Four rookie lawmakers reflect on legislative session
Legislators leave the floor of the State Capitol that contains the House and Senate chambers after adjourning on the first day of the legislative session Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Nashvile. (Mark Humphrey/AP file)
First-term Tennessee legislators Heidi Campbell, John Gillespie, Torrey Harris and Eddie Mannis say they’ve learned to be tough but find friends across the aisle as well.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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