Stockard on the Stump: All hell breaks loose as Tennessee lawmakers bust up Memphis

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 1,616

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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As sure as the sun rises in the east, Tennessee lawmakers bowed toward Washington, D.C.

Despite blaring protests and impassioned pleas at the Capitol, the Republican-controlled legislature used a special session this week to change state laws and redraw Tennessee’s congressional district maps, diluting a block of Black Memphis voters, in an effort to give President Donald Trump one more vote in this fall’s midterm election. The result is a potential 9-0 Republican advantage in …

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