency and of Greeneville Moose Lodge No. 692.

An avid golfer, he served for many years as co-chairman of the golf committee for Takoma Regional Hospital.

He was a drill instructor in the U.S. Army and is employed in property management.

Daniels is a member of Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

He and his wife, the former Andrea Susong, have two daughters and four grandchildren.