For the second time in the 111th General Assembly, House members elected a new Speaker today. Gathering 94 votes, Rep. Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) became the 83rd Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives. The vote...more
In a historic night, Tennessee elected its first female U.S. Senator and the first Republican governor to follow a fellow Republican governor since 1869. In the state house, there will be many new faces come January; however,...more
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In what has become one of the most attention-grabbing elections in recent Tennessee memory, phase one of the 2018 election season has come to a close as the unofficial election results from the August 2 primary have been...more
The 210th General Assembly of the State of Tennessee reconvened on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, for the second year of the two-year session and the first year in their new legislative offices at the Cordell Hull Building. It is...more
In 2018, Tennesseans will take to the ballot box to elect a new U.S. senator, three new members of the U.S. House of Representatives, a new governor, at least five new state senators and over a dozen new state...more
Tennessee House Republican Caucus -
Late yesterday afternoon, the House Republican Caucus met to choose its officers for the upcoming 110th General Assembly. Speaker Beth Harwell (R-Nashville) fended off a challenge from...more
It's the dawn of a new day in American politics. Defying polls and the expectations of political experts, Donald Trump was successful in his bid to become the 45th President of the United States of America. He will be in...more