Tennessee Democrats: Redistricting special session all about race

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 1,122

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Tennessee Democrats are disputing Republican claims that a move to redraw Memphis’ majority-minority congressional district is a political effort void of discrimination and say a legal challenge is certain.

“This is obviously about race. It’s about taking one county that has a majority African-American community and decimating it,” Democratic Rep. Sam McKenzie of Knoxville said Monday.

At President Donald Trump’s request, Gov. Bill Lee called the legislature into a special session this week to redraw …

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