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Manny Sethi

Maskless Political Events In Middle Tennessee Cause Angst, But No Fines

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

August 8, 2020

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In the final weeks of the Republican primary, Bill Hagerty and Manny Sethi campaigned across the state, holding events that ignored the local mask mandates in place. However, local leaders in charge of the rules say they won’t do it all the time, showing a hesitancy from mayors to enforce the law at campaign events.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Hagerty, Bill Lee, Coronavirus In Tennessee, Ken Moore, Manny Sethi

The Tri-Star State: GOP U.S. Senate Primary Gets Fiery As It Hits Final Stretch

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

August 2, 2020

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The August Primary Election is coming up this week and the Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate are in full attack mode. 

Filed Under: Politics, The Tri-Star State Tagged With: Bill Hagerty, Election 2020, Manny Sethi

U.S. Senate Race: Sethi, Hagerty Ramp Up Campaigns With Less Than A Month Until Primary

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

July 13, 2020

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Both Bill Hagerty and Manny Sethi have been holding in-person events in the middle of a pandemic, with just one month until the August primary. They’re vying to become the GOP nominee in the race for the U.S. Senate.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Hagerty, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Manny Sethi

Donald Trump Jr. Campaigns For Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Bill Hagerty

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

January 28, 2020

President Donald Trump’s eldest son is in campaign mode — this time boosting one of the Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate in Tennessee. Donald Trump Jr. was in Gallatin Tuesday to help raise money for Bill Hagerty, the former U.S. ambassador to Japan.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Hagerty, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., James Mackler, Manny Sethi

Former U.S. Ambassador Bill Hagerty Confirms Run For U.S. Senate

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

September 9, 2019

Listen Former U.S. Ambassador Bill Hagerty officially launched his bid for U.S. Senate Monday, confirming a campaign that he’d been keeping quiet about despite President Donald Trump’s announcing it for him in a tweet in July. Hagerty, a longtime ally of Utah Sen. Mitt Romney and Tennessee’s economic and community development commissioner under Gov. Bill […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Hagerty, Manny Sethi

The Tri-Star State: Political Outsiders, Trump Allies More Likely To Win Senate Race In Tennessee

By Sergio Martínez-BeltránandJason Moon Wilkins

July 15, 2019

Listen The open U.S. Senate race in Tennessee just got interesting. Former Gov. Bill Haslam decided he will not run, opening the door for other Republicans who may have been holding back. And the next day, President Donald Trump tweeted that the U.S. ambassador to Japan, Tennessee’s Bill Hagerty, is getting into the race.

Filed Under: Politics, The Tri-Star State, WPLN News Tagged With: Lamar Alexader, Manny Sethi

President Donald Trump: Ambassador Bill Hagerty Will Run For U.S. Senate

By Sergio Martínez-BeltránandEmily Siner

July 12, 2019

Listen President Donald Trump tweeted Friday that Bill Hagerty is entering the U.S. Senate race in Tennessee. Hagerty is currently the U.S. ambassador to Japan.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Lamar Alexader, Manny Sethi

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