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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 28, 2016

Tennessee House Majority Leader Gerald McCormick, R-Chattanooga, says running for Chattanooga mayor was not part of his calculation when he decided not to seek reappointment to the leadership post. And though he is running unopposed for his House seat, he says he has been surprised by the number of people who have suggested he consider challenging the sitting Democratic mayor. His initial response to questions from the Times Free Press was no, but then he said, “I don’t want to close out the door completely.”