Democrat raises $100K for run against Blackburn (or?)
Reality television star Justin Kanew says he has raised more than $100,000 as a Democratic candidate for the 7th Congressional District seat currently held by Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn, reports...
View ArticleIn 6th Congressional District, Rose takes big money lead over Matheny with...
Former state Agriculture Commissioner Charles Rose has loaned his campaign for the 6th Congressional District Republican nomination $250,000, giving him a strong financial advantage over state Rep....
View ArticleDemocrat Olsen announces run against Republican Rep. Roe
Dr. Martin Olsen, an East Tennessee State University Obstetrics and Gynecology professor, formally announced Saturday his run as a Democrat for the 1st Congressional District seat now held by...
View ArticleFormer state Rep. Page Walley eyes run for 7th Congressional District seat
News release from Page Walley Bolivar, Tennessee—Dr. Page Walley, former State Representative and current Vice Mayor of Bolivar, is considering a run for the 7th U.S. Congressional District. Since...
View ArticleSongwriter/conservative activist eyes run for 7th Congressional District seat
Lee Thomas Miller, a country music songwriter prominent in the industry both for his hits and his advocacy for conservative causes, is on the verge of joining the field of Republicans who want to...
View ArticleJason Emert, narrow loser in 2014 state House race, joins GOP candidate...
Jason Emert, who lost to state Rep. Eddie Smith of Knoxville by 28 votes in the 2014 Republican primary for state House District 13 after a substantially self-funded campaign, has announced as a...
View ArticleRepublican songwriter announces for 7th Congressional District seat
Prominent Nashville songwriter Lee Thomas Miller has officially announced his run for Congress to represent Tennessee, reports tasteofcountry.com. Miller is a songwriter behind numerous country hits,...
View ArticleBurchett offered check (declined) and apology (accepted) after Saudi teen’s...
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, a candidate for the 2nd Congressional seat being vacated by Rep. John J. “Jimmy” Duncan, was one of several motorists who came under attack from a Saudi Arabian citizen...
View ArticlePence PAC donates to six TN U.S. Reps — including Black, Blackburn and Duncan
Politico has a list of Vice President Mike Pence’s “first round of political contributions” through a political action committee he has established — including donations of $5,400 each to six...
View ArticleFBI agents asking questions about Knox County Mayor Burchett
FBI agents have interviewed at least four people, asking questions about Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, who is running for the 2nd Congressional District seat, according to the News Sentinel. The...
View ArticleSecond Democrat enters 7th Congressional District race
Matt Reel, a Hickman County native and longtime staffer for Democrats in Congress also currently serving in the U.S. Army, has announced a run for the Congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep....
View ArticleSongwriter abandons bid for 7th Congressional District seat
Just a month after announcing he would seek the Republican nomination in the 7th Congressional District, country music songwriter Lee Thomas Miller has changed his mind. From the Nashville Post: “I...
View ArticleRoe still pondering whether to seek reelection; to decide in week or so
U.S. Rep. Phil Roe told the Kingsport Times News Tuesday that he still hasn’t decided whether to seek reelection to a sixth term representing Northeast Tennessee in Congress but will do so “in the...
View ArticleCorker, Duncan quoted in report on ‘bumper crop’ of retiring congressmen
In an article on the two dozen members of Congress who are retiring this year, Politico suggests that unhappiness with the current political environment is a factor – and quotes two departing Tennessee...
View ArticleTrump traveling to TN with Corker, Black, Blackburn and Roe
U.S. Reps. Diane Black and Marsha Blackburn, both campaigning for statewide office, and retiring U.S. Sen. Bob Corker will join President Trump in flying to Nashville for a Monday afternoon speech to...
View ArticleMatlock push to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood bashed by Democrats
State Rep. Jimmy Matlock, a candidate for the Republican nomination to the 2nd Congressional District seat, has announced a push for passage of legislation to totally “defund” Planned Parenthood in...
View ArticleRoe still remains undecided about reelection run
U.S. Rep. Phil Roe says he still hasn’t decided whether to seek reelection to another term in Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District and that pending medical tests will have an impact on his decision...
View ArticleAnonymous robocall bashes Burchett over reported FBI investigation
A Tuesday night robocall to some Knox County residents slammed Knox County Mayor and Second Congressional candidate Tim Burchett over reports that he faces an FBI investigation, reports the News...
View ArticleGreen Beret Democrat campaigns via surrogates in 7th Congressional District
Matt Reel, a Democrat seeking the 7th Congressional District nomination, is on active duty with the Green Berets until this summer and is campaigning for now through surrogates including former U.S....
View ArticleCongressional candidate’s ex-wife asks Haslam for pardon (via email)
Allison Burchett, ex-wife of Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and reportedly a “confidential informant” for the FBI since their 2012 divorce, has asked Gov. Bill Haslam to pardon her conviction for...
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