State Rep. Joe Carr has secured backing from two top Republicans in the state legislature for his run for Congress. House Republican Leader Gerald McCormick, R-Chattanooga, and House Republican Caucus Chairman Glen Casada, R-Franklin, confirmed Friday that they have endorsed Carr for the 4th Congressional District. “He works hard, and he’s a good, honest man,” [...]
State Rep. Rick Womick, R-Rockvale, has endorsed state Sen. Jim Tracy’s run for Congress, the Tracy campaign said Monday. Perhaps best known for his strident views on Islam and national security issues, Womick is the fourth state lawmaker from all-important Rutherford County to endorse Tracy. He joins state Sen. Bill Ketron, state Rep. Mike Sparks [...]
State Rep. Rick Womick, R-Rockvale, has endorsed state Sen. Jim Tracy’s run for Congress, the Tracy campaign said Monday. Perhaps best known for his strident views on Islam and national security issues, Womick is the fourth state lawmaker from all-important Rutherford County to endorse Tracy. He joins state Sen. Bill Ketron, state Rep. Mike Sparks [...]
State Rep. Rick Womick, R-Rockvale, has endorsed state Sen. Jim Tracy’s run for Congress, the Tracy campaign said Monday. Perhaps best known for his strident views on Islam and national security issues, Womick is the fourth state lawmaker from all-important Rutherford County to endorse Tracy. He joins state Sen. Bill Ketron, state Rep. Mike Sparks [...]
National Journal takes a look this morning at why Republicans in Congress aren’t distancing themselves from U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais. The magazine names California Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as among those who are standing behind DesJarlais, even though his support has eroded among Republicans in Tennessee. Issa [...]
U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais is turning to his colleagues in Congress for help in raising money for his reelection campaign, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The South Pittsburg Republican will hold a fundraiser March 19 in Washington, D.C. Tickets to the event are $500 for individuals and $1,000 for political action committees. The [...]
Sane people are not thinking of the August 2014 Republican primary. But sane people don’t run for Congress. Three people who are running for Congress next year have spent much of the past few days trying to build the base of support they’ll need 17 months from now. State Sen. Jim Tracy tried to get [...]