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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 31, 2024

Tim Jester, a Nashville financial planner newly appointed to the Metro Arts Commission, is considering a bid for state House District 60, the Nashville Post reports. Jester recently named LaTanya Channel, former Metro director of economic growth and small business development, campaign treasurer in paperwork filed with state regulators. He filed to run as a Democrat for the seat that will be vacant after Rep. Darren Jernigan, D-Nashville, moves to a position in Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell's administration. Former Metro Councilmember Kevin Rhoten also had filed paperwork appointing a treasurer for the race, but he has since landed a job with Metro and removed himself from the race. Other potential candidates who have expressed interest in possibly running for the seat, according to the paper, include education policy expert Indira Dammu and gun control advocate Shaundelle Brooks.