Jack Johnson takes another step toward state Senate speaker job
The Senate’s Republican Caucus in Nashville on Tuesday, Nov. 10, made Jack Johnson the group’s nominee for the job. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The Franklin Republican inches toward becoming the new speaker of the Tennessee Senate and lieutenant governor.
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