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Tennessee passes new map that erases state's lone majority-Black district
6+ hour, 25+ min ago (491+ words) Tennessee state legislators on Thursday passed a congressional map that dismantles the state's lone majority-Black district and gives Republicans the advantage in all nine of the state's House seats." The move comes a little over a week after the Supreme…...
Democrats see Tennessee special election as sign of expanding 2026 map
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (885+ words) Both parties found reasons to celebrate Republican Matt Van Epps" victory in Tuesday"s special election for Tennessee"s 7th District, with the GOP publicly hailing the win itself and Democrats cheering that the race for the deep-red seat was close…...
Former Tennessee Rep. Van Hilleary seeks House comeback
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (393+ words) Van Hilleary, a former congressman turned Capitol Hill staffer, has entered the Republican primary for Tennessee's 6th District, which Rep. John W. Rose, his boss until very recently, is vacating to run for governor. "We have a nation worth fighting for and…...
Republican primary to succeed Rep. Mark Green heats up in Tennessee
10+ mon, 14+ hour ago (402+ words) The campaign for the forthcoming special election to succeed Rep. Mark E. Green is heating up as the Tennessee Republican last week formalized his plans to step down. Green said in a video on social media Friday that he would be…...