Sanford: With reelection all but assured, is higher office possible for Gov. Lee?
Tennessee governor Bill Lee speaks at the West Tennessee ABC Apprentice Bootcamp Kickoff June 8, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu. Follow him on Twitter @otissanford.
Recent speculation has focused on Gov. Bill Lee being a possible national candidate for elected office in the future — if not in 2024, then in 2028.
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