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7th Congressional District

Republican Congressman Mark Green fends off challenge from former Nashville mayor Megan Barry

Marianna Bacallao

November 5, 2024

Republican Mark Green is headed to Congress for another term, after initially announcing his retirement earlier this year.

Filed Under: Election in Depth 2024, Election Live Blog 2024, Politics Tagged With: 7th Congressional District, Congress, Elections 2024, Mark Green, Megan Barry

How will candidates for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District tackle fentanyl and abortion issues?

Marianna Bacallao

October 16, 2024

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Incumbent Mark Green faces a challenge from former Nashville mayor Megan Barry.

Filed Under: Election in Depth 2024, Election Live Blog 2024, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 7th Congressional District, Congress, Elections 2024, Mark Green, Megan Barry

TN U.S. House Rep. Mark Green reverses decision on retirement, will run for re-election

Marianna Bacallao

February 29, 2024

Tennessee Republican Mark Green is planning to run for re-election in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 7th Congressional District, Elections 2024, Mark Green, Megan Barry

Incumbent Republican Mark Green retains the 7th District

Cynthia Abrams

November 8, 2022

Incumbent Republican Mark Green has retained his seat in the U.S. House for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District after his Democratic opponent, Odessa Kelly, conceded the race.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 7th Congressional District, Elections 2022, Mark Green

Why Tennessee Republicans are dodging debates and ghosting their opponents this election

Blaise Gainey

October 14, 2022

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Since 1960, televised debates have become a staple in US elections. That was the year when presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon faced off in their first of four televised debates. But that tradition is starting to fade. In Middle Tennessee, there are currently no debates scheduled for any of the congressional races or […]

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 5th Congressional District, 6th Congressional District, 7th Congressional District, Andy Ogles, Bill Lee, Elections 2022, gubernatorial race, Jason Martin, odessa kelly

Middle Tennessee’s congressional races take shape, with Andy Ogles outpacing stuffed 5th District GOP primary

Blaise Gainey

August 4, 2022

With primary elections all wrapped up we now know which Middle Tennessee congressional candidates will face-off in the general on November 8.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 5th Congressional District, 6th Congressional District, 7th Congressional District, Andy Ogles, Beth Harwell, Donald Trump, Heidi Campbell, John Rose, Mark Green, Tennessee Politics, tnpol

Tennessee Republicans are about to find out if splitting up Nashville will pay off for them in the midterms

Blaise Gainey

July 11, 2022

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When the Republican-controlled Tennessee legislature gathered to redraw congressional maps earlier this year, they wanted to gain a seat in the U.S. House. So they spliced Davidson County into three more rural, Republican-leaning districts.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 5th Congressional District, 6th Congressional District, 7th Congressional District, Cameron Sexton, Elections 2022, Jeff Yarbro, Mark Green, odessa kelly, redistricting, Tennessee Politics, tnpol

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