‘What do we have in common’: Traveling the 250 miles through Tennessee’s House District 9

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: July 8, 2026

Words: 1,605

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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Krystal Donnelly raises her eyebrows, purses her lips and lets out a deep exhale while standing outside the Pulaski dry cleaners she’s worked at for over two decades.

“Oh, the fun Nine.”

It’s the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, it’s hot, and Donnelly is asking why I’ve decided to brave the elements to walk the city’s town square. The answer, of course, is redistricting.

Eight weeks earlier, Tennessee’s Republican-led legislature redrew the state’s U.S. …

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