There are 13 article(s) tagged Cary Vaughn:

• November 2024

  • Top county Republican and alderman face off for Millington mayor

    Alderman Larry Dagen is leaning on his past experience after 12 years on the board. Cary Vaughn is promoting his relationships in the suburb and across the county.

    By Abigail Warren November 06, 2024

  • Nepotism, residency concerns arise in Millington mayor race

    Millington Alderman Larry Dagen and Cary Vaughn, chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party, are facing off for the seat.

    By Abigail Warren November 06, 2024

• October 2024

  • Bailey: Candidate flaws and other issues arise in suburban races

    As the local suburban campaigns wind down, what constitutes a flaw that impacts a voter’s decision to support a candidate?

    By Clay Bailey October 18, 2024

• August 2024

  • Republican court clerk candidate blames suburbs for August loss

    “This was a winnable race. This was a ridiculously winnable race,” Lisa Arnold told Shelby County Republicans of her loss.

    By Bill Dries August 22, 2024

• March 2023

  • GOP chairman returns with call for party broader than Trump

    Cary Vaughn was re-elected Shelby County Republican chairman at the local party’s biennial convention, with a call for new blood and a focus on common ground.

    By Bill Dries March 26, 2023

  • Political Roundup: Conventions, a mayor’s race reshuffle and residency notes

    As the People’s Convention begins this weekend, local Republicans will decide if they’ll stick with the party’s current leader. Plus, two contenders for the local Democratic party head, more on the mayoral residency issue and who could be waiting in the wings.

    By Bill Dries March 23, 2023

• June 2022

  • Political Roundup: Looking for votes in the heat

    The roundup includes the contenders for county mayor clashing over PILOTs and other economic development incentives, reaction to the Roe v. Wade repeal and early-vote strategies.

    By Bill Dries June 28, 2022

• May 2022

  • Political Roundup: The primary issue. Do we still need them?

    A call to end county primary elections draws fire during the “On The Record” podcast as Democrats tout their countywide slate in Germantown and Republican mayoral nominee Worth Morgan opens his campaign headquarters in East Memphis.

    By Bill Dries May 31, 2022

  • Political Roundup: The general election campaign shift

    The May county primary results are certified and the Democratic and Republican nominees who advanced to the August ballot are now seeking to appeal to a larger group of voters in that election.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2022

  • Political Roundup: End of early voting, the Toney challenge, Moody’s support

    The Political Roundup has the details for last-minute early voting as well as a follow-up on Brandon Toney’s bid to get back on the August Republican primary ballot in state Senate District 31.

    By Bill Dries May 03, 2022

• March 2022

  • Political Roundup: Walking local party lines

    As some Democrats pledge to try to censure Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland for endorsing a Republican candidate for state Senate in the August primaries, local Republicans have their own internal differences.

    By Bill Dries March 30, 2022

• November 2021

  • Political Roundup: Lee says pandemic and related litigation continue

    Gov. Bill Lee was in East Memphis for a local political fundraiser Friday, just before signing five new laws from a special session of the Tennessee Legislature and allowing a sixth bill to become law without his signature. 

    By Bill Dries November 15, 2021

• April 2021

  • Political maneuvering begins for 2022

    Cary Vaughn is the new chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party as Democrats outline a long-term data-driven strategy and the county’s only Republican elected official opens her re-election campaign.

    By Bill Dries April 26, 2021