Special session bid to ‘Flip Memphis’ becomes tip of political iceberg
Tennessee State Senator Raumesh Akbari (in a file photo) called the push for new Congressional lines ahead of the August primaries a “legally problematic move.” (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The political roundup connects the dots on the call to redraw U.S. House district lines ahead of August Congressional primaries to the broader call by Republicans for more state control of the city.
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redistricting 2026 elections 2026 county primaries JB Smiley Jr. Mickell Lowery Paul Young Raumesh Akbari London Lamar Marsha Blackburn John Rose Jerri Green Bill Haslam Medicaid expansionBill Dries on demand
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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