JB Smiley Jr. mulls run for U.S. Senate
Memphis City Council member JB Smiley Jr. may run against U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee). (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
He would be a heavy underdog in the general election were he to win the Democratic nomination.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives in Midtown, there’s a good chance he is Midtown Donuts' top customer.
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