Casada to leave House speakership amid calls for resignation

By , Daily Memphian Updated: May 21, 2019 5:49 PM CT | Published: May 21, 2019 9:22 AM CT

NASHVILLE – Glen Casada announced Tuesday he will resign from his position as Speaker. The move comes a day after an overwhelming vote by the House Republican Caucus started an avalanche of demands for him to step down. 

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Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.


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