Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee leader sees no conflict but sells Tesla stock

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: March 6, 2026

Words: 1,405

Last Updated: 4 days, 13 hours ago

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Worried about “distractions,” Tennessee Republican Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson dumped Tesla stock this week amid questions about a potential conflict of interest in sponsoring two Boring Company bills to potentially give the state direct oversight of the Music City Loop.

Tesla is part of the equation because one day, maybe, Elon Musk’s all-electric vehicles will ferry folks under Nashville. Johnson doesn’t want to derail the deal.

A frontrunner for the soon-to-be-vacant Senate speaker and …

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