State Rep. Johnny Garrett has won Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District over Democrat and veteran Mike Croley.
Garrett and his fellow GOP lawmakers redrew Tennessee’s congressional districts at the behest of President Donald Trump to give Republicans an edge in the midterms. The 6th Congressional District now covers wide swaths of midtown and East Nashville.
Updates: Election results from WPLN News
Current District 6 Congressman John Rose chose not to run for re-election to prioritize his failed congressional bid.
In the statehouse, Garrett has sponsored legislation to expand worker’s comp for law enforcement, raise taxes on hemp-derived THC and bring Trump’s federal immigration policies to the state level.
Garrett’s bill allowing schools to deny students based on their immigration status failed in the Tennessee House over concerns it could jeopardize federal education funding.
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